random bits

Dennis is learning so much right now. He is learning to dress himself and cut his food with a knife and fork, play kickball (we are starting early because Mommy has emotional scars related to her ineptitude at kickball as an elementary student), cut paper snowflakes, etc. When I ask him lately if he needs help with something, he tells me "I've got everything under control, Mommy." This cracks me up.

We were wallowing around the house (in our pajamas by 7 pm, old people that we've become), and it was raining out. Dennis went to his room to get his doctor kit and came back with the stethoscope. He checked each one of us out, saying "I make you feel better". When we thanked him, he went for his otoscope and shot kit. He looked in our ears and then said we needed shots. We each got about 24 shots and he even followed me to the bathroom to treat me while I was on the commode (gotta fix that door). He wasn't satisfied with my reaction to this and went to his room and changed into his police officer uniform and told me to get up because he was taking me to jail. I still don't know what I did. Just so you know, Gran called and we ended up going to work out together as an extended family--no more wallowing for us! Fitness won out.

Picture is of him leaving Gran's house with me after spending the morning with them while I cooked and offered sausage samples at the grocery store this morning. My stint as Sausage Sample Chick is over! It was actually kind of fun though my hair smells like smoked sausage still. Busy days still ahead: church tomorrow and something special on Monday. We signed up for Disney's Give a Day Get a Day program and we are going Monday to remove exotic species of plants from Moss Rock Preserve. Mom and Dad are going to do it as well. We are helping a nature preserve, first of all, and as an added benefit to feeling good about doing something beneficial, we get free one day tickets to Disney World. We plan to go in September and will only have to buy a ticket for Dennis (he is too young to participate in the program). What a great program! And this is the ONLY reason that we will be able to afford to take Dennis to see Mickey Mouse this year. He is one lucky little guy.

Today is the anniversary of the day David asked me to 'go steady' with him back in high school. We have been together for 17 years, officially half my life. It is also Grandma and GrandBob's first wedding anniversary and we hear they are having a good time on their vacation to the mountains. Pretty great day.