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“I think I liked the Jude that refused to sing more than the Jude that likes to sing. Now he’s singing the “Kars 4 Kids” ad, the most annoying radio ad in the history of EVER.”  (I, on the other hand, love that Jude is now finally starting to sing!  Bonus that his new talent that can …

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“There wasn’t any soap so I just used extra water.”

So relieved that Jude had a clear scan today!

I’m feeling incredibly anxious awaiting the results of Jude’s brain MRI tomorrow.  Jude and I need to arrive by 8 a.m. to Children’s of Minnetonka.  Afterwards, we’ll pick up Andy and the boys and go to Children’s of Minneapolis to see Jude’s oncologist.  Hopefully she isn’t too late.  She typically arrives to our appointment quite …

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“If you lose all your teeth, you’re still alive, but you don’t talk.”

So, Jude is trying to earn some money to buy Skylanders.  He asked me to write him a list of chores to do and the amount I’d pay him per chore.  On my list was 25 cents for vacumming all the crumbs off the kitchen and dining room floor.  He wanted to earn yet more …

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Asher went up to Andy today, showing him the regular toothbrush he had won at the dentist and said, “My toothbrush no spin.  Can you get batteries for it?”  Funny since it isn’t the type of toothbrush to take batteries.

Jude who is 6 said to me this morning, “Mom, can I tell you something?  When I’m 7, I’m going to be almost 10!”

He came to me holding a Wintergreen Life Saver and said, “Can you break that choking hazard in half?”

Jude will never admit to being tired.  But, if he asks to snuggle with me, it’s a dead give away.  Last night he told me, “We’re not going to go to bed, since it’s only 10:29 [p.m.], we’re just going to snuggle.”  Sure enough, I snuggled him right to sleep.