Things That Make Me Smile 7/20/18

Jake (12 1/2), Alyssa (10), Zac (8 1/2), Tyler (6), Nicholas (3 1/2)

It's a bonus list this week as I'm working to catch up on late Smiles!

This week, we got some painting done both inside and out in our back porch, Alyssa made a loaf of golden white bread, and we had game schooling day. We also went geocaching and picnicking at a new park. At our first cache, Zac was standing on a decaying log that apparently had a wasp nest inside. The wasps defended their home by attacking our family. There was a total of 16 stings for 5 of us with Zac receiving 7 of them. We abandoned our adventure and limped back to the van, stopped for slurpees, and spent the evening playing UNO together instead. It was a scary situation for the kids, but they were brave and had good attitudes afterwards. 

1. Zac, sincerely, after the wasp incident: "This was my first time getting stung, and I think it may have been too big of a first experience."

2. Jake: "Sadly, Dad doesn't think any of the wasps were radioactive, so I'm not going to wake up in the morning with super wasp powers."

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4. Zac got up in the night because of the pain in his finger from one of his stings. We put a paste on his finger, read information about wasp stings, and ate some chocolate chip cookies that I had made earlier that day.
Zac, in the morning: "I think it was your cookies that made my finger feel better, Mom."

5. Nicholas, about his food, pointing to the microwave: "I want to freeze it like Zachy did."

6. Jake, teasing: "It's a free country! I shouldn't have to do that."

Me: "There's the door. Bye."

Jake: "Wait, what?"

Me: "Well, if it's a free country and you don't want to do what I say, you're free to leave."

Jake: "But, it's your job to take care of me."

Me: "And it's your job to obey."

Jake, still teasing: "But it's my job to explain to you why I shouldn't have to do it."

Me: "And it's my job to explain to you why you're wrong."

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8. Me: "You look like Daddy."

Nicholas: "Daddy look like bald."

9. Nicholas: "Jakey, what are you doing?"

Jake: "Shining my shoes."

Nicholas: "I want you shine my foots." {gets his shoes and starts rubbing them with his blanket}

10. Nicholas: "You are a crazy boy."

Me: "No, you are a crazy boy."
Nicholas, reprimanding: "Mama, are you arguing?"

What made you Smile this week?