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Just Molly Tonight

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20140213-111740.jpgClaire suddenly got invited to sleep over at her friend Susie’s house tonight.  This was a big, unexpected treat for Claire.

It was also a treat for Molly.  To make the night special for her, we asked what she wanted to do.  Immediately, Molly said that she wanted to do fuse beads and have chocolate ice cream.  We managed both, and then some.  We went to Jason’s Deli, still Molly’s favorite restaurant.  She had been clambering to go to Jason’s even since our cherished Friday night swim lessons and subsequent dinners at Jason’s Deli, came to and end in January.  Molly loves the cheese pizza and the free ice cream.  We also did fuse beads, including the part where you actually iron them together, which we often skip.

We also managed some just-Molly time on the Wii.  She took her best shot at Wii Sports Resort, uninterrupted by Claire.  It turns out the Wii (at least the games we have) is not that easy for a four year old, and eventually she just wanted to watch.  Eventually this morphed into watching the Winter Olympics.  Molly loved the ice dancing.

Molly briefly lobbied to sleep in me and Kit’s room, like she did when Claire hosted a sleepover, but she did not push it.  It was already a pretty great night.

More Medicine, Please

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Molly woke up the other night at 2:00 am with an ear infection.  (Why are these always at 2:00 am?)  It actually took us a while to figure out what was bothering her because she did not tell us anything except she felt bad.  After a couple of hours, Molly said her ears hurt.  In retrospect, yes of course, it was an ear infection!  We gave her a couple of age 2-6 Tylenol chewables, which she said were yummy, and she finally got to sleep around 5:30.  She really thought the Tylenol was a treat, which was scary considering this.

The next day, at the doctor, Molly was prescribed an antibiotic called Cefdinir.  Molly loved the Cefdinir even more than the Tylenol.  She asked for more, sort of as a treat.  Hmm.  I said no, we only have this medicine once a day, and we only ever have medicine when the doctor or parents say it is time for it.  Molly listened politely and then  asked for some more medicine, as if I just didn’t quite hear her question right the first time.

Molly asks for her Cefdinir first thing every morning.  She also asks for Tylenol (“the other one”), but to no avail.  On the way home from school today, still a little confused about the times of day, she asked for her medicine “Tonight, right before breakfast.”

What do they put in medicine these days?  Sugar?  I remember hating to take medicine, like that cough medicine syrup.  It was just awful.  I can still taste it now, and it makes my stomach queazy.  I guess Molly will fondly remember her medicine as a yummy treat.  Medicine is supposed to taste bad, right?  Like that smell they add to propane so you know it’s not supposed to be there?  Actually, smelling the medicine, it does smell a little bad and medicinal to me.  But Molly says it tastes like cake.

Anyways, both medicines did their trick quite nicely.  Molly was happy and healthy as a clam the very next day.

Siri’s Friend

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We were all watching the movie version of Charlotte’s Web when the topic of the narrator came up.  I thought the narrator was Bob Newhart.  Kit said it was Sam Shepard (she as right).  Molly asked what we were talking about.  We said it was the voice talking off screen that you can’t see.  Molly said the narrator is probably Siri’s friend.

Siri actually comes up more than you would think in our daily conversations.  Claire and I like to try to stump her or faze her, but she is unflappable.  Claire even gets to be mean to Siri sometimes, which is probably fun since she isn’t mean to anyone else.  And we can always make fun of poor Siri for lazily falling back to “I found this on the web for you.”

Siri just wants to help.
Siri just wants to help.

Bullseye!

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When getting undressed in the bathroom for bedtime tonight, Molly flung her shoe in the air behind her.  It was just a little moment of panache for Molly, who was in a frisky mood.  The shoe flew in the air and landed right in the toilet.  Molly briefly looked like she was afraid she was going to be in trouble, probably because of a previous incident where she had put a rock in the toilet on purpose.  But we all started laughing and taking pictures, etc.  Then we reminded Molly it’s not okay to put stuff in the toilet.  But this was pretty funny.

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Molly’s shoe found its way into the toilet.

Claire & Molly’s Santa List 2013

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Molly decide to start a naughty & nice Christmas list for Santa Claus.  Claire got into the idea.  She wrote down all the items on the list and added some of her own.  Molly’s list is dominated by things or people from school (naughty) and princesses (nice).  Claire’s list of full of My Little Pony characters (all nice).