Skunks...

There's a lot of dead ones around these parts nowadays. Stinky dead ones. Phew! =P Yesterday on our way to Wal-Mart, (where when we were done shopping Ruby got nailed in the nose by Isaac's shoe as he climbed into his seat, resulting in a bloody nose for my Ruby) Ruby asked me how we could smell a skunk when we were in the van with our windows closed (well, I think she said open but meant closed). Yeah, anyways...off that sidetrack. There are lots of dead stinky skunks around here. Today, we were on our way to a park for part of our party day. We've been having lots of fun with Mr. Matt and Ms. Josie who've been here since Friday night. Oh yeah...so we were on our way to the park, and passed a dead, stinky skunk. Jadelyn said she wanted the skunk out of her nose, and started snorting air out of her nose in an attempt to rid herself of the reekiness. Crazy kid.

Then, after the park, we went to TSC so Isaac could buy the garden sprayer he's been wanting for AGES. He got 7 stickers in a week for good behavior, so earned a treat, and he chose to go buy this sprayer with his money. He stood in line by himself (except for when Ruby joined him), paid for it by himself, and was overall a big man. I was a nervous/anxious/something wreck watching it. And proud, too. Then, it was off to Goodwill, where Ruby picked out some flip-flops like she's been wanting for a long time. She, too, got 7 stickers (actually more, I think) for good behavior, so earned a treat, and she chose to go buy flip-flops with her money. She stood in line by herself, visited with the people behind her, paid for her flip-flops by herself, and was overall a little lady. I was a nervous/anxious/something wreck watching it. And proud, too. Man...when will my kids growing up get easier?