Chivalry is Still Alive

Tanner and I were playing checkers last night. The checkers game has suggestions for alternate versions that can be played. Tanner was reading through them to find a new twist and settled on one. He started to read the directions, which stated:

Corner Checkers
Place nine checkers of each color on the board as shown. Follow standard checkers rules except for these two exceptions: men may move and jump sideways and a king may only be crowned in the...

Then he said, 'Oh wait Mom. We can't play this game. It's really unfair. Only the men can move their pieces sideways. That wouldn't be fair to you."

Ahh. So sweet that I didn't even bother correcting him and just thanked him for being so thoughtful. Too cute. (I'll re-read the directions with him today and fix the literal interpretation).

So we picked an alternate checkers game and I said, "Ok buddy, you can go first.". To which he responded, "Oh no, Mom. Ladies first...always."

Always an Excuse...

So this morning Tanner was really struggling to get moving. In his defense, we had a 7:30am dentist appointment so I had to wake him up early.

Whenever it's just the boys and I driving, the radio is typically off and we have little chats. The conversations are hysterical and I wish I recorded each and every one because I'm really going to miss our morning drive-n-chat 10 years from now. Anyhow...

So on the way to the dentist this morning I was telling them that we needed to move a little faster in the morning and follow direction the FIRST time. Tanner responded in a pleading voice, "Mom, you wanted me to do all these things but I was spending all my time just praying to God that he wouldn't make any more mosquitos. I was praying - like - all morning - because my mosquito bit was so itchy!"

Now how do I respond to that excuse?

Field Day and Jaundice

Nice title, eh? So for Field Day at school each grade wears a designated color. For 2nd grade this year it's orange.

I don't like yellow or orange on the boys. I had a lot of yellow baby clothes and when they were jaundice in NICU the yellow clothes made them look so unhealthy. I've avoided yellow and orange fairly effectively through all these years because I just can't get that NICU picture out of my head. This is going to make dressing for Field Day interesting! Yuck...jaundice looking 2nd graders in the Wooden household tomorrow. Blech.