I know I can't be alone...............

I know I just can't be alone in this world of crazy questions, bizarre conversations, and awkward moments about the birds and the bees! If I believed that, I might be concerned about my children. I know I have posed this question before, but do other people have these conversations with their children and are just too embarrassed to share ~OR~ should I start the fund for therapy now???????????

Recent conversation with Leah while I was brushing her hair and she was holding a babydoll (she still amazes me with her thought process):

Mom: Oh, honey, you're going to be such a good Mama some day.
Leah: yeah, like Mary (the Mother of Jesus), she was a good Mama.
M: You're right, she was a great Mother.
L: I've got to be married first. Ya'know, Mom, Mary and Joseph weren't married when they had Jesus.
M: Well, I believe they got married before he was born. But remember, Joseph and Mary didn't create Jesus. God put him in Mary's belly. That was the miracle.
L: {as if the lightbulb went on and she was appalled all at the same time--get this}

"YOU MEAN MARY MATED WITH GOD???!!!!!"

After I picked myself off the floor and prayed for forgiveness--being raised as a Catholic, the very thought of that statement would have sent a five year old into an exorcism--I tried my best to explain the miracle again to set her mind at ease...for now!


Recent trip to a zoo (for my southern friends---the 'P' word is mentioned in this post)
There we are...enjoying a seasonably warm winter day (about 41 degrees) at the zoo and practically had it to ourselves...(in hindsight, thank goodness)...running from exhibit to exhibit...throwing snowballs at each other...teasing the African Wild Dogs that are too lazy in the summer months to bother with zoo patrons...and there it is...a sign welcoming the new baby giraffe! We were thrilled!
They were inside their building because of the cold and nearly close enough to touch. It didn't take me long to notice that the daddy giraffe was very interested in his counterpart. It didn't take the kids long to notice that he really had to "pee." In fact, for the four other patrons in the building, Leah made it very clear in her very respectful and inquisitive tone, "Mom, he has a big penis." Not sure what to say to this...the only thought that is going through my mind is...

please, please do not mount her in front of my children.

But as my dear friend Kelly would put it...Its like the bad car wreck that you just can't take your eyes off but you know you shouldn't be looking- all at the same time!!!! We observed for a few minutes, not to make a scene and scooted out of there to give them their privacy!

Tell me (even if you have to lie) that YOU, too, on occasion, find yourself in awkward situations with your children.

Uncle Mark's a REAL Firefighter...

well, he always was a REAL firefighter, he was on-call in his small town. However, he was just appointed to a full time firefighter/paramedic (one of eight in his town). He has busted his rump this past year working full time and going to paramedic school nights. We are so proud of his accomplishments.


The kids decorated a firetruck cake complete with trick candles that wouldn't go out (despite his firefighter training)!

CONGRATULATIONS UNCLE MARK!!!!