I still can't get a straight story on what happened, but Nate says he was pushed while reaching for something. Kate and Ethan say they were playing keep away and when Nate reached for his toy, Ethan grabbed it before Nate could get it and he fell. Either way, hard cement floors and "Keep Away" apparently don't mix because my little Nate broke his arm on Friday. :-(
The emergency room doctors put his arm in a splint and told him to go back in for his cast in a few days. Right before he got hurt that night, I had told him what a great imagination he had and how smart he was. So, while he was coming to, after being put under with medication, he kept mumbling about what a great imagination he had. And then he started talking about how he was fighting in WWII with a light saber. That's some imagination!
We're managing his pain and he's doing great. He's a little tired of laying down all the time, but he's being a super trooper. Luckily it was his left arm, so it shouldn't interrupt his schooling too bad.
Other than that, all is well here. Hope everyone else is doing well. :-)
Kirst
Sunday, March 1, 2009
WWII, Light Sabers and Morphine
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Just a quick update...
We're good. Thanks. Love ya. Bye.
Okay, maybe not that quick. ;-)
Recently, the older kids had an awards ceremony at school. All of them won the "Perfect Attendance" award for the semester. Yay!
Katie thinks her award says, "You're the best kid in the whole school". I'm glad perfect attendance makes her feel that good about herself. :-)
Nathan recently won the school's writing contest! My boy! He won $25 and promptly spent it on Bakugans. (The new pokemon.) Someone please tell me why these little Transformer "wanna be" toys are $6 EACH!
Alex is doing great at school. He's picked up a new word though. I thought we wouldn't have to deal with the "bad words" until elementary school....but his favorite new word is STUPID. Everything is STUPID. I want to play with my STUPID work bench. I want some STUPID cereal. I want to STUPID water the STUPID flowers. Ride my STUPID bike! I love my STUPID house mommy. Somehow I think the meaning of the word is escaping him. 
Ethan is the best 9 year old a mom could have. He is SO helpful around the house and when we're out running errands. He's also great at taking over the role of explaining things to the kids. This morning, Alex took it upon himself to kick over every Lincoln Log house Ethan and Nathan built. Ethan calmly took Alex aside, put him on the couch and said, "Alex, you don't destroy. You build. No destroy. Build!"
Alex seemed to understand and hopped off the couch. Then walked back over and kicked the Lincoln Logs again. This is where Ethan combined all the threats I make to the kids into one, long breath...
"Alex, if you do that one more time I will lick your face, string you up by your toes, take away the Xbox and send you to bed at 7:30! And I mean it!"
Kids make great mirrors. lol
I am doing well. Fun kids. Fun job. Fun weather. Fun, Fun, FUN! Although, the owners of the house I live in have decided to sell it. (Yes, in this market. You're wondering the same thing I am, aren't you?) So, I'm on the lookout for a new pad. We have to move in May, but I'm sort of stuck as to location because my job is on the far east side of the city. Ahhhh....c'est la vie.
Well, we hope everyone is well. I saw that Claire is doing well. (Love the DVD Robot!) ;-)
Love ya!
Kirst
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wild Humans
On the way to celebrate Katie's 7th birthday with Mom and Dad last night, we saw a horse traveling in a horse trailer. The kids were excited and started asking me questions about horses. Being the all-knowing mom with extensive equestrian wisdom, I answered their questions.
Kate: "What kind of horse is that, Mom?"
Me: "A brown one."
Ethan: "Are horses dangerous?"
Me: "It depends on whether you spit at them or not." (Yes, I get enjoyment out of giving them retarded answers so that they question everyone's wisdom.) :-)
Nate: "Nuh uh, Mom. But are some horses dangerous, really?"
Me: "Well, Nate....there are domesticated horses, and some of those can be dangerous but I would think a wild horse would be pretty dangerous if you tried to ride him."
Nate: "What would happen to you?"
Me: "You'd probably get bucked off and stomped on. They're not used to humans."
Nate: "That's just like wild humans. They can be crazy too."
Me: "Wild humans?"
Nate: "Yeah, they're called Hobos."
Me: "Uhhhh..."
Monday, January 26, 2009
Does this make me look fat?
Man, I wish I had one of these T-shirts when I was pregnant...
"Does this baby make me look fat?"
Saturday, January 17, 2009
December/January Birthdays
All these birthdays so close together!
Our favorite 6 year old cousin Dallin had his birthday on the 26th. Then Nate's birthday quietly passed on the 27th. (We all had the flu. We just chilled for the most part.) Cutie Claire and Will on the 1st. Dad on the 9th. Grandma Murray on the 19th, and Katie and Grandpa Murray on the 28th.
I can't keep up! If I focus real hard, I might remember Katie's. lol.
Happy Birthday to all. If you haven't had your birthday yet, then this counts as me having remembered. :-P
So here's some birthday cards/funnies for everyone.
To My Favorite Dallin... 
To My "Pinkalicious" Ballerina, Claire...
To My Crazy Brother, Will...
To My Awesome Dad... (just funny!)
To My Loving Grandma... (I Love Maxine!)
And To My Country Grandpa from his City Girl...
Whew! Let's Play 'Catch Up'
Then, before you thought he couldn't get more intricate on the house,
We still need to build the little kitchen area inside. That way when little Claire Bear comes to visit, she and Katie can play house! :-)
