Ty claims he wants a dragon tattoo when he grows up. Funny thing is ... he says it's going to be a temporary one! Guess we don't have to worry about that child!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
HELP! I'm Outnumbered!
Well, it's happened ... the children are officially "in cahoots" and working against me!
For about two weeks now, I've been able to gracefully avoid Abby's attempts to spend a large part of her savings on a new Webkinz. She has asked often ... okay, about 50 times a day ... if she could please, please, please buy one with her "own money." She has written diary entries about the things she would do to earn one, documented her progress in wearing me down in said diary, and generally not shut up about the whole thing! Well, I guess she wore me down, because somehow in my not-quite-on-the-ball state today, I apparently agreed to let her buy one. She was driving me NUTS!
Then, to make matters worse (and I really don't know how I let this happen), Tyler expressed interest in getting one too. I said, "no" (because why does a four-year old boy need a Webkinz!?!) and at first he seemed fine with the decision. But, Abby convinced him he should buy one. She told him he could have his own Webkinz World on the computer! I countered, "Well, that would be fun, but there's no way Tyler has enough money for a Webkinz. Oh well." Guess what? He does. Awhile ago I found them, Noah's Ark bank open on the floor, counting out Tyler's money! So I pulled the "what have you done to earn this?" card. But, they made a list of the chores they would accomplish in the next half hour (on their Magnadoodle!) and got to work. They were even brushing their teeth (at 3:30 p.m!) for goodness sake!
So, I ask you, what do I do? I guess we're going Webkinz shopping this afternoon. But, do I spring for half of their Webkinz? Do I let them buy the whole thing with their own money? Why not, right? We buy them things all the time! But somehow I feel guilty. That's like stealing a kid's money from their piggy bank. BUT ... on the other hand, haven't we plopped about two-thirds of that change in there when we've found it in jeans pockets, etc!?! Input please Blog readers. Thanks!
For about two weeks now, I've been able to gracefully avoid Abby's attempts to spend a large part of her savings on a new Webkinz. She has asked often ... okay, about 50 times a day ... if she could please, please, please buy one with her "own money." She has written diary entries about the things she would do to earn one, documented her progress in wearing me down in said diary, and generally not shut up about the whole thing! Well, I guess she wore me down, because somehow in my not-quite-on-the-ball state today, I apparently agreed to let her buy one. She was driving me NUTS!
Then, to make matters worse (and I really don't know how I let this happen), Tyler expressed interest in getting one too. I said, "no" (because why does a four-year old boy need a Webkinz!?!) and at first he seemed fine with the decision. But, Abby convinced him he should buy one. She told him he could have his own Webkinz World on the computer! I countered, "Well, that would be fun, but there's no way Tyler has enough money for a Webkinz. Oh well." Guess what? He does. Awhile ago I found them, Noah's Ark bank open on the floor, counting out Tyler's money! So I pulled the "what have you done to earn this?" card. But, they made a list of the chores they would accomplish in the next half hour (on their Magnadoodle!) and got to work. They were even brushing their teeth (at 3:30 p.m!) for goodness sake!
So, I ask you, what do I do? I guess we're going Webkinz shopping this afternoon. But, do I spring for half of their Webkinz? Do I let them buy the whole thing with their own money? Why not, right? We buy them things all the time! But somehow I feel guilty. That's like stealing a kid's money from their piggy bank. BUT ... on the other hand, haven't we plopped about two-thirds of that change in there when we've found it in jeans pockets, etc!?! Input please Blog readers. Thanks!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Summer Camp
Yesterday, Jenn and I took the kids down to Summer Camp Beach, a resort near Alligator Point. They have an agreement with SouthWood, so residents (we consider ourselves pseudo-residents, but we actually went as Jenn's guests yesterday) can come for the day and hang out at the beach or the pool. Unfortunately, the beach was pretty full of seagrass, so we hung out and had our lunch (and adult beverages!) on the deck. Abby was in a mood, so TRUST ME, the adult beverages were a must. Thanks Jenn for throwing them in the cooler!
We hung out at the pool for most of the day ... played checkers and got some sun. Next time, we're going to attempt the kayaks!
Note: sorry about the cloudy pictures. There was something on my phone's camera lens. All the pictures are kind of blurry. If Jenn got a couple good shots, I'll add them later.
We hung out at the pool for most of the day ... played checkers and got some sun. Next time, we're going to attempt the kayaks!
Note: sorry about the cloudy pictures. There was something on my phone's camera lens. All the pictures are kind of blurry. If Jenn got a couple good shots, I'll add them later.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Random!
I've had a note here about a couple things to share ... just some recent events that have made me chuckle (although some began in horror and ended with a chuckle!) Enjoy.
CHUCKLE #1: Tyler just can't seem to grasp the name of the store "Publix." He has never been able to say it. In fact, to this day he pronounces it "Pubs-lix" instead. But the most recent confusion has occurred when I tell him he really shouldn't do something "in public." Here's a sample conversation from this past week:
Me: Tyler, take your hands out of your pants ... it's not nice to walk around the house with them in there and you definitely don't want to do it in public!
Tyler: Mommy, I promise I won't do it when we're in Publix.
But remember, he pronounces it Pubs-lix, which just adds to the humor. Now, I haven't even addressed what he's doing with his hands down his pants! I can only tell you Tyler, at age 4, is quite a little man. A preschool Al Bundy, if you will!
CHUCKLE #1: Tyler just can't seem to grasp the name of the store "Publix." He has never been able to say it. In fact, to this day he pronounces it "Pubs-lix" instead. But the most recent confusion has occurred when I tell him he really shouldn't do something "in public." Here's a sample conversation from this past week:
Me: Tyler, take your hands out of your pants ... it's not nice to walk around the house with them in there and you definitely don't want to do it in public!
Tyler: Mommy, I promise I won't do it when we're in Publix.
But remember, he pronounces it Pubs-lix, which just adds to the humor. Now, I haven't even addressed what he's doing with his hands down his pants! I can only tell you Tyler, at age 4, is quite a little man. A preschool Al Bundy, if you will!
CHUCKLE #2: Let's stick with Tyler for a moment. Some of you, who follow me on Facebook, might have heard about this first for our family. Neither of our children have ever been "draw on the walls, climb the fences, test the outlets" type of kids. I know many of those kids, but as a teacher at Advent once put it, our two seem to "know their world," a.k.a. their boundaries. Well, Tyler crossed the line last week. I was on the computer and Tyler was watching TV, when I assume he mindlessly found a small (but not VERY small) battery lying about and stuck it up his nose.
The perpetrator was a "LR44 alkaline cell" battery. Marked in this picture with its other name - AG13, it's a (and a I quote from Wikipedia) "button cell alkaline battery, commonly used in small LED flashlights, digital thermometers and calipers, watches, clocks, and laser pointers."
We could add to that description: the LR-44 battery fits just great in a 4-year old's nostril! When Tyler came running in for help, he was sticking his finger up in his nose ... pushing the battery farther up in there. In "mom school" they don't teach you what to do in this situation, so I improvised. We held the other nostril closed and I told Ty to act like a cow and snort it out. Would you believe it worked!?! Amazing. But, even more amazing is that Tyler claimed then ... and still claims today ... that the battery "flew up his nose!" I kid you not. We're now having big discussions about lying!
Chuckle #3: I don't know if this is laugh out loud funny, but it's comical. My mom (sorry Grammy for calling you out!) is kind of struggling with her new Droid smartphone. We just taught her how to send a picture message the other day, but Abby can now text on my phone, use voice search to find something on Google, pull up one of her favorite game applications, and search and download new game apps from the Marketplace. She's SEVEN! Mind you, since I realized she could do all of this, we've prohibited her from touching the phone without asking first, and I've moved the voice search off my home screen. As I told Abby, "Google is great, but how does the voice search application know for sure what you're saying?" There are lots of words out there that rhyme ... and I don't need Google to make a mistake!
Chuckle #4: Look who is on a pop-up ad on the Tallahassee Democrat webpage? And, what mistakes have I made you might ask!!!???
Don't worry ... I'm simply an actor on the teentruth.org site, which was designed by Wahi Media. Some of you may know that Dennis and I have done a bit of on-camera work for them for various clients. But I'm thinking the Department of Health's grant included free banner ads to advertise their new site! I've had friends all over town texting me to ask why they've seen me online. Dennis pulled this off the Tallahassee Democrat's web page so I could share it with all of you family members. Laugh away Mom and Dad ... go ahead. Funny!
So Long Preschool Gym!
Although Ty made the obligatory "sad face" for me for the sake of this picture, I think it was ME who was really torn up about our last day in the preschool gym! After this session (which I thought ended today ... but really ends next week ... oops!), Tyler will graduate to the kindergym. He goes by himself now. Which means no "mommy & me" classes. I've been phased out!
That said, I've known this day was coming. We signed up for the summer session so we could say our goodbyes. :) Truthfully, I'm a bit over the preschool room now. Between the two kids, we've taken classes in there for about five years straight ... give or take a session. But it's just the right size for them, and they love it!
Bye Preschool Gym! As Abby says (in her most dramatic tone), "we'll see you when we have our own kids!"
Traveling Treats
Kym ... can you believe I hadn't used this plate until now? I was waiting for the right neighbors with whom to share ... and for treats that actually made it out of the house. Usually they remain in our house ... or in other words, find a resting spot on Dennis' tummy and my thighs! Here's a shot of Tyler before we filled the plate with brownies the other day.
And here's a closeup of the cute poem. Who knows, maybe the plate will make its way back to us someday! What a cute idea this is ... thanks Kym and crew!
Fancy Schmancy
On Saturday, Abby went to a Fancy Nancy tea party with a bunch of her gal pals (a fancy way of saying her buddies!) As you can see, she broke out ALL of her accessories ... and then some! And I'm sure you'll be glad to see that she brought some of her sass too ...
THAT we could have done without! It was a really cute party though. They made crowns, read the Fancy Nancy story, had tea ... and drew for doorprizes.
Meanwhile at home ... Tyler was being slightly less fancy! Yes, all of you grandparent-types out there ... we do realize this is dangerous, and we've talked with Tyler about the possible implications. Having shared that disclaimer ... I'm glad we ran him through the laundry, because isn't he stinkin' cute!??!
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