Magic Show

Jammy has been sniffling and coughing since he and Macho got home from their trip to Chattanooga for Thanksgiving.  By the time Mom picked him up from school today, his voice was almost gone. 

This cannot be, because Jammy has a lot of speaking to do in the upcoming "Holiday Moosical." Mom took him home and wrapped a scarf around his neck, and got out the neti-pot to rinse out Jammy's sinuses before bed.

At first Jammy complained about the neti-pot, but when he realized how awesome it was, he was excited.

"I could do a magic show for my friends, and we could take a little pot with no writing on it, and I could make water come out of the other side of my nose - for one of my tricks!"

And later, "Mom, I know what we could do for some money.  If someone never saw it before, they could pay $20, and you or I could make water come out the other side of our nose!"

Mom doesn't want to break the news to Jammy that there are people all over Youtube who are just letting people watch for free (netipot video).

Packing!

Today, after Jammy gets out of school, the boys are leaving to spend Memorial Day weekend with mom and dad and some friends at a weekend house in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.

Jammy is allergic to dust mites. He knows there are dust mites in the bedding at the mountain house, so he will just bring his own bedding.

• Zippered mattress enclosure
• Sheets
• Pillow
• Blanket

Jammy (6) also needs to bring lots of socks, because he loves to have clean socks on his feet at all times.  For three days, he'll bring:

• 5-6 pairs of socks
• 4 pairs of underwear
• 3 short-sleeved T-shirts
• 2 long-sleeved T-shirts
• 1 hooded sweatshirt
• 1 rain jacket
• swimming trunks
• 2 shorts
• 2 long pants
• pajamas with feet
• sandals
• tennis shoes
• rubber boots
• slippers
• hat

Macho (3) packs just a little bit differently because he gets his pants muddy, and he doesn't keep his shoes on:

• 3 pairs of socks
• 4 pairs of underwear
• 4 short-sleeved T-shirts
• 1 long-sleeved T-shirt
• 1 hooded sweatshirt
• 1 rain jacket
• swimming trunks
• 3 shorts
• 2 long pants
• pajamas with feet
• water shoes
• rubber boots
• hat

In addition, they will bring:

• Rx allergy medicine
• Benadryl
• sunscreen
• aloe vera
• insect repellant
• poison ivy wash
• Neosporin
• bandaids
• First-Aid kit
• flashlights (to play with)
• dvd (to watch if mom and dad are sleeping late)
• pen and paper (to draw)
• a ziplock bag full of Legos
• a couple of toy cars
• toothbrushes and toothpaste
• kid shampoo and soap
• sippy-cup
• life-jackets
• their favorite story book for traveling The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury (Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud)