What's On My Happy List?

Brie's mommy date-

Brie and I had a great time together at the Living

Planet Aquarium...

We saw a shark and other funky sea creatures. The jelly

fish being one of my fav's.

We both loved the jungle part.

Although at first, Brie wasn't too sure

about even getting near the glass when she

found out that an anaconda snake lived

in there!

The turtle was Brie's favorite. So much so that she came

home with a stuffed animal turtle she's named "Shelley".

She was brave and petted a pencil urchin and this green

brittle star.

We shared a salad at the Calypso Cafe.

Brie loves salad! What a funny kid she

is. Haven't had a child like salad at this

young of an age nor one who openly

expresses her negative feelings about

church and pre-school. Doesn't like

either! She says they are boring.

Since we are on the subject of boring

I'm reminded of a family night we had a

couple of months ago where we were

watching "The Work and the Glory".

Brie escaped upstairs to Gramma's

and when Judy asked her what she

had been doing. She said, "Having

boring Family Home Evening!" When

Grandma inquired further asking

why it was boring... she said "because of

watching a stupid church movie!"

Oh my! LOL

My teenager and tweens are

more cooperative when it comes to church

matters than my little four yr old! What's

up with that? You'd think it would be the

other way around.

I think we may be in for it with this child...

Just another funny thing that has come out of Brie's mouth

lately...

A couple of weeks ago she had a cold/cough.

When she was sick I rubbed the bottoms of

her feet with Vicks Vapo Rub to help quiet her

cough. (Sounds strange but it helps) She was also

having her fair share of Motrin. We'd make sure

she had these two medicinals to take to Grandma's

in the morning while I went to work and then we

would make sure we had them at bedtime on the

night stand in case we needed them. It became

a ritual. One night when she was bringing them down

from Grandmas I noticed that the lid from the

Children's Motrin was open. red flag. So I start

questioning her about it....(wondering if she'd been

eating the Motrin like they were candy or something.)

She innocently told me that she hadn't taken any. I should

have been more trusting, taken her word for it and left it

at that, but I kept pestering her with..."Are you sure, Are

you sure you didn't take any? Finally with disgust in her

voice, she says, "Do you think I'm STUPID?" (as in like..

duh mom, why would I eat a bottle of medicine.)

Hilarious. (It shut me right up that's for sure.)