“ I hate Wal-Mart. Can’t we go to Target?
Tanner, as we pulled into the Wal-Mart parking lot
what's that noise?
Fruits I've Never Had
- Brandon: Tanner, what are you doing up out here all by yourself?
- Tanner: Drawing.
- Brandon: What are you drawing?
- Tanner: Fruits I've never had.
- Brandon: What is that fruit?
- Tanner: An octupine.
- Brandon: What about that one?
- Tanner: A monch.
“ Watersprinkles is going to put on a big show for Grandma’s birthday. It’s a silly show because he’s going to climb up a ladder and cook. It’s silly because puppets don’t cook!
Tanner, talking about his sock puppet
Girls vs. Boys
We had some people over for dinner the other night. One of our guests was a little girl named Mya who is 4 1/2. I noticed a bright green caterpillar on our deck railing and called Tanner and Mya over to see it. Mya got there first and exclaimed. “Aww, it is going to be a beautiful butterfly!” Tanner came to see it shortly after and shouted “COOL!!” he then took his finger and …. Squash!
Surprisingly the caterpillar survived and Mya made it her goal to protect the future “beautiful butterfly” from the bug squasher that is my son…boys vs. girls.
Our Little Chef
This morning Tanner and I were cooking breakfast and our conversation went like this.
T: I am going to be a chef like my uncle.
J: Oh yeah, which uncle?
T: Uncle Jeff. Jeff the chef, that’s what they call him. Jeff and chef rhyme.
Swine Flu
In the Arbini household viruses and bacteria abound. Whether in the form of pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections, conjuctivitis, or SWINE FLU we have/had it! That is right people…I said swine flu. The lucky recipient of this much feared virus? The man of the house, Mr. Brandon Matthew Arbini.
Thought you all might want to know so at the very least you can say you actually KNOW someone who has this now infamous disease.
The doctor we saw last night can actually only suppose he has it, due to the fact that our insurance is no longer taking samples from people unless they are considered high risk, but they have ruled out everything else. So, it is some type of influenza like virus, most likely H1N1, since he had his flu shot this last October and they have seen numerous cases of H1N1 in dane county. That being said, he is fighting it well, and the Tamiflu he is on already seems to be helping reduce the severity.
So, Brandon is quarantined to the bedroom for the next week and I only go in there donning a face mask and only to bring him things he needs. We are hoping and praying the rest of us don’t get it and it won’t lead to any more serious complications for Brandon as he JUST got over a troubling pneumonia/bronchitis combo.
The rest of us aren’t really supposed to go out into public either as we could be contagious before we are symptomatic and it would be a threat to public health. So, if the rest of us don’t end up contracting it, we will be free to roam free in this great city of ours beginning Wednesday of next week. If by chance I do have to dash out to a store to grab some food or medicine and you happen to see me, run the other direction.
And naturally this leaves me wondering…is it bad to bathe the children in alcohol-based sanitizer?
“ I’m a happy boy because I like to be with my daddy when he is sick and I like to be with my daddy when he is well.
Tanner, when Brandon came out the room (sanitized and donning a face mask) for a few minutes to say goodnight
