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Can I blame it on the turkey?

December 27, 2007 by Janice

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The presents are opened, new toys are scattered all over the house, we are feasting on leftovers – and I am so sleepy I keep sneaking off to my bedroom for naps.

I suppose my exhaustion isn’t just because I keep stuffing my tummy full of turkey and pumpkin pie, but because of the craziness of the Christmas rush. (And I went to bed at 5am on Christmas Eve!) Now that the chaos has died down, I just can’t seem to get moving again.

I desperately need to tackle sorting toys and finding new homes for all the new ones. And I need to get to work dealing with the 2,000 flagged and unread emails waiting for me!

But before I go get to work, let me entertain you with a quick story about Jackson and Olivia:

It was time for Olivia’s nap, and I was settling her down with a gentle rock in the rocking chair in her room. Jackson came in and asked if he could rock her.

Just as I settled Olivia in his arms, the phone rang. Jackson is quite responsible with Olivia and so I figured I could trust him to hold her while I ran and grabbed the phone.

“Jackson – you sit very still with Olivia. I will be right back.” And I ran and grabbed the phone. While I went, I could hear him gently cooing at her, but I still hurried back. As I made my way up the stairs, I heard Olivia start to cry.

“That is ok Jackson,”
I said as I came back into Olivia’s room, “She is just tired. I will take her now.”

“She just started to fuss.” Jackson explained. But then, after a moment, he looked at me. “Actually,” he confessed, “It was because I licked her head.”

“Jackson,” I sighed, “Why would you do that?!? You know better than that. Why do you do something when you know it is wrong?”

“I was baptizing her,” he answered.

“Jackson,” I reprimanded him, “That is not how we baptize!”

“Well,” Jackson calmly replied, “I didn’t have any water, so I used my saliva.”

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22 Comments

  1. Twisted Cinderella says

    December 29, 2007 at 9:14 pm

    bwahahaha! that is too cute!

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  2. Shera - A Frog In My Soup says

    December 29, 2007 at 8:17 pm

    I had to comment to say how much I enjoyed reading this one! Anything that inspires a giggle is a good read!

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  3. Audra Marie says

    December 29, 2007 at 11:32 am

    That is priceless! 🙂

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  4. QuietMom says

    December 28, 2007 at 10:37 pm

    Oh how I wish I was a fly on the wall at both your houses! How wonderful!

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  5. Jennifer (Saving $$$ !) says

    December 28, 2007 at 5:21 pm

    TOO cute!

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  6. Angela says

    December 28, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    That is the cutest story! Made perfect sense to him.

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  7. Bailey's Leaf says

    December 28, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    Pastor in the making? Oh my, that is so funny!

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  8. Karen says

    December 28, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    Funny stuff. Now, I’ve got to get back to my cleaning.

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  9. Hyperactive Lu says

    December 28, 2007 at 10:18 am

    So cute!

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  10. Stephanie says

    December 28, 2007 at 9:24 am

    Kids are just too cute. Why can’t we all be that witty & adorable?!

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  11. liz says

    December 28, 2007 at 9:21 am

    I have to say it is quite the task to try and get me to even crack a smile at 8:30 a.m. but I actually laughed out loud.. that was absolutely adorable!

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  12. Beth says

    December 28, 2007 at 8:48 am

    That is so cute!!

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  13. Mamacheryl says

    December 28, 2007 at 8:25 am

    So cute and funny. Almost spit out my coffee on to the top of my baby’s head as she lies in my arms. Baptism by coffee.

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  14. Kristin says

    December 28, 2007 at 3:54 am

    That is too cute! What a good brother she has.

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  15. donetta says

    December 28, 2007 at 12:01 am

    Called baptism by spit.

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  16. Heather says

    December 27, 2007 at 11:50 pm

    LOL! Now that’s a first, I have never heard of baptizing by licking of the head, too cute. 🙂

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  17. Nana says

    December 27, 2007 at 10:58 pm

    Ohmigosh!! That was precious!

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  18. Jenna says

    December 27, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    That’s hilarious! What kids won’t think of. I say take a break for a while, then sort toys. We should lounge around in PJ’s for at least 3 days.

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  19. jen says

    December 27, 2007 at 10:09 pm

    awwwwwwwwwwww LOL how special Jackson is with her

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  20. Rose says

    December 27, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    Lol! Their creativity is so cute… even when it causes trouble. 🙂 Last week Claire decided she wanted to “share” her sun glasses with the cat.

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  21. Anne says

    December 27, 2007 at 9:24 pm

    Oh, goodness! Even with 7 children, I still got to bed earlier than you (well, 2:30 a.m., but still…). How adorable for Jackson to want to baptize his baby sister! So sweet.

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