Interview with a Preschooler

I stole this idea off a friend's blog, who stole it off of her friend's blog. Enjoy ~

Interviewer: What is your name?
Preschooler: Blaine Hamilton

I: How old are you?
P: 3

I: What is your favorite color?
P: Blue & Pink

I: Where do you go to school?
P: At preschool

I: What's is your favorite game?
P: Monsters, Inc & Scooby Doo
(From the background, "No, not Scooby Doo, not this one, It's too hard for you!")

I: What's your favorite toy?
P: Transformers, Optimus Prime, Vulcan, Megatron is the bad guy, I know. Mom, how do you fix this? His head is funny.

I: How many teeth have you lost?
P: 2. From the dentist and the Tooth Fairy. Optimus Prime is a good guy, so it Ratchett.

I: Who is your family?
P: Mom, Dad, Braylon, Nana & Papaw, Granny & Grampy, Memaw & Pooka, Memaw......(too many to list)

I: What church do you go to?
P: (long pause) (from the background, "Say Fannin") Say Fannin. ("No - SAY Fannin church.") Fannin church.

I: Is there anything I should know?
P: You know, Mom, I love you (Mom: "Remember, shoes don't go on that sofa.")

I: Is there anything else I should know?
P: Checkers at Cracker Barrel

Editor's Note: Blaine is a sweet hearted 3 year old with loads of energy and charm.

Sleepy Head

This a.m. we all woke up fairly late and were leisurely getting dressed to go to the annual Pancake Jamboree that the Lion's Club puts on every year. Brandon and Braylon got up around their regular times and I dozed a little longer than usual. Blaine wins the prize for family sleepy head, though - It was nearing 9:00 a.m. before we could talk him out of his warm, snugly bed. This is how the conversation went:

Mom: "Blaine, it's about time to get up, son."
Blaine: "Just one more minute."
(Several minutes elapse)
Mom: "Ok, Blaine, it's time, sweet boy."
Blaine: "I'm just going to wait until Memaw gets up."
Mom: "Memaw has been up for a long time already."
Blaine: "Ok, I'll just wait until Daddy gets up."
Mom: "Blaine. Everyone in the house but you is already up."
(Long pause of silence)
Blaine: "I'm just going to wait until Jesus gets up."

More Travels

This week I traveled more for work - To Austin for training. I feel like a jet-setter with all that I've been on the road. I have a short work trip planned in March as well, then I'm also traveling for leisure probably twice. So, the theme for the year so far is I'm sick or I'm traveling. In some cases, I'm sick and I'm traveling. And in all cases, I'm sick OF traveling. haha... Ok seriously, I'm home now and grateful for safe travels and to be with my little men again. They miss me something terrible when I'm gone. (Or at least they act like it beautifully when I return home.)

Smart v. Wise

The other morning before school I was talking to Blaine and I told him he was smart. He responded by saying, "Well, sometimes I'm not smart, Momma." I said, "Well, you're right. Sometimes we all do things that aren't smart." Then Blaine responded by saying, "That's ok, Momma. You're smart sometimes."

Ok, I don't know about being smart, but the wise thing to do was not to have started this conversation with a 3 year old to start with!! haha

Chill Out

Anyone who really knows Brandon knows that he is a gentle giant, quiet among strangers and a social butterfly among friends. Unfortunately like myself, Brandon gets agitated somewhat easily and can get grumpy and vocal sometimes. The other day Blaine rode home with Brandon from school. As they were getting out the truck, Brandon said, "Get your school stuff, Blaine." When Blaine hopped out of the truck without his stuff, Brandon got gruff and said, "Blaine, get your school stuff!" Blaine turned around without missing a beat and kindly said, "Chill out, Dad," and proceeded to get his stuff. Nothing like a 3 year old putting you in your place. (And let's admit it, folks, we've ALL been there!)

The Plague

Well, I may have answered my own question. I think I now have the Plague. Ok, maybe not. BUT the medicine the doctor gave me for the sinus infection has made me sick to my stomach. If anyone needs diet tips and hints, come see me. I haven't had much of a hinkering to eat, oh say, in the last month. Here's the secret: Keep getting sick and never fully heal before you move on to another sickness. It's great... Works like a charm.

Sweet Prayers

Something just strikes me as sweet when the boys pray for something out of left field. Tonight Blaine started thanking God for various people at our church and his school. Some people in his life I don't know and some others who are very dear to us. And the weird thing is that several of them are people I didn't think would come to his mind first. Makes you wonder if God isn't already pressing on his little heart and he is listening in his little 3 year old way. That is truly to me one of those odd little blessings.

Round 3

Raise your hand if you're healthy and feeling fine. Not so fast, Becky Hamilton. Now I am suffering a sinus infection. I mean really - How long can this continue? I am worried about what next week may hold. What does come in the natural progression of strep, the flu, and a sinus infection? Leprosy? Pneumonia? The Plague? What?

B Baller

I never thought I'd be that mom at the sporting events yelling from the sidelines. Well, I must admit, I am. It's that moment that you stop caring what the other parents are thinking of you and you just want to yell the tidbits of wisdom to your kid about 40 feet away that gets you.

Tonight at Braylon's basketball game, he found himself in possession of the ball (Another kid actually PASSED it!!). He dribbled and got himself through the mass of kids who were guarding him. And then he did a beautiful thing - He made a perfect lay-up and shot a basket. Now, I am completely serious when I say I am proud of him no matter if he is good at sports or not, but there was indeed a whelp of pride bubbling up when all the other watchers were cheering for MY son. He did well the whole game...Good times!!

Differences

During a dinner conversation last evening, Braylon asked a single friend of ours who his wife was. He answered by saying he doesn't have a wife and then jokingly said, "Yeah, girls are bad." As if he were a true adult and in a completely serious way, Braylon responded, "Yeah, girls are on the edge and boys are on the track." What? Truth according to a 5 year old.

It Ain't Easy Being Orange

On the way home from school Friday Blaine asked me what does orange mean. I said, "Well, orange is a color and it is also a fruit." Blaine replied, "But what does it mean?" I then basically repeated my answer for lack of being able to think of anything else to say. Blaine said, "No, Mom. What does orange mean??"

Well, goodness. I don't even know. How could I have gotten this far in life without knowing what orange means???

Basketball

We are enjoying watching Braylon's basketball season through the YMCA. When he started, he had hardly as much as ever picked up a basketball much less understood any of the game components. And although the NBA won't be rushing out anytime soon (err...ever) to scout him, I'd say we have a little player on our hands. You should see him play defense...He's so energetic about guarding his 'man.' We're still working on offense. Last week he asked the kid who was guarding him if he would please move so he could take a shot. The cute thing is that the kid moved. Hey, it's a strategy. Fun times...

Movie Review

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Rated: PG
Starring: Kevin James

This is the story of a 10 year veteran mall cop who takes his job a little too seriously and dreams of someday becomming a state trooper. After the busiest shopping day of the year, thieves try to plunder and steal from the mall and Paul Blart is left to single-handedly rescue the hostages and save the day.

Becky's rating: C-/D+

In this true-to-formula film, you can't help but to root for the underdog and boo/hiss for the villain. However, it's so formulaic that it was just not hardly worth my time. It had a few cute moments and it would most definitely be a movie to take your family to with children over about 7. Not that it's necessarily inappropriate for younger kids, but I can assure you it won't hold their attention. No big surprises during this film, so don't expect 'em.

Bottom line: Wait until it comes out on DVD and watch it after you've rearranged your Tupperware cabinet and reorganized all your income taxes for the last 10 years. (No really, it wasn't THAT bad... but...I don't intend to see it again.)

I'm Back...I Think

As I previously blogged, I have been down and out with sickness. Our whole house just about has been really feeling it. It all started two Sundays ago - Blaine's SS teacher noted that he didn't seem to be feeling well. I had also noticed that particular morning that he was a grump and a half. Since I don't like it when people have flimsy excuses not to go to church, I sluffed it off and we went anyway - mistake #1. That day I know I shared a fork with Blaine at lunch - mistake #2. That day was also the day I went out of town for work. I left the boys in the care of their father and my mother and I ventured off for my 6 days of being away.

About Day 2 into my training I realized that I was feeling just plain crummy. My throat was on FIRE and I was SO TIRED that I could hardly concentrate on simple lessons. I called home and the boys told me they weren't feeling well either. Ugh Oh... I sent them on to the doctor on Wednesday and by Wednesday evening we learned it was an ear infection for Braylon (grrrrrrrrrrrrr) and strep throat for Blaine (double grrrrrrrrrrrrr). That set my feet to dancing right down to the first late-hour minor emergency clinic that I could find in Lubbock. And guess what? I had strep throat as well. No surprise there. Since I was done with day 3 out of 5 and figured the medicine would only make me feel better, I opted to continue on with the course. I had already exposed everyone there to strep, right?

I arrived home Friday and by Friday night I was tired and not hungry at all... Nothing sounded appetizing. I figured I was just worn out from a long week and stress tends to make me not eat (yes, I know, I'm one of the few women in the world like this). By Saturday morning I could barely drag myself to Braylon's basketball game and by the time I got home, my fever was spiked. I had the FLU!!!!!!!!!!! No way could this happen! WHAT? Ok, so I DID skip my flu shot this year...After all every year before now it had been free for me as a county employee to get the flu shot but this year it was going to cost me $10. I was going to SHOW them!

Well, next year, trust me, I will pay $100 to have that stupid shot!!

(By the way, I ended the story early - Braylon now has the flu and we are just hoping and praying it stops with him!)

Not So "Daily"

Please excuse my recent lapse in postings. Let me briefly explain. Last week I was out of town for a week-long training at work. During the week, I got strep and had to go to a minor emergency clinic there in Lubbock. I grinned and bared it the rest of the week since the training was half over by that time. Then, by the time I got back to Midland I had full-blown flu. I am still very sick but I've been in bed too many consecutive hours, so I decided to post my excuses. Hopefully this time tomorrow I'll be shaking this off...