Top Five for the Week

1.  Pink....Eye that is.  Kenzie came down with pink eye yesterday.  Thankfully we were able to get her to the pediatrician that evening and today I was able to stay home with her.  She is feeling better and I absolutely loved, loved, loved being home with her today.  It was heaven!

2.  Earlier in the week, during one of the most inconvenient times of the day ever Kevin learned the hard way not to keep flushing the toilet when it is backed up.  I felt bad because I really should have helped him, but at the time I thought that he could handle it and I was trying very hard to clean-up the kitchen from the mess the day before so that I could fix dinner.  Gallons of toilet water later....we cleaned up the bathroom only to discover that water had gone under the bathroom cabinet and was dripping through the ceiling into the kitchen.  It was definitely not my happiest, or well-handled moment of the week.  O.k. maybe of the month.  Note to self--there is nothing higher in priority than helping your son fix a backed-up toilet.  Nothing.

3.  O.k. that was the bad news--now for something much, much happier.  Earlier in the week, (before she had pink eye), I was able to bring Kenzie to the school where I work, after school was out of course, to meet some of the people that I work with.  Despite the fact that she was only wearing a onesie, (it was one of those cute, puffy sleeve, nice shirt onesies), because that's what she had napped in at the babysitter's--she was a little darling and I loved sharing her with my colleagues.  One teacher who saw her right before we were leaving commented on how cute she was and then said, "Oh Janet, you are so lucky."  And you know what?  I really am!  I am so grateful to be a mom to such beautiful, amazing children.  I often think, "How did I get so lucky?!"  I hope that I can remember that during difficult, stressful times--like when the toilet is over flowing.

4.  One evening this week Kelly shared some of her grapefruit juice with Kenzie.  When I walked into the room Kenzie excitedly told me, "Mom!  Kelly shared some with me!"  Then she turned to Kelly and said, "Oh Kelly, that was so nice!  Tank Too!"  It was so cute and totally made my day.

5.  Kevin made a new friend today.  He was so happy about it and kept talking about his friend and how much they are alike.  He said that he hadn't really played with this boy or really ever talked to him before because he didn't know him.  Then he said, "But then I thought, I'll sit by him today and try to get to know him."  He was pleasantly surprised to find out that they like many of the same things and have the same sense of humor.  He talked about how they played together at recess and have decided to put together an act for the school talent show, (that isn't until the end of the school year).  I think that's a great way to end the school week-by making a new friend.  I'm so proud of you Kevin!