Daily Grats!

1. The sun! The sun came out!

Emo, on a kid who is locked inside all the time: "My parents had one rule. NEVER open the "cellar" door....
But one day, it was unlocked, and I just had to see what was behind that door. I opened it, looked out, and saw--- trees, grass, flowers; the sun--oh yeah, the sun, *that* was nice."

2. My parents got an offer on their home, and both sets of parents may have jobs SOON!

3. Nathan's adorable comments:
--"Mom, what's the elbow on my leg called?" (knee)

--In the morning, when I needed to do several housework items and told Nathan I was not going to play Zelda just so he could watch me:
"Mom, Heavenly Father wants you to play Zelda" (recognizes we consider God to be an authority greater than parents, so when I tell him "no" to something, lately, he'll quite sincerely use God to try and get around my answer. Another example is:
"Heavenly Father will be happy if I get one more drink of water and then go back to bed."

--Leaving a several story building: "Mom, what was the alligator called again? We just came down the alligator."
Me: "The elevator?"
Nathan: "Ohhhh yeaaaaah! The elevator!"

--Going to a well check-up: "Mom, are they going to choke me?" (due to a strep test over a month ago)
Me: "No."
Nathan: "Are they going to choke my ear?" (due to them cleaning the wax out of his ears a few days earlier, a painful experience for him)
Me: "No, honey. They're all done. They won't choke you or hurt your ear."
Nathan: (covering ALL his bases) "Are they going to hurt me at all?
Me: (as I wince) "Yes, honey. Today you get lots of shots." Luckily he was very brave about them.

4. Jeffrey's good attitude when doing homework. He had a good attitude Monday, and it made *such* a difference!

5. Tomorrow's the last day of school! As much as I'm not ready for school to be out due to the extra messiness, I am SOOO excited to have my kids home!