Kids say the darndest things ... and what was I thinking?

Last night, while I was showering all three little ones, Josh looks and me and asks "Mom, where is Ginny's penis?" Without missing a beat (and rather proud of my not choking) I told him that only boys have penises (sp?). He said "oh" and I really thought that was the end of it. But no, after thinking things over for a minute, he said, "but Mom, if Ginny doesn't have a penis, how does she go pee?" Realizing this was not going to end easily, I resorted to being flippant (huge tactical error) and told him that "for girls, it just falls out." My analitical little boy then told me that if the pee just fell out, how did Ginny not pee her pants. Deciding that he would just find out for himself, he told Ginny to go potty so he could watch (a command I countered fairly immediately). I finally resorted to the age-old diversion of "go ask Daddy." I wonder if he will ... it really is Daddy's turn for some of these moments. One thing is for sure, no more co-ed showers!

In other news, I have finally come to the conclusion that I will never again fit into my costumes - and that is not a bad thing. I don't really weigh much more than I did then, but having 3 children in 4 years seems to have permanently altered my frame. So, I asked a couple of teens who were sitting for me if they wanted any of them. I was surprised at how enthusiastically they started going through the boxes. Unfortunately, since both of the girls actually have figures (meaning upstairs), they could not fit into any of my Civil War dresses (since, as my sister has often pointed out, walls are jealous of my figure). They were soooo disappointed, I offered to make a couple of dresses for them (if they bought the fabric and came over and helped with kids, etc.) I know, I know ... I do this to myself. Seriously, though, I really planned this time and my house was very clean when they came over (this was even with a sick kid for a couple of days). It was a fun night! After the kids went down, we went to work ... the girls cut most of the dresses out (which made for some creative piecing). There was lots of giggling, chips & dip, and peanut M&Ms. As usual, I grossly underestimated the amount of time it would take. I made a couple of mistakes which I had the girls pick out as I moved along. At one point, one of the girls actually fell asleep while picking out a seam ... it was soooo funny because she didn't actually stop moving her hand, she just didn't actually make contact between the dress and the seam ripper. I finally let them go to bed at about 3:45 this morning (kind of impressed that I could outlast a couple of 15 yr-olds). By the time they left this morning, we had done enough to ensure that the dresses will fit - I'll have to finish them myself this week. I also finished all of the laundry and ironing and kept the house clean throughout the project! A service project first! On the downside, 7am came way too fast and I am envying those girls the freedom to nap. I will post pics when the dresses are finished. They plan to wear them to school for Halloween and are going to spend the night here the day before so I can help them get dressed and get their hair right (and take them to school so that they do not experience hoop skirts on the bus).
All in all, I think tonight is an excellent night for cold cereal and Daddy time!