Why?

Some random questions that have crossed my mind lately...........

Why do you weigh less in the morning then at night?

Why does it always rain after I wash my Van?

Why do we call some meat we eat by the animal name and not others.....for example we call fish fish and chicken chicken but why do we call Cow beef? And Pig pork?

Why doesn't my son sleep through the night?

Why do I find it so funny when my two year old says a word wrong and it sounds like a swear?

Why do light bulbs in the same fixture burn out at different times?

Why are Karate uniforms white?

Where does dust come from? And why does it like my house so much?

Why am I the only one who knows how to drive on deer foot?

Why do trees with purple leaves not change colors?

Why won't my son take a bottle or sippy cup?

Why do I like Coca Cola so much?

Why do I like Popcorn so much?

Why can't vegetables taste more like Coke and popcorn?

Why is a dogs nose wet?

How can two siblings from the same parents look so different that you can't tell they're related?

Best's got Bite!

We are encountering a little problem at our house! Nate has decided he likes to bite! Not Cool. I don't think he knows what he is doing. I don't think he is biting to be mean, I think he is just figuring things out. The problem is - Samantha has been his victim twice. Both times on the arm. Once time left a good bruise. Samantha likes to hug nate and her arm goes in front of his mouth. He has also bit me a couple times in various locations once on the leg once on the shoulder and once on the arm. It is always when he is bury his head into me.

Nathan at 10 months has a mouth full and it hurts! His molars are just breaking through now to accompany the other 8 teeth he already has..

That brings me to a interesting thought that I thought of the other day.

I am crazy afraid of wasps, I don't recall having ever being stung but still I fear them. So much so that I run away and swat and squeal. One time in Medicine Hat while lifeguarding I even fell in the pool off a guard chair while trying to get away from a wasp that had touched my ear. So hear is my funny thought -

Why am I so afraid of such a tiny insect that is not even the size of my fingernail and that I have no recollection of ever hurting me.... yet I readily allow my son who really enjoys biting and has a razor sharp mouth full of chompers to nurse from a sensitive part of my body that I KNOW would hurt me if bitten. Just a little perspective.

Thankfully Nathan has never tried to bite while eating and I hope I will get through the next little bit before he is weaned without incident.

Fred likes me Gross

So further to my last post we then went shopping to find Fred a new pair of Work shoes. We went and found a shoe similar in style - a skater shoe that is wide so that they will be easy to pull on and off. We found just the ticket at Zeller's on sale. They are brown Airwalks. The color is great cause they won't look so nasty. $29.99. Fred is quite happy with them and has been wearing them all weekend so they can get worn in so they will soon be able to slip in and out. So today I said to Fred "Aren't you glad I spit in your shoes?" And he said "yes! They were pretty bad and I really needed new ones" So in the End I am Happy the old are gone and Fred is very happy to have new ones! If all it takes is me spitting in things that need to go to make Fred part with them, I am up for it. He has a horrible pair of PJ bottoms that I would love to see go...but I think he would just put those in the washer for only spit...I may need to get creative!