$50 later...

After spending $50 on a probiotic, because my mother swears by this stuff, and then learning that a probiotic doesn't do squat if you just have a cold, I am downing as much Zicam and Coldeeze that is allowed without overdosing. I seriously don't remember having a cold being that big a deal as a child, but now, just a little cold will render me useless.
Meanwhile, at breakfast this morning (keep in mind that I am sick, so meals are going to be easy peasy) Nicholas figured out that however nutritious (or not) granola bars are, he only ate the m&m's off the top. Isn't that what they put on top to trick the child into eating all of it?

And Riley keeps coming in every few minutes with a new "prize" for me. The last surprise consisted of the following:

Now, I know that looks like a box, tape measure, two blocks, and two toy men, but allow Riley to correct you. In fact, the box is a monster house, while the tape measure is the monster house tongue. And the man on the left is Daddy. Last year, the tape measure was a snail. Riley has such an imagination!