Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Ice Day
First off, let me just say that I hate cold weather. I desperately wanted to stay inside in my pajamas today underneath a layer of blankets; however, I am a mother of boys. As a mother of boys I have a certain obligation to make sure they go outside to play - especially if there's something particularly dangerous about the weather. Levi didn't really want to go outside, but Andrew lives for the "SIDE" (outside in Andrew lingo). He stood by the windows all morning pointing and saying, "side, side, side, side, side". So, we bundled up and went outside. We trekked around the pond twice. We threw the ball into the basketball goal once (it was frozen solid so the ball stuck). Andrew slipped and fell flat on his face and I thought for sure he was ready to go in; but as soon as we went inside he started crying for the "SIDE" once again. He's a man.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Check - one, two... Is this thing on?
What makes someone wait THREE YEARS to update their blog? Life does, that's what.
I'd ramble on about the meaning of life for a while, but that's not what you came for now, is it? You want to know about cute things my adorable kids are doing.
Andrew has discovered the joys of hurling balls at goals. His accuracy is at about 5% but his enthusiasm is through the roof. He's got a good arm and (as much as it pains me to say) may have some baseball in his future (barf). He's gotten really good at the "vroom, vroom" sound that you're supposed to make whenever pushing toy cars and trucks around. He says "tank u" and sometimes says "peas". We have a consultation for tubes in our ears on Thursday. He's had a LOT of ear infections lately so we're hoping that tubes will cut down on that. Now that working, middle-class people don't get good health insurance anymore, we can't afford to be running to the doctor every week for antibiotics. (Insert never-ending rant about health insurance and state's rights here).
Levi is not quite smarter than me yet, but he's working on it. He's been doing a lot of math for fun lately and that really freaks me out. He likes to watch basketball on television, but will also watch some golf. We are proud to say that he got NO new electronic devices for Christmas but did get a couple of new games for his WiiU. As a parent who is completely addicted to the internet and electronics, I'm hoping that my boys will get the chance to see the world (or at least the backyard) before Youtube and Facebook turns their brains to mush. Is there an App for that? Yes, it's called "unplugged". What did Levi get for Christmas? An electric pencil sharpener - that's what he asked for. (Don't worry - he got a whole bunch of other stuff too - but the pencil sharpener was the high point!)
Well, that's all I have for now. I apologize profusely for all that's been left unsaid over the past three years. Let's face it guys, so much of what is said these days should have gone unsaid anyway.
I'd ramble on about the meaning of life for a while, but that's not what you came for now, is it? You want to know about cute things my adorable kids are doing.
Andrew has discovered the joys of hurling balls at goals. His accuracy is at about 5% but his enthusiasm is through the roof. He's got a good arm and (as much as it pains me to say) may have some baseball in his future (barf). He's gotten really good at the "vroom, vroom" sound that you're supposed to make whenever pushing toy cars and trucks around. He says "tank u" and sometimes says "peas". We have a consultation for tubes in our ears on Thursday. He's had a LOT of ear infections lately so we're hoping that tubes will cut down on that. Now that working, middle-class people don't get good health insurance anymore, we can't afford to be running to the doctor every week for antibiotics. (Insert never-ending rant about health insurance and state's rights here).
Levi is not quite smarter than me yet, but he's working on it. He's been doing a lot of math for fun lately and that really freaks me out. He likes to watch basketball on television, but will also watch some golf. We are proud to say that he got NO new electronic devices for Christmas but did get a couple of new games for his WiiU. As a parent who is completely addicted to the internet and electronics, I'm hoping that my boys will get the chance to see the world (or at least the backyard) before Youtube and Facebook turns their brains to mush. Is there an App for that? Yes, it's called "unplugged". What did Levi get for Christmas? An electric pencil sharpener - that's what he asked for. (Don't worry - he got a whole bunch of other stuff too - but the pencil sharpener was the high point!)
Well, that's all I have for now. I apologize profusely for all that's been left unsaid over the past three years. Let's face it guys, so much of what is said these days should have gone unsaid anyway.
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