Jessie just came to me and told me that she is scared of bats that might be outside in the dark. We prayed for protection and that they go away. Well, that got it started because then we had to pray to be safe from spiders, sharks, turtles and alligators. Not sure on the turtles, but I just went with it.

After our nap today, I got up with a low-grade temp. No other real symptoms, but we still wanted to keep the kids away just in case. Jessie wanted to snuggled and Boyd told her that I had germs. She went off to play for about 10 minutes then climbed up and looked at me for a couple of minutes.

I noticed she kept looking at my stomach. I asked her what was wrong and she asked, "Mama, you have worms in your tummy?" We had a laugh and corrected that we had said germs, not worms. She was really concerned about me having worms.

She gets props for putting everything in perspective. At least I don't have worms!

Nine years ago tonight, we checked into the hospital to start the process of having Dalton. To say that time flies is one of the greatest understatements of life.

Why every family needs a dachshund. Most tolerant dog on the planet.

My 3-year-old is a salsa fan. Tried to offer her the cheese dip, but she said she wanted the red bowl back.

In car after church:

Boyd: Jessie Anne, no hitting your brother. Santa is watching. Do you think it makes Santa happy when you hit your brother?

Jessie: Ummmmm, yes!

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