But we don't have a tail!

After Emily mopped the Kitchen floor, I was wiping up the excess water, and Emily was sliding across the wet floor and slipped. She commented "that was fun". I told her to be careful or she might break her tail bone. She kind of looked puzzled and then asked, "Where is my tail bone". I showed her, then she replied, "but we don't have a tail".

Side note, why isn't it as fun for Emily to clean her own room as it is the rest of the house.

Boxelder Bugs

Does anyone know how to get rid of Boxelder Bugs? We sprayed and they went away, now they are back. HELP!

Sewing

Last night Emily came to me and asked me to fix a sock that had a hole in it. It was right before bed and I said we could do it tomorrow after school (there was only a half a day of school today). When she got home, she brought me the needle to thread. I threaded it and tied a knot at the end. She went into the other room and a short time later came back. I asked her about her sock and she showed me where she had fixed it herself. She actually did a pretty good job, it would be almost perfect if she would have put the sock inside out first. I asked her who taught her to sew and she said 'No one, I taught myself'. I wonder........

First Loose Tooth

Actually Emily has two loose teeth (bottom middle ones), but one is really loose. For weeks she has been coming to me and having me wiggle them every day. Last night Kyle was telling her how Grandpa Chet use to pull his teeth out with pliers. She thought about it for a little, then said she wanted to try that. So I think they are planning a trip to Grandpa Chet's to check out the pliers. I think she will chicken out, but we'll have to wait and see.

I'm Hungry

I can't believe how much Emily eats! It seems like every other hour she comes to me and says "I'm Hungry". She must be going through another growth spurt or something....Funny thing is she weighs the same as she did on her last birthday.

Being Sick is BORING

I received a call from school again yesterday, Emily had a fever of 102 and had a headache. She was sent home sick last Friday with a temp and headache, we doctored her all last weekend and she was feeling better-For a couple of days at least. So last week she missed Jr Cheerleading at the Basketball game and today she missed preforming in the Fine Arts Program--We were both disappointed. Anyway, after playing multiple games of Candy Land, UNO, Go Fish, and reading books Emily stated being sick is BBOORRIINNGG!!! I think she is ready to hang out with her dad for a while. We did go to the Doctors office and it's just a virus thats going around.

Deer Meat

Kyle went deer hunting for the first time in December and shot his deer. I picked up the meat from the Locker on Monday and tried it for the first time last night....It was mixed half ground beef and half deer meat. I did not like it. I do like the jerky, but not the ground meat. I think I am going to try and mix half a pound of that with half a pound of ground beef and then maybe it won't be so bad--only 25% deer meat. I have to do something, we have 25 pounds to eat!