I simply will never understand how the young male mind works. (This is not the time to discuss older male minds) The older four boys were all outside playing, while Hewitt played inside. Hewitt tried to go outside. I assumed he was going to play with the other boys. Nope, “Me just going pee.” Side […]

What is a mickel? Well, it is Hewitt’s word for nipples. Hewitt is convinced that he only has one mickel. Doesn’t matter how many times we point out his two mickels. Doesn’t matter how many times he counts, “One mickel, two mickels.” Nope, if you ask him, he only possesses one mickel. Everybody else has […]

When Hewitt was in the hospital we watched the movie Cars. Then we watched it again. And again, and again. Twelve times we watched that movie. I blame it on Grandma :). She had gotten Hewitt a Lightning McQueen t-shirt. And then she got him Cars sneakers. Hewitt spent days (actually, he’s still doing it) […]

In the Jonas house, the youngest person able to do any given job is generally responsible for that job. In regards to the chickens, that generally means that Greyden gathers the eggs from our chickens everyday. It was Emery’s job, but I’m switching it over to Greyden’s. Every once in a while, Greyden won’t close […]

Hewitt got a Cars magna doodle type toy from his Grammy and Gumpy after his hospital stay. It comes with an attached book that shows you how to draw the different characters from Cars. This toy has been a huge hit and something that gives Hewitt quite a bit of control in the family pecking […]

Last week, Hewitt woke up with a “cold”. He had been perfectly healthy the night before. He was having rapid, shallow breathing and was lethargic. Those were his only symptoms. No coughing, no fever. By midafternoon there was no improvement. I didn’t like the way he was acting, so I made an appointment to bring […]