A Death in the Family (the good kind)

Sometimes the death of an appliance can be a good thing. If that appliance is about 26 years old, it is a really good thing. Our 26 year old microwave FINALLY kicked the bucket. Trevor woke up one morning to find it aglow and rotating. Luckily it wasn't generating any heat. I was THRILLED when Trevor told me we needed to replace it!

Here is Trevor on his 12th birthday with his mom and the microwave.

 

 

This is the gaping hole I we had to stare at for 2 weeks while we waited for our new microwave to be delivered. I went to use the microwave more than once before realizing it was gone. It was a rough 2 weeks reheating all our food on the stove or in the toaster oven (which took FOREVER).

Here is the beautiful new member of our family! We had a fleeting thought of replacing all the appliances so they would match, but of course, Trevor's penny-pinching voice of reason took over and we just went with the microwave.

 

Tooth Fairy Update

 

She came...and she left some extra money, which has Trevor & me scratching our heads. I suspect Jacob may have had something to do with it. But how can we even approach this topic without giving away the secret? Enjoy the Tooth Fairy's unexpected, one-time generosity, Hunter.

First Tooth Has Finally Let Go

Well it took a lot longer than we thought it would, but Hunter finally lost his first tooth today. It has been loose for a LONG time. On Sunday, we noticed his new tooth was growing in rather far behind his baby tooth. I have been thinking we need to just get it out so maybe his new tooth will move forward more. I was telling this to my neighbor and long-time friend but told her it was too bad Trevor & I were both too chicken to pull it ourselves. It makes Trevor squeamish and it reminds me of all of my torturous cleanings & fillings in the dental chair over the years. She offered to pull it for us and I immediately headed over. She got it out in about 15 seconds and Hunter was very brave. He said it only hurt for a second. Now he is one excited boy, anticipating his first visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight. He has been dreaming of this night as long as Jacob has been losing teeth. I am excited because I know FOR SURE the Tooth Fairy is not going to forget to come tonight as she has a few times in the past for Jacob.

Sunday

Today at church, I had to leave sacrament to change Adam's diaper. In the mother's lounge, we can hear the sacrament meeting on a speaker. When Adam heard a man's voice speaking he asked,"it's daddy?" I told him no its not daddy. Then he asked, "it's Jesus?" I don't think I've ever heard him say anything so sweet!

Moving onto a less-sweet topic, my almost 6 year old, Hunter, was brought to me during the last hour of primary because he was "having a rough time." Apparently, his feeling got hurt, which happens quite often, so he was pouting and running around the classroom to get away from his teacher. She threatened to come get me and he shaped right up for a little bit. But then he started acting up again. She got up to come get me and he chased after her. Then he tried to run away outside so she tried to grab him. When she did, he was pulling away so hard he almost knocked her down. My eye witness told me she seriously almost went down. So he was brought to me. As I type this, it is so hard not to burst out laughing when I think of the situation and what his poor teacher was thinking when he tried to make a run for it out of the building or when he almost knocked her to the ground. This sweet teacher is a newly married girl who has not had the pleasure of having her own kids yet. We called her after church so Hunter could apologize but she didn't answer. I only hope that she was taking a nice recovery nap. I used to take one every Sunday after popping an aspirin while serving in the nursery as a young 19 year old. Talk about birth control!!

Sticky Fingers

I found these in Adam's pocket tonight as I was putting his shorts in the dirty laundry. My wedding ring and my emerald ring. Luckily we only left the house to pick up the boys from school today. That could've been SO bad!!

Unpleasant Awakening

At 2:45 AM, Jacob came into our room and told Trevor "there's someone in the house!" I woke up to Trevor flying out of bed & down the hall. I came out to see what was going on. Jacob told us he heard noise like someone walking upstairs (he sleeps in the basement). He came up to see who was awake and he saw the shadow of a man hunched over by the counter. Trevor had searched the house and found nothing but that Jacob has a wild imagination. He was a little irritated. I got Jacob back to his room after I searched the basement, per his request. I told him I'm sure he saw something that he thought looked like a person, but that it was probably his eyes playing tricks on him. Back in our bed, I couldn't fall back asleep for a while. I was a little spooked just thinking about the what ifs. Trevor was wide awake too. He left the room to watch TV and was never able to fall bak asleep. I fell back asleep sometime after 4. I'm sure it took Jacob a while to fall back asleep too cause he was conked out when I woke him for school a few hours later. We will all be turning in early tonight!

Blankie Washing Day

Adam can hardly stand to be away from his blankie for any length of time while we are home. It was time for a wash so I had him bring it to me. I set it for the quickest wash possible. Within 30 seconds after starting the washer, he was telling me, "mommy blankie ready!" He has been camped out in the laundry room ever since I started the washer 14 minutes ago, standing watch and periodically announcing "blankie is ready!" It is done in 4 minutes, but then we have to wait for the dryer. It has to be torture for a 2 year old to wait for a wash & dry cycle!