Two more things

There were two more things I wanted to add about this last little while.

1.  Last Friday Nathan had to stay home from school because he was sick with a fever.  Mary had to go to the bus alone and I walked outside with her, holding Eli.  I was in my pajamas still, the morning are kind of crazy at times.  She was nervous to go.  She had gone the day before because Nathan was also sick on Thursday, but it was a little bit hard for her.  This Friday, I couldn't get her to go.  I told her encouraging things like how she did it the day before.  We talked about how it was okay to be nervous, but how she would feel better, etc.  She is such a sweetheart.  She made it across the street.  Then, she couldn't move.  I didn't know what to do.  I was in my pjs, holding Eli, with a sick kid or more, and I didn't know what to do.  I said a prayer.  An older girl who lives a few houses or so down from us came up, saw Mary having a hard time, put her arm around Mary and helped her walk to the bus.  I never asked the girl to help, the girl just saw and helped her.  My heart was touched for the answer to prayer and the gratitude I felt for someone being kind to my child.

2.  Nathan started asking me questions about what the least dangerous animal is.  Our conversation went something like this.
Nathan:  Mom, what is the least dangerous animal?
Me:  A hummingbird.
Nathan:  No, it can peck you.
Nathan:  What is the least dangerous animal?
Matthew:  A worm.
Nathan:  No, it can do something...can't remember right now.
Nathan:  repeats his question.
Me:  A fish.
Nathan:  No, it can flap in your face.
Nathan:  repeats the question.
Me or Matthew:  A bird
Nathan:  It does something to the flowers and (maybe this one was the flap in your face, I can't remember now for sure.)
I finally realized that he was searching for us to answer in a specific way.  He had already figured out what he wanted us to say, I was thinking.  So I asked him.
Me:  Okay, what is the least dangerous animal?
Nathan:  A camel.
Me:  Why?
Nathan:  It does not have to drink for a long time and things like this.

I thought about and probably mentioned I think I did, how a camel can stomp on you, etc., but no, it is apparently the least dangerous animal.