Last weekend B went to a friends house for a birthday sleepover. Afterwards, I was asking him how it went, etc. He told me everything they did. He mentioned that they were watching Sponge Bob. (I have not watched a lot of sponge bob but what little I have seen, I do not like. He just seems crass and crude, something I just don't want my boys to watch at this point.) B then proceeded to tell me that he told his friend that he was not suppose to watch Sponge Bob. I asked him what his friend said and he said 'not much but he changed the channel'. I asked B what he would have done if his friend had not changed the channel and he told me he would have gone to play in the other room. When I hear things like that, it just makes my heart swell. All of the teaching and to see as they get older that they are 'catching' it. That they are making wise decisions. I of course told him how proud I was of him and we also talked about how he can stand up to what others are doing and sometimes change their behavior. If he can't change it, then he can make other choices.

Occasionally I have been putting underwear on JB. Just to see if we can start making a connection with wet underwear and going to the bathroom. I have not been putting pants on him, less for me to clean. He has also started wearing a backpack when we leave the house. So, the other day, we were getting ready to go somewhere and I hollered for everyone to get shoes, coats, etc. I headed down the stairs and found JB standing there in his underwear, tennis shoes and backpack on. He was ready to roll!

The other day Jbird asked me something. I told him 'maybe later in the weekend'. He furrowed his eyes and said 'Momma, what day is that.'

It has been a busy week. Had 2 extra kids this week. It has been fun for the boys to have others around to play with. Lot more running around for me, getting them to and from their activities too. Last night was the Christmas program for both boys. They both lasted about 25 minutes and I got to see almost all of both of them. (They were back to back in different locations.) At B's school they had the programs in the evening and it was the whole grade. (Last year the programs were during the school day and 2 classes combined). I think the music teacher quickly realized the error in her thinking. There were over 500 people in this little gym, with no air. The stage was so small half the kids were standing on the gym floor. Parents could not see...it was chaos! The kids did not know any different though! B had two lines to say and he did very well!

Another quiet weekend....not much other than a Cub Scout Den Christmas party. Hopefully some snow so we can go sledding!