Random

Paddy crashed out after a day of Guiness World Record-breaking pancakes and a trip to the Science Spectrum with Palmer and Harrison, still holding on to his cotton candy.
Brocky - a Decepticon named by Mr. Patrick - on the Left. Optimus Prime on the right.
Paddy with the Heckler Chicken 2.0 at opening day of Tech baseball. I don't know where this new "cool dude" pose has come from. . .

TOTAL Q.P.M.

I had a TOTAL QPM (questionable parenting moment) that involved Patrick's HOMEWORK of all things. This week they are studying the letter Qq. His homework was to color specific pictures in quilt squares. #1 - a yellow sun, #2 a green circle, #3 a brown leaf. etc. I was busy making lunches and cooking dinner as I was reading to Patrick what went in each square. I told him #6 was a black line. After I thought was was done drawing it, I walked over and saw something that certainly wasn't a line. I asked him what it was and he said. . ."WINE." My son had drawn a GLASS OF WINE right smackdab in the middle of his homework instead of a LINE. So, of course, I had to take a picture.


This one is SO going in his book.

XXX - a true story

Patrick and I were working on his Valentine's and his teacher Valentine presents. I asked him to draw some pictures and write on the brown paper sacks that we were putting his teachers' gifts in. Earlier this week, when we were decorating a heart for school, I taught him XOXO. But when he wrote it on his teachers' bag it translated to XXX. As innocent as it was, I just couldn't let it stay that way, so we added extra OOOs before and after the XXX.

Overheard Thursday night while watching The Disney Channel
Me: Patrick, who do you think is the prettiest - Hannah Montana or Alex from Wizards of Waverly Place?
P: "Needer" (aka Neither.) But I think you're pretty.
MY HEART SMILES!!!
P: Mom, look the Jonas Brudders (aka Brothers.) Which one do you think is the handome-est?
Me: Well, Patrick I don't really think any of the Jonas Brothers are handsome. (I really don't, I just like one song.)
P: But you think Obi Wan is handsome. . .
Me: Yes, Patrick. I do.
For a mom and her 4-almost-5-year-old, we have way too many conversations about the Jonas Brothers and Obi Wan being handsome.

Two-way Street

Patrick's "signature"

Parenting is a two-way street.
As you take them by the hand, they will take you by the heart.
-- Judy Ford