Sunday, July 28, 2013
I'm baaack!
Wow, I haven't posted in almost a year. It's been a busy one!
No way to capture everything that has happened, but here are some recent stories.
Recently, Jellybean started taking TaeKwanDo. Turns out she loves it. LOVES it. Her favorite day of the week is the day she has class. She adores Master Clark, and is exceedingly proud of having passed her first belt test. (spoiler - all the kids pass).
Her Saturday class was cancelled over Memorial Day Weekend, and Joey was upset to miss class. So M took a stab at explaining why it was cancelled, and the conversation went like this:
M: Class is cancelled because it's Memorial Day Weekend. Memorial Day is a holiday.
J: Oh yes, I know what that is.
M: Ok, so what is Memorial Day?
J: Memorial Day is the day we honor the men and women who fought the dinosaurs.
M: (Speechless, then laughing) Um, it's complicated. But yeah, that's it.
J: Nods with satisfaction.
God, I love 4 year olds. The non sequiturs are awesome.
Also, recently I had my appendix out. On the way home from the hospital, M popped into the pharmacy to fill my prescription. The girls followed him in, but didn't make it past the gumball machines at the door. Soon, both girls were begging for quarters. Explaining that I didn't have any, I reminded Jellybean that I'd been in the hospital, and the only thing I had in my possession was the little clutch (thoughtfully provided by Monkey) holding my phone and my toothbrush.
Jellybean's response? Mom, it would be more convenient if the next time you have your appendix out, you could remember to bring quarters. With arms akimbo, in a lecturing tone of voice!
I laughed so hard I cried.
No way to capture everything that has happened, but here are some recent stories.
Recently, Jellybean started taking TaeKwanDo. Turns out she loves it. LOVES it. Her favorite day of the week is the day she has class. She adores Master Clark, and is exceedingly proud of having passed her first belt test. (spoiler - all the kids pass).
Her Saturday class was cancelled over Memorial Day Weekend, and Joey was upset to miss class. So M took a stab at explaining why it was cancelled, and the conversation went like this:
M: Class is cancelled because it's Memorial Day Weekend. Memorial Day is a holiday.
J: Oh yes, I know what that is.
M: Ok, so what is Memorial Day?
J: Memorial Day is the day we honor the men and women who fought the dinosaurs.
M: (Speechless, then laughing) Um, it's complicated. But yeah, that's it.
J: Nods with satisfaction.
God, I love 4 year olds. The non sequiturs are awesome.
Also, recently I had my appendix out. On the way home from the hospital, M popped into the pharmacy to fill my prescription. The girls followed him in, but didn't make it past the gumball machines at the door. Soon, both girls were begging for quarters. Explaining that I didn't have any, I reminded Jellybean that I'd been in the hospital, and the only thing I had in my possession was the little clutch (thoughtfully provided by Monkey) holding my phone and my toothbrush.
Jellybean's response? Mom, it would be more convenient if the next time you have your appendix out, you could remember to bring quarters. With arms akimbo, in a lecturing tone of voice!
I laughed so hard I cried.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Non sequitur
Recently, we spent two weeks at the Florida house. The first week was all Carter cousins, all the time, plus Nana and Granddad and then....poof - no one but us for the second week. I'd say the silence was deafening but I'd be lying, since Jellybean has taken to yodeling (singing? YELLING? unsure the english language has quite the right verb for that behavior) at the top of her lungs. But I digress...
The last night of our vacation we went to a birthday party. For an adult. With, like, other adults and adult beverages and OMG we did NOT have to talk to our kids the whole time. Instead we benevolently let them play with our friends' kids, and enjoy the company of someone other than their parents. I.e., we totally ignored them (in a safe environment) and it was awesome!
One of the guests, a good friend of the host and hostess, was an unmarried guy who clearly was entertained by Jellybean's antics.
She must have picked up on this early, because about 30 minutes into the evening, she wandered out to the porch with her milk, set it down, and told him in a VERY serious tone of voice that "you know, tiredness RUINS me." The deadpan look on her face solemnly conveyed that she was - and I mean really, truly, honestly was - ultra-serious about this matter. And then, you know, wandered out again.
The last night of our vacation we went to a birthday party. For an adult. With, like, other adults and adult beverages and OMG we did NOT have to talk to our kids the whole time. Instead we benevolently let them play with our friends' kids, and enjoy the company of someone other than their parents. I.e., we totally ignored them (in a safe environment) and it was awesome!
One of the guests, a good friend of the host and hostess, was an unmarried guy who clearly was entertained by Jellybean's antics.
She must have picked up on this early, because about 30 minutes into the evening, she wandered out to the porch with her milk, set it down, and told him in a VERY serious tone of voice that "you know, tiredness RUINS me." The deadpan look on her face solemnly conveyed that she was - and I mean really, truly, honestly was - ultra-serious about this matter. And then, you know, wandered out again.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Special Friend Day
Jellybean's school does a Special Friend/Grandparents day at school. No parents allowed!
Jellybean wanted our babysitter C (who has a real job and we are fortunate enough to see for occasional family dinners on Sunday nights) to be her special friend.
Jellybean was a WEE bit excited when C arrived:
They had a lovely time both on the way to school, and upon arrival. We are lucky to have C as part of the "family"!!
Jellybean wanted our babysitter C (who has a real job and we are fortunate enough to see for occasional family dinners on Sunday nights) to be her special friend.
Jellybean was a WEE bit excited when C arrived:
 |
| Literally jumping for joy... |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)