I'm tired.

Ivey has always waken up in the middle of the night... not because she is scared or nervous or has to puke... but most of the time just to wake me up and ask me "how long until morning?" or "what does 'hit the road' mean?" or "Can you cover Olive up again? She looks cold." I may not ever get my girl to sleep all night (she seriously was like this from the beginning. Always.), but I have to get her to respect the sleeping needs of others (mainly ME).

I gave her a pad of paper, a marker, and a crib toy with a projector and music, so she can wake up and hit the button, stay IN HER BED, and wait it out till she falls asleep. So far, I have had 2 full nights of zzz's.

In the car she says, "You gave me that giraffe toy and it works!"

Olive says, "God gave me dreams, and they work for me."

Just for posterity-

 This is what a 2 hour wait for a doctor's appointment looks like:

The new doc showed me the test I just took. On one part, I blew at 41%. On the middle part, I was 17%.

I asked, "Ok, what does that mean?"

His answer, "You needed to make an A. You made an F. On a good day."

Seems I have been compensating for some severe asthma, and "if someone else was given your lungs, they'd be in ICU."

Nice. Now to get this crew home.

Just Silliness

 "Ivey, it's okay to be nervous or excited when you meet someone new, but be careful that you don't sound rude."

Olive: "That's why I say nothing."

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Overheard Elsa and Maleficent discussing relationships:
"Well, my boyfriend I just met wasn't very nice!"
"Well, my boyfriend cut off my wings and now I have to use a walking stick!"

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Olive and Asa are having a deep conversation on whether cavemen would find duct tape most useful off the roll, or as a wheel on the roll.

And Olive started it.

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Can I have those gummy vitamins? They're kinda like fish food but for me.

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Ivey: "While you were at the store, Daddy and I made the good-est food ever. Pizza-Flavored Chicken Pot Pie and cupcakes."

Me (confused): "Are you making all this up?"

Ivey: "Yup."

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Dental Hygienist: "She's not your typical 4 yr old, huh?"

Me (with a chuckle): "Nope. Why?"

Hygienist: "I've never had a kid her age ask me how I sterilized the equipment."