we had a really nice thanksgiving, despite the fact that our house was essentially an infirmary. the Mister is recovering nicely (oh, and btdubs, his dr. finally called today and the tumor was BENIGN!! we feel so blessed and so grateful to everyone who prayed for us.) while preparing to host thanksgiving- & cook everything despite the ham and the desserts- i had to take care of my little guy who was sick with a cold and my convalescing big guy, who had to have his drain tube removed by yours truly. in all that madness, and being stretched just a tad bit thin, my wee cold turned into a not-so-wee cold and decided to team up with the flu just for an extra pinch of fun. despite my best efforts to pretend i was not being taken down by the plague, i finally made my way to the ER on sunday, when my seasonal friends (ie, cold and flu) began to interfere with my breathing. (oh, and i'd like to take a quick sec to give a shout out to my bff, asthma....holla!)
otherwise, we really did have a nice week and we even managed to make it out to the chattanooga boat parade and christmas tree lighting downtown. really fun, and probably even more so if i didn't feel like death was creeping up on me.
we also went to jack's friend, simon's 3rd birthday party- yup, 2 parties in 1 week- at the bowling alley. it was fantastic. all of his favorites were there and he couldn't have dreamed up anything more fun. let me tell you, it was quite the task having to remove him from the building when all was said and done. totes fun.
i hope you had a great holiday too, albeit a much healthier one. and now let me say that i think it's finally, officially okay to start christmas (music, decorating, yada yada yada).....come on, guys, give thanksgiving it's props...hold out til black friday, i say! am i right?! am i right!?! anyway, if you're one of those fools who started early, i'll give you a pass this year (just what you were looking for, huh, my approval)...just don't mess it up for all of us pilgrim lovers next year.
i will leave you with a few silly little things the boy has said in the last few days...i'm realizing how fleeting these moments are and how bad i am at recording them, so here goes....
- while pulling out of the parking lot of the bowling alley, leaving simon's party. "i a happy guy." followed by a self-written song all about simon and his party sung quietly while looking longingly out the window. to the tune of twinkle, twinkle....duh.
-the boy pulled out all the stops tonight while i was trying to put him to bed. he wanted to "get up". after begging and pleading in the normal fashion, he decided the best tactic would be to whimper for food. "i want bailas." (for those of you that don't speak jack, he means 'banana', not 'you dance' in spanish- although the pronunciation is identical). I respond with the typical, "no jack, no more snacks....go to sleep." after a long period of silence, in which i can tell he is planning his next move, i hear him pretend to eat something, followed by a soft, "thank you, monkey." yup, i wouldn't cough up a banana, so i guess a monkey who took pity on my kid did. drama class, here we come.
-still tonight, just after the banana debacle, his next attempt was that of trickery... i rolled over and pretended to be asleep with my back toward the boy. after another period of silence/ deep thought his little head pokes up next to mine and he says in his deepest voice possible, "hello mommy. i daddy." pretty sure he thought he had me fooled and that i would allow him to stay up since he was 'daddy'. hot. mess.
-yet again tonight, antics and trickery aside, his last ditch effort was this: "momma, you so cute." in his very sweetest voice, mind you. flattery will get you everywhere, my dear, sweet boy....except at bedtime.
-and to round out the night, i finally got him quiet when i started up with a dreaded coughing fit. all i could think was, here we go again- another excuse to start chatting. but lo and behold, i simply felt the tiniest hand on my back and the gentlest kiss on the back of my head, and the littlest voice in my ear whispering, "i luh you, momma"...he's got me wrapped, i tell ya, simply wrapped.....
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