I’ve been amused lately (kind of!)
realizing all the things that seem ingrain to me, but
apparently have to be taught to children. Germ related stuff is
frequent these days. I don’t consider myself to be overly
germaphobic, but simple things like not licking door knobs…
or the wall of a public bathroom!! I mean who does that?!?! Oh,
yeah, small children! I have caught Lex putting a freshly used
toilet seat (the removable kiddie kind) on his head as a crown!
Yuck! He also likes to carry his full potty to the toilet to
empty it, before pulling up his pants. Huge recipe for disaster
there! The potty training thing in public restroom is rough. I
think it’s kind of yucky with him, but then I also have to keep
a super close eye on her because she’ll grab the plunger, lean
on the toilet, lick the walls, etc. Blech! One time he sat down
on a public restroom floor, bare butted, to put his pants back
on. I grabbed him and pulled him up and realized that I have to
teach him that sitting on our floor at home with no pants is
ok, but public restroom floors… not so ok! The other day she
leaned over a toilet, both hands on the seat, and said “smell
it?” All I could do was grab her and say, “no! don’t smell it”
She seemed confused and I didn’t even know where to go from
there. So many things to teach. Bring on the Purell!! It’s
amazing my kids aren’t dying of all sorts of nasty diseases!
Perhaps this is where the expression “What doesn’t kill them
only makes them stronger,” comes from?

On the bright side, we bought some regular
(non-rechargable) batteries for the camera so you can expect
more pictures in the near future. I took a ton of them today!
How’s that for a tease… :)