Journal entry by Barbara Bradley — Jun 17, 2011

The humor in the following post has been brought to you by Nathan Bradley, age 6.

Enjoys: swimming and riding his bike 

Favorite food: mac and cheese, yogurt

Favorite words: outstanding, butt

My favorite quote from him: (in regards to his sissy’s room) “Oh my goodness, it smells like a buttcrack in here!!” 

In the spirit of Summer break, it is perfectly acceptable to hide from your children.

Case in point: During a pre-park sunscreen slathering, the following takes place… 
“Oh mommy, I’m sorry you have all those freckles on your arms….wow..it’s okay, that is how God made you…woah, there reallllly are lots…I bet I can count them all for you….yeeees, we need to…LET ME….don’t worry mommy, I can do it…..STOP MOOVING! I can’t count if you don’t hold still…..does that one count as one or two?….they are so close together like one is trying to hide…Peek a Boo! Huh, there is one on your hand too but it’s really round…mole?..okay, moooollle…that’s a funny word…EEEEWWWW, there is hair in it! YUCK, mommy! Beee still and let me see it!….Ok, I know….I’m gonna get my scissors…WHY?….just wait here it won’t hurt…I am good with scissors….I did LOTS of cutting in school…just wait………………..Okay…Mommy? …where did you go?….MOMMMMMY, WHERE ARE YOUUUUUU?!………MOMMMMY!”

 
School has been out a week and so far I am keeping the kids entertained. Nathan had vacation bible school this week and I was his crew leader so we had some good Mommy-Nathan time together. We have also managed to get some other fun things in around Katie’s therapy sessions. Poor Nathan gets dragged to all of them for now but he is pretty good at entertaining himself. 

Katie has had a good week for the most part but not entirely uneventful. She had another spell this afternoon too which I am not happy about. I was sitting on the couch with her after her nap and she got wide-eyed and her face turned white with red splotches. It’s a look of panic or pain or both. I did hear her stomach gurgle too and she had just gotten up from a restless nap so I have to think its her stomach. A bit more time on taking the prevacid, wait to get her MRI, and then back to the GI doctor I suppose. UUGGH.

Alright, I really need to get some sleep. Grandma and Papa are arriving tomorrow for a visit. I will have two very excited kids….and two very excited grandparents. 

Note: Just so you know, no freckles, moles or hairs were harmed in the making of this blog entry. Also, if you do chose to hide from your children, they always find you.’