Jordan is Jordan

Jordan was finally able to get in and see the doctor about her mysterious fevers.  I have been worried because she's been sick 3 - 4 days every month for the last 6 months.  Today, however, she is completely "normal."  The doctor did notate that she is amazingly inquisitive and full of drama.  She denied this, of course, but her denial did not help:  "Um, NO!  I am SO not dramatic!"


She was completely embarrassed about being asked to undress down to panties.  For the child who will still dance around the house naked, I laughed when she asked if there was something she could do so the boy doctor couldn't see her (pointing to her chest) boobies.  The nurse gave Jordan a paper gown.  

Jordan loved the gown.  She didn't think it was a good idea to wear it around town because her butt would show, but she liked how airy it was.  


On the way home, we went by the "mountains" in our area.  Jordan said that she wanted to climb to the top of them.  I asked her why she would want to climb the mountain today when it's 98 degrees outside.  Jordan replied, "So I could get a great view of the beautiful sea."  I started laughing, and explained that there was no way she could see that far from here.  Jordan said, "Yes I could!  You go up on your tippee-toes! DUH!"


I kept driving, and then Jordan noticed the house that is up there.  She thought aloud and said that it must be great to have a house up there because the birds would always go to your house, and you could look at them and talk to them about their travels.  (I'm not kidding!  Birds have "travels"!  Hahahahaha!)

OK, so I told her that we were not going to stop at that house because it was way out of our way.  Jordan assured me that we could go there because she knew that no one was home.  

I had to know how she was aware that no one was home.  Jordan said that she "just knew."  She also said that she was pretty sure that they have a shower and maybe 2 or 3 bedrooms so we could just stay for a while and look at the beautiful sea and talk to the birds.  


Trying to drive and have these conversations with Jordan is very difficult.  I won the argument about going to the house, and we went straight home.  


When we arrived home, I told Jordan that she needed to read for 20 minutes since she doesn't have homework this week.  She read two small books and then told me she was done. I tried to explain that 2 books does not mean 20 minutes - she's a great reader and could read those quickly.  Jordan explained, "Just because I got better than the other Kinders doesn't mean that I have to do more work, Mama!"  


Given how tired I was, I gave it a last ditch effort and told her that words are fuel for our brains and didn't she want a strong brain?  Jordan said that there was no way that words were fuel or she would be WAY stronger since I made her read so much.   As a compromise, I put in the Schoolhouse Rocks! DVD.  


Jordan is currently in love with this one:





She has shown that she is fully aware of what an Interjection is by telling me, "Darn! Mama, I just don't want to learn anymore! (Mama, that's a Jection!)