Found -- Children Stories from the Past

While cleaning out work emails, I came across a couple I had sent to Caroline and Ellen about the children.  I had forgotten about these but they brought a smile to my face....

 

From July 2008:

I picked up the kids on Saturday (Brad had them for a two week vacation period) for the day and took Sloan to his ballgame that morning.  He hit a homerun and did not hit one base except home -- just made this huge arc and didn't come close to the bases.  Wish I'd had it on videotape.  Then when we pulled in the driveway at the house, he got out and asked if he could learn to drive.  I have NO IDEA where that one came from.  I said, "absolutely not -- you're only 5."  He said that I could be with him when he learned to drive.  I again said no.  He got to the top of the stairs and looked up at the sky, closed his eyes and say, "God, can I learn to drive?"  He then looked at me and said "God said I could learn to drive and he's in charged of you."  What can you say to that???  Funny......

From March 2009:

Saturday was one of those days when one of my children (I'll let you guess which one) would not listen to me or mind me.  He had two time-outs before 10 am so I knew what kind of day was ahead of me.  By the end of the day, I was worn out and put the kids in the bath, looking forward to some quiet time because bedtime was coming up soon.  Now I still put them in the same bath because, in all honesty, it is easier for me and they usually will play together while I am washing hair, etc.  This week has been a difficult week for baths -- fussing, fighting, water everywhere, you get the picture.  Well Saturday night I went into another room and folded some clothes and it was unusually quiet in the bathroom.  I walked in there and saw Emma lying on her stomach and Sloan rubbing her back.  I said, "What's going on?"  Sloan said, "I'm rubbing Emma's back."  I said, "Wow, what a nice brother your are.  How sweet."  He looked at me and said matter of factly, "Well she's giving me a quarter." 

 Okay, Emma is spending her piggy bank money.  Sloan is now starting to talk about his weiner and uses the words nuts and balls interchangeably (but isn't quite sure what they are since they're not there yet).  I think it is probably about time to move them into separate baths.

I really miss those days......