Saturday, Tom got up and changed the brakes on Brittanie's car. He wasn't sure the rotor needed to be changed, plus you have to order that, so he just changed the brakes and told Brittanie to let him know if it squeaks or anything abnormal happens. Next he needed to change the oil. By the time he decided to do that, Brittanie had gotten up and John had come over. John LOVES all mechanic work so he was itching to change the oil. Well just like my dad made me learn basic stuff like changing a tire, changing oil, checking and refilling fluids, etc., Tom wants Brittanie to learn the same thing. So they jacked up her car and she crawled under there with John and she had to get out quick....claustrophobia and fear that her car would fall on her. They got the oil changed in her car and Tom was going to change the oil in his truck but John asked if he could do it. Brittanie felt better about being under his truck because it is higher off the ground and didn't need jacking up. She helped John change the oil and he rewarded her by rubbing her face with his greasy hand. She wouldn't let me take a picture of her like that, but it was funny!
Sunday, Brittanie and John went to his house after church so he could change out of his church clothes. When they got back to our house, Brittanie came running in the house and asked Tom to come look at her car. The rotor that Tom considered changing was smoking. So he ordered one from the internet and is having it overnighted so he can change it Tuesday.
We have had to re-evaluate Katie's eating lately because she wants to graze all day in front of the TV. Luckily the shows she watches are very educational. But her eating constantly was concerning. So we have made a rule that there will be no eating in the playroom and when she does eat....snack or a meal....the TV has to be off and she can't get up until she finishes it. Well now she is only eating when she is really hungry....no more grazing. But we have always had a problem getting her to drink milk. She just doesn't care for it and no amount of begging will get her to drink it. Well Kellogg's has accomplished something we couldn't. They have come up with cereal straws.
She saw it on TV one day and wanted to try it. So Tom bought her some last night. She came home and drank a big glass of milk! They are getting a bad rap with liberal jerks who think it is their business to tell parents what to feed their kids. But being the parent of a child that will not drink milk, this product is a wonderful find! We bought the Kellogg's Cocoa-Krispies straw and Katie loved it!I got up at 4:30 this morning to type and nearly had a heart attack as I saw a shadow in the kitchen. And just like one of the stupid women in horror movies, I walked towards the kitchen, instead of turning around and going back and waking up Tom. I'm glad I didn't wake up Tom....it was Brittanie. Evidently she wasn't sleepy so she stayed up all night cleaning her room and had just come downstairs to clean the kitchen. I was glad she was cleaning but I need her well rested because she is supposed to watch Katie for me while I type during the day. She had two HUGE bags of stuff that she is throwing out and from cleaning out everything, she found a total of $70 throughout her room! I hadn't been up there in awhile but for someone to lose that much money in 400 square feet, it must have been a mess!
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