Smooth moves

Smooth Move #1:
It was Dave's birthday and Sadie, Nate and I were going to meet Dave for lunch. Nate was on our bed, and Sadie was entertaining him (which usually means holding his hand and singing to him). I was 2 feet away in the bathroom getting ready. I couldn't see them, but I was right there. As usual, Sadie was talking to me a mile a minute. I wasn't a very good mom as I said "uh huh" without really hearing what she said. Next thing I hear her say "Mom, I taught Nate how to do a somersault!!!" I did another "uh huh" and then it hit me what she said. I ran to the bed and sure enough, Nate was in a completely different position that proved he surely had done a somersault. Sadie had asked me if she could teach him, and I gave her the go-ahead. What a dummy I was! Nate didn't seem to mind it too much. I guess that taught me a good lesson that I need to listen better.



Smooth move #2:
Dave was planning to grill chicken for dinner on Sunday afternoon. He ended up home teaching for a while in the afternoon, came home to Nate, Sadie and I asleep and Ash drawing. It sounded like too much effort to put a whole dinner together so we opted to do something quicker. The chicken was already thawed so later in the evening Dave decided to grill the chicken anyway so we could use it for another meal or freeze it.

Fast forward to the next morning.
Dave left for school around 6 a.m. and wondered why one of our neighbors was grilling something so early in the morning.
While standing at the sink, I looked out to the screened porch and saw the chicken dish sitting by the grill. I figured Dave must have heated the grill and forgot to ever put the chicken on. I went out there to find the grill still on and some chicken jerky.

Not sure what we have to blame...maybe being a little tired these days.