a Zeke moment

Okay, so I just had one of those moments! You know, those moments where you're busy doing your Monday thing...laundry, paying bills, cleaning house, and overall just doing the mundane things in life and THEN that little 2yo comes toddling into my room with his empty bowl asking for "Mo' chips, Mom, pees!" And I say "yes, I'll get you more chips." but instead I stop and I look at this little blonde, blue-eyed boy that is MY CHILD and I thank God for allowing me to be his mother. I thank God for loaning him to me on this earth. I thank God for letting me hear that little voice call me Mom and ask to fulfill his needs. Yeah, one of those moments. Those moments that they don't tell you about in health class. Those moments where you realize your worth through the voice of your child.

Kid-isms

Tonight while eating dinner, Izzy asks:
"Mom, back in the old old days, when you were a kid, were you one of the lucky kids chosen to go to school?  Or did only certain kids get to go to school....you know, back in the old days."

(Premise: we are not moving, looking to move, or even talking about moving):
Kal to Sam: "Sammy, when we move, I'm going to carry all the dinosaur toys but I'll have to leave everything else behind."
Sam: "When we move, you have to take everything with you.  You can't leave anything behind."
Kal: sighs, with sad voice "I just don't know how I'm gonna carry everything."