NapjunkieMom

The boys and I were shopping and Robert said he wanted a particular kind of cheese cracker. "Not on my watch." said Jon.

I told Jon that we were going to a Halloween party. He replied,"A Halloween party? I'm going to rock that party!" I laughed at that, and he said, in a subdued voice,"I always rock the party."

This was said to Jon: "You rock!" His very cool reply: "I rock on purpose !"

Jonathan has not only shortened his first name to "Jon", he's also given himself a new middle name. Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you JON LAZER!

We are always trying to encourage Jonathan to do new things "all by himself", and let him get treats out of his treasure box when he does. The other morning, he announced that I had won an award: "For doing laundry all by myself." I treasure that award (invisible though it may be). I didn't know that anyone noticed!

My father collects all of his change for the year and gives it to the boys on their birthdays. He brought out his stash of change this year, and Jonny exclaimed, "Holy Abalone, that's a lot of cash!"

Our cat Hannah jumped on the table to see if she could share our food. She went over to Jonathan's plate and he said to her, "Do you mind?"