Momma called the doctor and the doctor said. . .get a DS.

My children have a doctors kit.  You know, the kind with tweezers, a stethescope, play bandages etc.  However, they don't really seem to know what it's all for.  Uncle Joel bought Lindsey the doctors kit for her birthday at the end of July, a few weeks later the blood pressure taker cuff (I'm pretty sure that's the medical name) detached from the tube and air pump thingy (sorry if I'm confusing you with the medical terms).  Shortly after this piece broke I caught Lindsey walking around with the tube in her mouth pumping air in and sucking spit out.  I said what I say about 392 times a day, "take that out of your mouth please."  She looked up at me horrified and said, "this is my breathing tube, I'm Baby Jack!"  I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  I think I've done both several times since this is now how that tube is used on a daily basis.

Today Lindsey was "sick" and Dr. Christin was caring for her.  I observed her taking her tempature, pulling out a splinter, giving a shot, and listening to her heart beat; all normal stuff.  Then she handed her the pager, which I found odd, until I heard her say, "Just lie here and play with this DS.  You'll feel better soon." 

Fisher Price, it sounds like it's time to phase out the pager and replace it with the age old healer, a Nintendo DS.


PS.  My children don't even have a DS!

Health Vomit

Sometimes Christin gets cases of knowledge vomit, for no apparant reason all her knowledge on a subject comes spewing out.  Lately we've been talking a lot about being more healthy and I guess Christin overloaded because at dinner last night she said the following:

"It's important to be healthy, to do healthy things and take care of our bodies.  You should drink lots of water, eat healthy foods, exercise, wash your body regularly, and brush your teeth.  I'm pretty good at all of that.  Well, maybe not brushing my teeth, but that one isn't really that important."  Here she paused to breathe and I interjected.
"Brushing your teeth is very important."
"Yeah, but it's not like you are going to get sick if you don't brush your teeth."
"Actually, when you brush your teeth you get the germs and bactaria out of your mouth.  Do you know what happens if you don't get them out of your mouth?"
She replied.
"They come out in your poop, eventually, as long as you eat healthy foods and drink lots of water you won't stay sick because the sickness will come out in your poop."  I decided while this may not be exactly biologically correct it was close enough.
"Oh, what healthy foods would you eat?"
"Lima beans, and chicken. . . may I be excused?"

So there you have it folks, everything you need to know about being healthy.  Well, I'm off to make sure Christin brushes her teeth this morning.

Child of the 80's

It was 29 years ago that Olivia Newton John recorded that infamous song "Let's get Physical." One would think that the repercussions of that song (and so many other awful 80's songs) would have run their course. Alas, this is not the case. Another trademark of the 80's were Carebears. While I enjoyed carebears as a child and don't really mind their come back I do have a problem with this: Warning!!!! What you are about to see may disturb you.