Hibbits Happenings

One of my fears as a mom has been realized. I was caught in the act of being the tooth fairy. Emma pulled out a couple teeth right before bed and couldn't fall asleep for a long time because they kept bleeding. I was tired and Charlie was out of town, so I decided to do it in the morning when I take Justin to seminary at the crack of dawn. I slowly walked into her room and her eyes shot open. "Hi, Mom. What are you doing?" I said I was just taking Justin to seminary and decided to check on her. I kissed her forehead and was about to back out of the room. "What is that behind your back?" I told her she must be tired as I wondered how she could see behind me. Shadow? Then Emma said "You are making me very suspicious." I told her she was tired and needed to go back to sleep. I left the room and went to my bathroom. When I came out she was sitting on my bed waiting for me. "Mom, what were you doing in my room? I am very suspicious. I just want to know what is going on. It is almost like there isn't even a tooth fairy and you are really the tooth fairy. I just need to know the truth." Her big eyes started to well up with tears. I knelt next to her and told her that parents give their kids gifts when they lose teeth to make it less scary. I asked if she was disappointed. She said no, at least now she doesn't need to write the tooth fairy any more letters. She asked where all her teeth were. I pulled out her hanging file and showed her the bag of teeth. She was excited. I asked for her latest teeth and gave her her gift. She was skipping and excited all morning. Such a different and pleasant reaction compared to Justin who told me I ruined his childhood. Awe, the joys of parenthood.

Justin: Mom, I'm hungry. What's for dinner?
Me: HMmmHm.
Justin: What does that mean?
Me: Hmmphmsm
Justin: MOM, what's for dinner?
Me: Hmphmmsf
Justin: Speak a language.
Me: Bee boop boop bee bo
Justin: Mom! Speak like a normal American.
Me: Hashtag I'm hungry
Justin: (laughing) not a stupid American

Today I took the kids on a bike ride. On the way home we went down a small hill. I heard Emma behind me let out a "WHOO HOO!!" This was followed by Mia's "That's right, Emma! WHOO HOO!!"

Emma: Mom! Justin kicked my in between!!
Me: What is an in between?
Mia: Her NUTS!!

At Church they are spotlighting families each month. April was our turn. We had to answer some questions and submit a picture. I filled out the first question with Mia. We had to list the members of our family. She said "Dad, Mom, Justin, put 13 in parenthesis, Emma (11), Mia (8), Toby..." I added (dog), Kitty (kitty), at this point I start giggling to myself. I wished Greycat was still alive and I could have put Greycat (cat). I told this to Charlie and we laughed. He said he wanted to do something "special" for our picture. We thought of a few fun ideas, but didn't have the time to make it happen. In the end Charlie decided to look through all our pictures and find the worst one and submit that. He was laughing the whole way to church. This is the keeper he chose.

Mia asked me what the Passover was. I decided to start way back when Joseph was sold into Egypt. The kids all gathered around and listened. They would get excited and interject stories they knew. Mia asked to sit on my lap "because I love you." Mia and Justin told parts of Joseph's brothers being jealous. Mia said "They gave him to Egypt and he got a new dad. His new dad (Potiphar) had a wife that wanted to marry Joseph. He didn't want to marry her so he hid. He was REALLY good at hiding and she couldn't find him." I said she was kind of close and told her the actual story. Then we got to the part where Joseph interprets the butler's and baker's dreams in prison. Justin told this story and said the baker would be executed. Mia scrunched up her nose and said that was bad. We eventually got to the part where the Pharaoh decides there are too many Jews and that sons will be killed. Mia gasped. I was telling Charlie about this and he said bible stories are scary.

Me: Mia, I am so glad you are in my family.
Mia: I am so glad you are in my family.
Me: I am so glad I get to be your mom.
Mia: I am so glad you are my mom.
Me: I hope I don't mess up too much.
Mia: Oh, you do, but I like it.