Wednesday, January 13, 2010
BOB
Jacob seems to have a few OCD tendencies. He likes to take things to bed with him and clutch them as he falls asleep. For awhile it was a toothbrush holder. Then it was some LEGO people. Lately it's been Bob the builder books, not 1 but 4 of them.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Claire's first blog post...phonetic spelling at its best
VAN DUiNEN DEB JON CLAIRE DAVID JACOB FAMIOY
COUSINS JABN TANA ASR ATSRA AGARN
RBE ATDAN AGPAL
ATCLN AGJL NOWA
COUSINS JABN TANA ASR ATSRA AGARN
RBE ATDAN AGPAL
ATCLN AGJL NOWA
claire and the tooth fairy
As I fumbled around trying to find her two teeth under her pillow at 11:30pm, Claire sat upright in bed.
"I knew it was you Mum", she said.
"What are you talking about? I'm just tucking you in Sweet Pea" I responded, trying to cover up.
"I knew it was you Mum", she said.
"What are you talking about? I'm just tucking you in Sweet Pea" I responded, trying to cover up.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
I need my kids...
This past week it snowed for the first time this winter season. On Thursday, we woke up to the world carpeted in pure white.
My first reaction was to sigh and lament the extra work involved in scraping off the car and getting the kids dressed in their hats, mittens, snowpants, boots.
My kids, on the other hand, were so excited. They were outside playing in the snow at 7:45, shreiking with delight as they rolled around in, played with, and ate the snow.
I needed them to remind me of the magic and beauty in snow.
My first reaction was to sigh and lament the extra work involved in scraping off the car and getting the kids dressed in their hats, mittens, snowpants, boots.
My kids, on the other hand, were so excited. They were outside playing in the snow at 7:45, shreiking with delight as they rolled around in, played with, and ate the snow.
I needed them to remind me of the magic and beauty in snow.
Monday, August 31, 2009
random thoughts
claire's first day of kindergarten is tomorrow.
jacob is obsessed with wearing shoes, especially ones that are 3 sizes too big.
david loves his new rollerblades, loves to tell people that his dad has some too.
am reading american wife right now. so very interesting.
have started collecting data for my dissertation. never thought i'd actually get to this part.
jon's latest fascination is with ripstiks.
have been dialoguing with friends about the book 40 good reasons not to have kids.
the kids and i picked 8 lbs of blueberries last week.
jon and i have found a new tv show to love and cherish. we miss the days of west wing, six feet under, and the wire. now, we've launched onto mad men. episode 3 and we're officially hooked.
jacob is a very loud kid.
i'm reading the lion, the witch and the wardrobe to claire and david. they are scared of the white witch. claire can't understand why aslan would die. they thought that the witch gave edmund "meat" (their interpretation of turkish...turkey delight). how i love that book.
claire is obsessed with bead art. you put tiny beads on molds and then iron them together. she does this for hours and hours. it's fun to see the patterns she comes up with.
claire's inventive practices also fascinate me. she got the idea of putting a broken crayon in a marker cap/lid so that it's easier to hold. it really does work.
david loves, absolutely loves playing soccer. if only he wouldn't fall down from laughing all the time.
jacob is 1 1/2 going on 5. he has to do everything the big kids are doing. this includes flossing his teeth and using mouthwash.
that's all for now.
jacob is obsessed with wearing shoes, especially ones that are 3 sizes too big.
david loves his new rollerblades, loves to tell people that his dad has some too.
am reading american wife right now. so very interesting.
have started collecting data for my dissertation. never thought i'd actually get to this part.
jon's latest fascination is with ripstiks.
have been dialoguing with friends about the book 40 good reasons not to have kids.
the kids and i picked 8 lbs of blueberries last week.
jon and i have found a new tv show to love and cherish. we miss the days of west wing, six feet under, and the wire. now, we've launched onto mad men. episode 3 and we're officially hooked.
jacob is a very loud kid.
i'm reading the lion, the witch and the wardrobe to claire and david. they are scared of the white witch. claire can't understand why aslan would die. they thought that the witch gave edmund "meat" (their interpretation of turkish...turkey delight). how i love that book.
claire is obsessed with bead art. you put tiny beads on molds and then iron them together. she does this for hours and hours. it's fun to see the patterns she comes up with.
claire's inventive practices also fascinate me. she got the idea of putting a broken crayon in a marker cap/lid so that it's easier to hold. it really does work.
david loves, absolutely loves playing soccer. if only he wouldn't fall down from laughing all the time.
jacob is 1 1/2 going on 5. he has to do everything the big kids are doing. this includes flossing his teeth and using mouthwash.
that's all for now.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
I haven't been blogging lately...
...but I have been resonating with a book titled: Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace (Ayelet Waldman)
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