Little happenings

I've been feeling lately that I want to do a better job of recording some of the little things that the kids do. So today I tried to pay attention to some of the less-significant happenings around our house. This is what I got after just a few hours.

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Funnies from today:

I have a very poor sense of smell - which is usually kind of a blessing, but when little ones I'm baby-sitting need their diaper changed and I don't notice it, this can be a problem. So my kids know to tell me anytime they smell something bad - and then it becomes a detective-type game as we all try to locate the source of the stink. But when I overheard the following exchange this morning, it really made me chuckle.

Lincoln (announcing): Something smells poopy.

Parker (matter-of-factly): That might be you.

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Anndra got the little pink plastic teapot from her new tea set stuck on her hand and came over to me whimpering. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of trying to get tree sap off of Lincoln's feet & hands and we were both a bit of a mess, so I told her to go show Parker. A moment later, this is what I heard from the other room:

Parker (triumphantly): I got it out!

Anndra (with exhilaration): You ***SAVED*** my hand!

And Big Brother continues to be her very own personal hero. :)

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Lincoln was in the bathtub singing to himself and counting his fingers and toes. I was in the hall putting clean towels and sheets away in the linen closet. He called out a question for me:

Lincoln: Mom, what does 5 and 5 make?

Me (calling over my shoulder): 10.

Lincoln: It makes 39 for me!

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This is what happens when Brothers decide to play with Sister's dollhouse while she's napping: