Anyone who knows me can attest, I’m not very frou-frou. I don’t like a lot of ornamentation and feel overly embellished if I were to wear, say, a necklace and dangly earrings. I think it stems from a childhood of big hair. (Note: I just searched the internet to make…
The last two weekends in a row I’ve been talked into visiting Whole Paycheck with one of the munchkins. Talked into or perhaps, voluntold. A new corporate-ism I’ve just added to my vocabulary… apparently it’s been in use for quite some time. So, two weeks ago I took Nate and…
Natesy’s a mess. He’s got scratches on both cheeks, one across his eyelid and a new one on his forehead. There’s a bruise under his chin and his first black eye is finally fading. Looks like he’s missing quite a few teeth. I just spent the last thirty minutes intercepting…
Geoff and Angela have a dog. And his name is Scruffy. I’d say he’s the perfect dog. Just like granddkids are the perfect kids. Jakey can play with “his” dog, feed him dozens of dog cookies, get him all riled-up, and then come home. Honestly, it’s genius. No leashes, no…
Our life is all about trains. And cars. And airplanes. Basically all modes of transportation. Right now Jakey is yelling from his bed to “bring him all the cars.” It’s like a bunkbed parking lot in there. It seems your house can either be a princess explosion or in our…
Back when Jake was about Nate’s age, he had his two bottom front teeth and was about to get his top teeth. One night he was “pole dancing” under our marble bistro table, took a dive, and lord knows how, chipped his little front tooth– before he even had a…
I just read the best book. It’s a kid book so ratchet your excitement down just a notch. That’s better. It’s called HONK!: The Story of a Prima Swanerina by Pamela Duncan Edwards. It has a lovely handwritten inscription on the inside cover: 1998 Merry Christmas Hailey, love Aunt Janelle. …
This was the first year that Jacob really got Santa. As we watched The Christmas Story at Nonna and Papa’s house, he was pretty scared of Scott Farkus. We had a good conversation about bullies. “That bully is naughty Mama. Santa bring him coal in him stocking.” Here are the…
It’s the last day of 2011… and I’m getting Nate’s 9 month stats up on the blog just 27 hours before he turns 10. I’ll aim to be more timely next year. Weight: 22 lbs 3.4 oz: 76.30% (down from 85.65%) Height: 2′ 4.5″: 59.91% (down from 90.85%) Head Circumference:…
Well, I wrote that blog earlier today… and then I saw this: How impressive is that?! To think, before he was famous, he used to call my cell phone, babble and then hang-up. (Costa, if you’re reading this… Call me. *wink*)