- don’t do sand art projects inside.
- it can always be worse (crazy kids in the parking lot of the spectrum….made my kids fussing/whining/complaining look quite pleasant. God bless that mama.)
- turn in library books on time
- always do an in store taste test on cherry coke thirst busters….just in case the soda and syrup aren’t functioning to the best of their abilities....it's no fun to realize it doesn't taste right after you've already driven away
- don’t open a box of unfrozen popice by slitting the top with scissors
eli to caroline: "you're brilliant."
caroline to eli: "no, i'm super. you're brilliant."
eli to caroline: "no, you're brilliant. i'm super."
caroline: "no, i'm super. you're brilliant."
eli to me: "mama, what's brilliant?"
me to them: "brilliant is really spectacular...really amazing...really smart"
eli to me: "daddy is brilliant."
me to them: "yes, he is. so brilliant."
(to explain why they were trying to figure out who was brilliant and who was super - we were playing with the fun stamps that beth sent in the brilliant package -- one has the word "brilliant" one has "super"...they had each claimed one and were discussing which one had claimed brilliant and which had claimed super....)
