blessing a home

I am thankful that the tornadoes of today passed us by, causing no damage other than making our pets a bit mental! Dennis said he was thankful for his toys! He took his bicycle helmet to school today and wore it when the tornado siren sounded and all the children were shuttled to the hallway. His choice. I'm glad he's protecting his brain! He came home singing "I'm glad I'm not a turkey this Thanksgiving!", a funny little number he learned at school this morning.

We took him to the doctor this morning, trying to discover how we can remedy his intestinal woes. We didn't get much help in that department other than to be assured that we are doing everything right and that it should run its course soon. We are still awaiting the lab results from the weekend. We did discover that he has an ear infection, which was a surprise. The dilemma: how to treat the ear infection while not exacerbating the original problem. Could be an interesting few days coming up. The doctor told us to keep him home, and I asked "why, is he contagious?" and she said "it isn't that--if he has an accident, it could really embarrass him." He spoke up then and said "no it wouldn't! I'd just change my clothes! I have spare underwear in my backpack!". So we returned to school, and he played superheroes with his friend Maddox while David watched (while the teachers had our staff meeting). I came out to see the Flash and Green Lantern flying around the playground in their capes. So fun!

We attended Gigi's house blessing this afternoon, a very special service by the priest and deacon of her local church (same priest who blessed Lemonade). Afterward, she served us a super gourmet soup meal--SO delicious! And then we headed to church. Dennis pretended to be a robot during his lesson, and he even stood and blinked rhythmically and moved his arms robotically during their song time. He didn't sing. "Rescue hero robots don't sing!" he said. He announced in robot voice a number of times "I. Am. Irv. I. Am. A. Rescue. Hero. Robot." to anyone who would listen. So we didn't watch Rescue Heroes tonight. And we talked about paying attention to the teacher. He did take in everything that was taught tonight, though, and proved it by reiterating the lesson to me! Love that kid. He's got the most sparkling personality!