Value of a tooth

Damian (to mom): I can't believe I have another loose tooth. I'm going to get a dollar from the tooth fairy.

Mom: Is that how much she gives you? That's a lot of money!

Damian (with a very bashful look on his face): I think it's because I'm so cute. Long pause. Christian only gets 50 cents.

Just a spoonful of sugar...

helps the probiotics go down?

Overhead from playroom:

Dr.: You'll have to take your probiotics. I have no idea what they are, but they should help.

Sounds of patient resisting...

Dr.: OK - then you need to take fish oils. That will definitely help.


Dr. Burstein would be proud.

Letting Boys Be Boys

Letting my boys be boys at this very moment means letting them shoot bottle rockets in the back yard. They should be inside finishing school work, but during their break they decided to drag out the hose and start shooting off a rocket. They should be inside doing science; instead they are outside experiencing science. I think the whole neighborhood is experiencing science along with them. Our hose makes this ungodly high-pitched sound when it's on - so loud that if I try to water the garden while Ben sleeps he sometimes wakes up yelling 'go swimming now!'. The water, coupled with the rocket launch, the air pump and the shrieking of 3 very excited boys is certainly being heard all over our small neighborhood. This is what many would call a 'homeschool moment'. It's what I call a break for mom, who really should be doing laundry...