Things They Say (during a pandemic)

As we are getting ready to get our flu shots, I am explaining the concept of vaccines to the boys “soon, when the scientists develop a vaccine for the Coronavirus, we will go to the doctor again to get the vaccine. That way we can avoid catching the virus” 

Benjamin replies “And that will be called the corona shot”

As the boys were getting ready to watch TV, one claims the big chair and turns to the other and says very matter of factly “I’M sitting here! You can’t sit here because of the corona!”

Chess

A couple of weeks ago, Benjamin found a chess board in the trunk where we keep the board games. He asked about it and we provided a basic explanation of the game, how ti set it up and how the various pieces move.

This past weekend, I caught him trying to play with Nico. Nico, on the other hand doesn’t appear to be too interested. 

Turn your volume up and see if you catch why the King moves so slow. And watch until the end to fully embrace Nico’s take on it. 

To Nico’s defense, he had a bite on his finger and was trying to show it to me. The video is still priceless. 

Following this explanation, Benji and I looked up all the names and reviewed the various moves for each piece. 

We’ve played a couple of times and he is quite great at it! He makes comments like “this is a thinking game” and “this game is hard... we need practice” and instead of capturing pieces, he “chomps” them!

Watch for the Little Kids

This morning we were dropping Benjamin off at school. There was the regular line of cars as well as various children moving about. Getting out of the cars. Walking up to the school. Waiting outside for the school door to open. 

As we pulled up and I drove next to the side walk, Nico says from the back seat:

"Don't drive over the little kiiiiiiiiids!!!!"

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I guess that's how a 3 year old expresses that he does not approve of his mother's driving skills. He may for real be fearful that I may drive over the little kids. 

Making it Work

Saturday is the only day of the week when we all get to be at home together, it is our day "off". Which also consists of juggling all the things while both adults are home to help run interference with the kids. 

Yesterday, I was upstairs switching out laundry, straightening up and such while Norm was downstairs cleaning up the kitchen while the boys played and Gracie roamed. 

At one point, I realized I didn't hear Grace. So I texted Norm to see if everything was okay. He sent me this picture with "everything is great down here"...

I giggled (because if I laughed out loud she would hear me, remember I was in the house and start to cry).