lactose intolerance

Zach's definition of his recent diagnosis (we think) of lactose intolerance: "Diagnosed with bad farts."

Zach's word for Lactaid: "Fart pill." Example: Mommy, don't forget to give me my fart pill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

woops!

 

 

 

 

Here's the picture of the turtle I mentioned, I accidentally downloaded duplicate pictures and it didn't get published when I thought!

pool fun!

 

 

 

 

cousins, cousins!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We found this big snapper turtle swimming around in my parents' pool yesterday morning! Mychael helped get it out with the net, then we flipped it into a white crate and I drove it to a nearby pond where it gladly disappeared beneath the water.

a little girl's imagination

I just had to post this while it was so fresh in my mind, and I can still see in my mind's eye her sweet little face and eyes full of wonder...
Jordan watched the movie The Last Unicorn today with a friend who was over, and then later this evening was talking about it with Nathan and Zach. Nathan, who is also very imaginative, came up with this pretend idea that this one wall in our house was a magical passageway to get to the unicorn world. Well, that just got things going, she was SO into it. Then, he was still pretending with her, and said that the attic door in her closet led to the prince's room where the last unicorn was, that it even had a golden doorknob. I looked down at her while he was telling her that and by her face and posture I could tell that with every fiber of her being she wanted to believe what he was saying. She decided to go along with it, and there were moments where the line between fantasy and reality was blurred. She begged and pleaded with me to open the attic door tomorrow so she could see, so we talked about imagination, and that what she and Nathan were doing was using their imaginations, but it wasn't real. Then, after saying her prayers, she sighed softly and said, "Mommy, I wish you could live in your mind."

Jordan sleeping

I went to check on Jordan yesterday morning and to wake her up...this is how she was sleeping (yes, it looks like one eye is open, but she was sound asleep).

Meals on Wheels

Here are my Meals on Wheels helpers, they do such a great job. Zach likes to deliver the diabetic meals, and they both like to take turns checking the boxes "delivered." It's neat to see people's faces light up when they see a child at their door!