'A' Game

Yesterday at school Braylon got into trouble for fighting on the playground. I can only assume it wasn't a major infraction since I wasn't notified by the school. Braylon fessed up fast and served his time in his room while I made dinner. After about 15 minutes of solitude, I went in his room and talked with him about making good choices in school. After what I consider an 'A' game lecture (short, to the point, loving), I asked Braylon, "So what did you learn?"

With sincerity in his voice and an utterly confused look in his face, Braylon said, "What are you talking about, Mom?"

So much for my 'A' game lecture!!!

Family Movie Night

On Friday night our little family gathered around the boob tube, popped popcorn and settled in for a family movie night. On the menu, "Shiloh." It's a touching story of one boy's plight to rescue an abused dog and claim it for his own. I'll spare you a movie review of this film - But it is a cute family film that I recommend.

During one part of the movie, the main character and his little friend, a girl, exchange a special dialogue about the dog. The friend leans in a gives the boy a kiss on the cheek, expressing a special moment between the two friends.

It was at this moment that Braylon quietly says, "Eww." Blaine then chimes in with a loud, "EWWWWW!!! She has boogers!!!" The tender moment was then turned to laughter in our home...

Different as Night and Day

Yep, I confirmed it. It's not like I didn't already know... Last night I clicked on the advertisement at the top of this blog that said something like, "What's your child's temperment," or some such thing. I took the test twice, once for each child. It's free and doesn't make you put in personal info for advertisers to nab opportunities...It will even print out a little chart at the end with 5 main points of personality.

What I confirmed was that my kids could not be more different. Braylon's line chart looked like a one-peak mountain, or a bell curve. Blaine's looked like a valley with a few little ridges. Braylon scored nearly off the charts on "Activity" and high on "Persistance." Blaine scored high on "Emotionality" and "Persistance." Persistance was the only one of the five they had in common. Everything else was bi-polar opposites. I'd say that was just about right.

Try the test if it's still on there - It's fun!

Banned from the Library

Ok, maybe not banned, but I'm sure we'll raise eyebrows when we go back...

Last night Blaine and I ventured to the branch library to get Braylon some easy reader books. Blaine had already been VERY clingy all evening - even more than usual. He was being a little naughty when we first got there by pulling books off the shelf and running them over to the book return slot just for fun. So I made him sit in the chair on the floor of the children's section. The wailing begins. As I quickly perused the easy reader section (after taking what seemed like forever to even FIND the easy reader books), the entire library listened to Blaine screaming at the top of his lungs. Consoling him from across the shelf wasn't cutting it... I had to hurry... I had time to pick out 6 books and my patience could take no more toddler screams and evil librarian stares.

I went over to pick him up, he nuzzled his head in my shoulder, and mumbled something about, "I just wanted you to hold me." Guess Blaine won that one...

Ready Reader

Last night I confirmed a suspicision I've had for a while. I gave Braylon three books that had very simple words in it. As Brandon as my witness, that kid read all three books to me with alarming accuracy! Now, I did assist him with harder phonics like 'th' and 'ch', but all the basic phonic words like 'frog' and 'dog' were a breeze for him. He was so proud of himself, it took him extra long to wind-down for sleep. He has been wanting to read for several weeks now and he is just bursting about it...Thanks for letting me share...

Super Family Weekend

We had a good Super Bowl weekend - Not that any of us were really into the game, per se, but it was a good weekend nonetheless. Brandon's brother, Zane, was in town with his family. It was great to let the boys play with their youngest cousin, Maverick. Unfortunately, this part of the family lives over 10 hours away in Louisiana and we just aren't able to see them often at all... A Super time was had by all!

Oh and there was the Super Bowl, too - Brandon didn't feel strongly towards either team, but was minorly irritated at the upset.

I Love You More

Tonight over dinner I sat in between Brandon and Braylon. During a light-hearted conversation, I told Braylon, "Guess what? I probably love you a lot." He very quickly responded, "Well, I probably love you more than dad does." Laughs all around...