funny stuff.

Patrick decided last night to show us a magic trick. He would take a small blanket and put it over a cowboy hat. He'd pull up the blanket and say "TADA!". Of course, we were laughing at him so that means that Nellie has to join in. A brief scuffle over the hat means that we have to bring out another hat. So I get the blue sombrero. The blanket didn't even cover the cowboy hat and so it barely covered the "head part" of the sombrero and the brim was sticking out. This didn't bother Nellie in the least. She'd put the blanket over the sombrero, pull it off and say "TADA!" also. With children, once they find something good, they have to do it over and over. So I decided to add a variety to their show after 10 minutes of the "hat showing trick". I know 2 magic tricks. I'm awful at both of them. They didn't care in the least. After showing them the tricks, they tried them over and over. They are better at them than me.

Miranda is off today to go see Paul and spend the day over there with him. The Youngs and the McCormicks are big believers in visiting family in the hospital. The Allens... not so much. We just drop by for 15 minutes or so. We do this out of respect and a sense of obligation and want to leave the whole time we are there. Miranda is changing me on this though and I do enjoy the visiting. Now I know you are saying "Bill likes to talk?? No way!". Tis true. I have been known to spin a yarn or two. I'm getting more like my Dad every day. Anywho... Miranda is taking Nellie but not sure about Patrick and he might be going to VBS. Apparently last time at the hospital, he saw the nurse put a needle in Pauls I.V. bag and almost passed out. I think he was having "war flashbacks" of his trip to the emergency room. Miranda doesn't want to deal with that by herself.

I will be dropping by to see Paul on my way home from Monett tomorrow. He may be home tomorrow but I don't think they are discharging him until Friday.

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