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celticdragonfly) wrote2005-12-09 11:33 pm
celticdragonfly) wrote2005-12-09 11:33 pm
Meet the Zoo Animal
Today's Zoo Animal expedition - not the usual guy, not the promised mammal and half-promised cat of some species. Some other guy, with an Indigo Snake.
Well, still somewhat interesting. And Maggie got to pet a snake. I think Jamie even got to pet it. And it was educational.
Interesting snake fact - the guy said the snake could feel his heartbeat just from danging around his arm. He said the constrictor type snakes just keep squeezing until they can't feel one anymore.
And we got the stuff we needed from Central Market and went over to have chicken and let the kids play in the play area at chickfila. That last is turning out disappointing. Jamie goes to the top of the climbing part and then stays stuck up there, doesn't come down the slide - even though he's done it before - and eventually I have to go up it after him and get him down, somewhat painfully. And Maggie pitches repeated fits, wants to go home early, and then claims she's sick, when she's not. What's with these kids? As cooped up as they've been lately, a chance to run, play, and climb should be a godsend.
And the claiming to be sick thing gets annoying. I don't want to ignore her if she actually is sick, but it's mostly crying wolf. Tonight's definitely was, because when we said okay, if she's sick we better keep her away from candy and tuck her right into bed for rest, oh, she was immediately insisting she was well.
I'm wanting to investigate the old cod liver oil thing. Tons of vitamins and tastes vile, right? I'm beginning to think that should be the answer when she claims to be sick. Are there any bad side effects? Is it still available? They haven't made it taste yummy like all the other kid meds, have they?
Well, still somewhat interesting. And Maggie got to pet a snake. I think Jamie even got to pet it. And it was educational.
Interesting snake fact - the guy said the snake could feel his heartbeat just from danging around his arm. He said the constrictor type snakes just keep squeezing until they can't feel one anymore.
And we got the stuff we needed from Central Market and went over to have chicken and let the kids play in the play area at chickfila. That last is turning out disappointing. Jamie goes to the top of the climbing part and then stays stuck up there, doesn't come down the slide - even though he's done it before - and eventually I have to go up it after him and get him down, somewhat painfully. And Maggie pitches repeated fits, wants to go home early, and then claims she's sick, when she's not. What's with these kids? As cooped up as they've been lately, a chance to run, play, and climb should be a godsend.
And the claiming to be sick thing gets annoying. I don't want to ignore her if she actually is sick, but it's mostly crying wolf. Tonight's definitely was, because when we said okay, if she's sick we better keep her away from candy and tuck her right into bed for rest, oh, she was immediately insisting she was well.
I'm wanting to investigate the old cod liver oil thing. Tons of vitamins and tastes vile, right? I'm beginning to think that should be the answer when she claims to be sick. Are there any bad side effects? Is it still available? They haven't made it taste yummy like all the other kid meds, have they?
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Homeschooling pretty much negates the other big disadvantage of this tactic: the return of the false positive when the kid discovers "illness" as a way of skipping school and getting away with it.
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I felt absolutely horrible around lunch and had to be picked up, and never did that again. But I did do it once!