The Yucky Stomach Bug

Last week, poor Cael came down with a stomach bug.

He was throwing up and generally not feeling well at all.

He is such a trooper, though,

He never complained, and he was excited when

all the throw up made it into the bowl.

One time, I asked him,

"How is your tummy? Is it feeling any better?"

He replied, "Yes, how are you feeling, Mom?"

I absolutely love this boy.

When Auntie and Hope came over that afternoon

with a surprise, Cael jumped off the couch

and seemed to be healed by the appearance

of Spider Spud.

His grin with his tired eyes and pale coloring

says it all.

When you gotta go...

"I want Auntie's bread. It's my favorite."

The Black Hole

For two years or more, we have been missing

the above items. Mom finally discovered

the black hole in our home that had been

swallowing up these toys and crayons,

not to mention bits of cereal, crackers,

Skittles, and other messy items.

Mom looked for a long time for

a $100 bill to no avail.

The black hole?

The back part of the recliner,

where a pouch is formed by a piece of fabric

being attached to the bottom by Velcro.

It was like Christmas around here.

I conducted music with my wand.

I made phone calls on my Mickey Mouse phone,

including one to Jalen and one to my dad.

I spelled words on the refrigerator with my Q.

I reunited Felipe with the other tools,

telling my mom,

"Mom, the tools missed Felipe!"

I colored with the three crayons we found.

What fun it was to discover the black hole,

full of treasures!

"Mom, I match like Woody."

Notice the boots over the pajamas

Snow Angel

When it snowed, I went outside

and made a snow angel all by myself.

I also picked up an "ice pickle" off the ground

and had a bite of it.

I love the snow!

January Trip to Holbrook

I used the Post-its at Aunt Sarah's work.

I got patches like Uncle Gun's.

Aunt Kristi taught me how to play Uno and even got me my own Uno cards.
When anyone would yell, "Uno," I told them, "You are speaking Spanish!"

I measured myself on Aunt Kirsti's wall.