Five Sense Friday

Seeing as how everyone but me has been sick this past week rating from mild cough and sinus trouble to full blown croup, most of my five senses have been dealing with yucky things. I tried really hard to find other things, but I just wouldn't be being true to my family, myself, and the 'times' if I didn't add the sicko stuff so here's your warning:The last set of pictures are a bit gruesome and something a mother feels shunned for if she allows her child to go out in public like this. Note: This was in my home.....yes I realize I'm putting it *out* in public.

ON WITH THE SENSES~~~~~

For anybody who has driven in the front of a car with a video device playing in the back knows how you get to appreciate the hard work of the sound-effects people. I'm often amazed at how many of these sounds go unnoticed until you can't see the screen. I'm also amazed at how many GREAT LINES end up missed by the deceit of allowing our eyes to take control of our mind. First sense: Hearing. Since I can't take a picture of 'sound' you get to see my sick boys vegging while we're running some errands this morning. While they are watching Madagascar, I get to hear a plethora of funny lines from Chris Rock and Ben Stiller. No one worry. We were at a stop light. I was not driving while taking this picture. ....And shame on you for thinking it!

Next sense: TASTE. Come on. Admit it. Your mouth is salivating looking at these pics of Kellan; and your inner-child really wants to simply eat the chocolate frosting off of the top of the doughnut like him and not care what is all over your mouth. Doesn't he make that look good?! ...Just don't tell Brandon that he ate it in the car.

The one sense that I wish I wouldn't have such *surprises* by is sight. Last week it was snow after a week's worth of warm weather. This week it's my daughter and her friend. Have you ever seen those sticky gummy-substance-type glass/door/wall decorations? The kids' pediatrician office has some for every holiday. Have you ever seen children (sweet little girls no-less) throw them as high as they could onto a wall adjoined to a vaulted ceiling?! Well there they are. Stuck on the highest part of our wall right in the front entrance for all to see. In case you can't see... they are supposed to be flowers. Tarryn bought them in the dollar section at Target. Makes me wonder why children don't have the capability to do follow-thru thinking. "If I do this, how am I going to get it back down?" Oh ya. It would take the fun out of being a child.

For this next one is it cheating if I use 'feel' for touch? Wait. I'M MAKING THE RULES ON THIS! So....It counts. Feeling means being touched by the heart right?! So it's not cheating.

Now that we've got that established. (Can you tell it's late?) My heart feels so sad to see my littlest ones so ill. It's heart breaking to see your little guy's eyes running and seeing them mope around with no life in their footsteps. I feel for the little tykes.

Okay.... Here's your last warning. ......

The last sense to cover is smell. But see, there isn't a whole lot of smelling going on in our home. The majority of the family's sniffers are either clogged up or have gunk running out. Some day Kellan may want these burnt and I'm okay with that. Since there is more gunk than I can handle and that really is what I've been dealing with, it's going in my senses post. Under the difficulties of smelling anything and the sadness that comes with it. (...and yes. I had wiped his nose in between these pictures. The snot is relentless!)