A little gossip, a little chat

little idle talk of this and that . . .

Episode 1: A New hope

Jamie goes to the (new) refrigerator (and can I tell you how beautiful it it?), adds water to a bowl.

Me: "What are you doing?"

Him: "Making mandarin oranges."

Me: "I think you need some sugar for that."

A few minutes later, he has the rarely used Tang container and a chopstick and is pounding away, attempting to loosen up some powder.

Me: "Now what are you doing?"

Him: "Still making mandarin oranges."

Darren: "This is all your fault."

Me: "What?"

Darren: "You and that homeschooling. Teaching him to think."

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Mandarin Oranges
Originally uploaded by hjdong

Episode 2: The Empire strikes Back

This Morning, I needed to get some blood work done (nothing to concern yourself with. My Dr., realizing I hadn't had any since 2004, thought perhaps she would do a little blood letting).

The plan was, I would get up early, go to h lab, and come back before Jamie was up. Jamie, upon hearing blood, drawn, and me, thought he had to be involved, woke up curious and excited. Darren did not, and when I said, "Fine, then get dressed and come with me," Jamie got dressed faster than he ever has.

The whole way there (maybe 20 minutes), Jamie, of course, talked non stop. In my fasting (no big deal except for the coffee, brain, I was quickly loosing track of his quickly jumping train of thought, one minute questioning me on Thanksgiving, the next on the name of the street we're turning on.

We arrive at the lab, no one is there (imagine, the day before Thanksgiving). This is a blessing, because we don't have to wait.

Jamie: "What's that?"

Blood sucker: "It's a rubber band."

Me: "It helps her to find my vein more easily."

Jamie: "What's she doing?"

Blood sucker: "I'm cleaning her skin, with alcohol, so she doesn't get sick."

Me: "She's making sure I don't have any bacteria."

Jamie: "What's that."

Me: "It's the needle."

Blood sucker: "Is he always this curious? How old is he? Does he do well is school?"

Me: "Yes, 5, yes."

Jamie: "What's she putting in you?"

Me: "She's not putting anything in me. Usually when you get a needle, you're getting a shot, something in you, to keep you healthy, here they're taking blood out of me, to check it, to make sure I'm healthy."

Jamie: "I want to see."

Me: "OK, Just don't move my arm. pause No, don't get on my chair or move my arm. pause No, really, I mean it."

Jamie: "Does it hurt?"

Me: "No."

Blood sucker: "All done."

Jamie: "What's that?"

Blood sucker: "A bandage."

Jamie: "Do you get a lollipop?"

And finally, for those who knit (or crochet), a new blog, Children's Lit n Knit (despite the name, there are crochet patterns). It pairs patterns with books, which is great for gifts, IMO. I'm not just bringing your attention to it because I currently have two project on it; I currently have two projects on it because I think it's a great idea. Contact the blog owner if you have ideas if you want to submit or browse it if you're looking for ideas.