Thursday, October 29, 2009
growing a boy
My boy Liam must be in training to become a big boy. He's been sleeping like a champ, and eating almost as much as Owen. This morning for breakfast he had a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries (which turns the oatmeal purple in case you were wondering what color his oatmeal is compared to Owen); two slices of cheese, a cup of OJ, half of my breakfast cereal, and a sippy cup of milk. That was all at one sitting! He's been down for a nap now for more than two hours, he must know that in two weeks he'll be two years old and ... a ... big boy!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Pink Oatmeal...explained
So this thing we do - "painting" the oatmeal is Owens' newest thing. He used to eat it all the time, but then got out of the habit. When I re-introduced it a month ago he was not into it at all so I got creative. First I added honey and cinnamon. All I got was the "head turn" (you know, where they turns up their nose). I took it away, did some mommy magic, and voila - pink oatmeal. Since then he's had every color in the rainbow and he eats up every last bite.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
idle hands (this was accidentally left in "drafts" Oops)
I made two phone calls this afternoon. One was to REI to check a gift card balance, and the other was to FedEx to track my Bodum Chambord coffee press. I realize neither was vitally important, but it was on my mind and I thought I could take a few minutes to do these things.
What Owen and Liam did while I was on the phone:
Owen: tore the July page off the desk calendar and wrote my chores on the back for me. (there is a back story to this: I made a chore chart for him and posted it on the wall in the kitchen. It's a calendar grid with happy faces for the days he does his chores, and sad faces when he doesn't. Chores are getting dressed in the morning, picking up his toys at the end of the day, and setting the table). Now I have a chore chart too, including sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, watering the (non-existent) garden, and washing the clothes). He then proceeded to use up a roll of tape to affix my chore chart to the wall. Finally he locked the bathroom door from the outside with the lights on.
Liam: pounded on the wall with his plastic hammer; took the keys out of the drawer and jammed them into the sliding door track; reaaranged the contents of the desk drawer; and lost the cap to the glitter glue.
Was it worth it? Maybe in 6-8 weeks when the coffee press arrives.
What Owen and Liam did while I was on the phone:
Owen: tore the July page off the desk calendar and wrote my chores on the back for me. (there is a back story to this: I made a chore chart for him and posted it on the wall in the kitchen. It's a calendar grid with happy faces for the days he does his chores, and sad faces when he doesn't. Chores are getting dressed in the morning, picking up his toys at the end of the day, and setting the table). Now I have a chore chart too, including sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, watering the (non-existent) garden, and washing the clothes). He then proceeded to use up a roll of tape to affix my chore chart to the wall. Finally he locked the bathroom door from the outside with the lights on.
Liam: pounded on the wall with his plastic hammer; took the keys out of the drawer and jammed them into the sliding door track; reaaranged the contents of the desk drawer; and lost the cap to the glitter glue.
Was it worth it? Maybe in 6-8 weeks when the coffee press arrives.
Friday, September 4, 2009
sad to say
I did not roast the pork loin. I didn't even buy one. My intention was good, but it just was not meant to be. It still sounds good though, right? Maybe another day.
Speaking of sounds, the sound of traffic outside our apartment is driving me CRAZY! It gets so loud we can't hear the t.v., or even each other from 10 feet away. The apartment is very nice. On the plus side we have no noise from our neighbors (we hardly ever see anyone), and we have a nice big green area right outside our door. On the bad side we have to watch out for dog poop on that green (even though there are little bags provided to pick up the poo - grrr). And there's the traffic. We sit on the street side of the complex and it's a major road. I love opening the windows in the evening, but I can't take the noise.
Speaking of sounds, the sound of traffic outside our apartment is driving me CRAZY! It gets so loud we can't hear the t.v., or even each other from 10 feet away. The apartment is very nice. On the plus side we have no noise from our neighbors (we hardly ever see anyone), and we have a nice big green area right outside our door. On the bad side we have to watch out for dog poop on that green (even though there are little bags provided to pick up the poo - grrr). And there's the traffic. We sit on the street side of the complex and it's a major road. I love opening the windows in the evening, but I can't take the noise.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Sunday Feast
My goal this week is to roast a pork loin. Extra points for organic meat.
Stayed tuned to see how this plays out....
Stayed tuned to see how this plays out....
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
time wasted
It's bedtime and I did not finish folding the laundry (I didn't even begin). I also did not make my new September calendar that included Owen's chores. I guess that must be why he didn't finish his chores tonight. I did however upload pictures from Nettie's wedding to Shutterfly and FB, created and ordered a photo book, I also answered all my emails, and recommended some books to my uncle in Virginia. I guess you can say it's been a virtual productive day (as opposed to "virtually productive"). Tomorrow has my name written all over it, but for now it's off to bed to read a real book.
Incidentally, I made tacos for dinner and in place of the lettuce I used fresh baby spinach. My kids ate it without a fuss. My husband ate it without a fuss. What an easy, easy, easy way to add spinach to our diet. Not that my boys are picky about their vegetables but who am I to turn down a gift horse?
Incidentally, I made tacos for dinner and in place of the lettuce I used fresh baby spinach. My kids ate it without a fuss. My husband ate it without a fuss. What an easy, easy, easy way to add spinach to our diet. Not that my boys are picky about their vegetables but who am I to turn down a gift horse?
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