Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Well, actually, he's here already. Eric had a list of sixteen things he wanted to ask Santa for. Santa explained that even good boys don't get everything on their lists. Of course, I've been telling Eric that since he started working on his list.

Alton's First Recall

Aw. How cute. His car seat's been recalled because the seat cushion is backed with a weak fabric. This weak fabric could pull away from the seams, exposing the stuffing. A child could then take that stuffing, put it in his mouth, and choke on it.

Seems a bit unlikely to me, but we get a new seat cushion out of the deal.

The seat does still work as a child restraint.

Alton Speaks French.

Seriously. We were just sitting here, and I said, "Hey, Alton, what's your favorite French accent mark?"

"aigu."

I said, "Oh really? What about Japanese poetry?"

"Haiku."

"Hm. What's your favorite color?"

"ah. . .blue."

"What's the worst film Leslie Nielsen ever made?"

"Magoo."

I tried to get these answers on cam, but he would only talk "off the record."

War of the Wasp

Wednesday night, Eric was on the couch. He was sitting quietly, reading for his school assignment. . .the peace was suddenly shattered by his shrieks. Wasp!! Wasp!!!

A wasp landed at his waist, walked under his shirt. Apparently, wasp feet tickle. When you start identifying their species, tho, wasps take offense and start stinging. That one wasp stung him four times on his back before Dan was able to get Eric's shirt off. I couldn't help until the wasp was >ahem< "removed." I'm pretty much scared of wasps.

Holy cow. Wasps leave big holes. So I check the internet, primarily to find out how many wasp stings is too many. (Ten. ten-to-twenty, seek medical care) I give him kid's motrin and a half shot of benadryl, and get him a nice big ice pack for more immediate relief. He's still not feeling quite better, so I call in the consolation experts--Cartoon Network! Dan points out that you're not supposed to use ice for more than twenty minutes. I ask him if he thinks Eric will sit still for twenty minutes. Really. It's okay.

Once he's adequately comforted, I leave him here with Dan to go buy a bomb. We suspect they have a nest in our chimney. Their nest is a wasteland now. We bombed them last night in their waspy sleep. I feel vindicated.

Smile Baby!

He likes to be tickled. . .

Alton's Video Debut

Yeah. I'm on a roll now.

Eric's Video Debut!

Wow. I'm finally catching up with the rest of the internet.