The little dude isn't so little anymore. He turns three today!
He crawled into bed with us about 6:30 this morning and snuggled under my chin, and all I could think was, "Enjoy it now. It's going to end way to soon." Sigh.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Does this say mischief?
I can generally tell that Blake needs a haircut when his hair stands up about two inches off his head after he takes off his hat. I love his curls, so I put off the cut for as long as possible. Then, when he starts looking like we raise him in the wilderness, I call up the hairdresser (a lovely girl named Rachel), and get all the curls shorn. Sigh.
January 13, 2010
Did I mention that I love Faith's eyes? I made her suffer slightly for this shot...she's standing in the curtains by her window trying not to be blinded by the bright sunlight.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Brrrrrrr
Faith had a make-up lesson on Saturday morning at her riding stable. It was about minus 18 with the windchill that morning, so we all bundled up in a couple of layers of clothes, and I broke out the long johns.
Of course, as soon as we got to the stable, Blake decided he had to go pee. I'm living in a Robert Munsch story. As there's only a plastic portapotty at the stable, and it was minus 18, I tried to encourage him to wait, but to no avail.
So, we braved the ugly green beast. Did you know how many things there are to TOUCH in a portapotty? Things that a three-year-old wants to touch? Gross. I spent the time alternately peeling off layers of his clothes, and yelling, "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" Unzip the coat. Those "pretty rocks" in the urinal? DON'T TOUCH THAT!...and so on.
Anyway, we got down to brass tacks and what happens? "I don't have to pee Mommy." Gah! I believe he felt the cold and decided his manhood was better bundled up. If only he could have decided that four articles of clothing ago.
After this, we watched Faith trot around the ring on Texas, a little pony that's normally slow, but decided to speed up to do a turbo trot to keep warm. Faith stayed on, bareback, though.
Luckily it was a short lesson, so my toes were only partially frozen by the time it was done. Faith's feet, on the other hand, were toasty. Considering how much I just spent on new paddock boots, halfchaps, and thick socks, they'd better be.
I've had a taste of what hockey mom's go through and that was quite enough. Go away winter weather!
Of course, as soon as we got to the stable, Blake decided he had to go pee. I'm living in a Robert Munsch story. As there's only a plastic portapotty at the stable, and it was minus 18, I tried to encourage him to wait, but to no avail.
So, we braved the ugly green beast. Did you know how many things there are to TOUCH in a portapotty? Things that a three-year-old wants to touch? Gross. I spent the time alternately peeling off layers of his clothes, and yelling, "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" Unzip the coat. Those "pretty rocks" in the urinal? DON'T TOUCH THAT!...and so on.
Anyway, we got down to brass tacks and what happens? "I don't have to pee Mommy." Gah! I believe he felt the cold and decided his manhood was better bundled up. If only he could have decided that four articles of clothing ago.
After this, we watched Faith trot around the ring on Texas, a little pony that's normally slow, but decided to speed up to do a turbo trot to keep warm. Faith stayed on, bareback, though.
Luckily it was a short lesson, so my toes were only partially frozen by the time it was done. Faith's feet, on the other hand, were toasty. Considering how much I just spent on new paddock boots, halfchaps, and thick socks, they'd better be.
I've had a taste of what hockey mom's go through and that was quite enough. Go away winter weather!
After movie entertainment
Karen and I went to see our first movie of 2010 (and possibly the first movie of 2009 too...I can't remember anymore) on Friday night. Sherlock Holmes. A rollicking movie, with lots of grimy London to enjoy as a backdrop. And, of course, the possibility of Sherlock Holmes 2 in the wings.
After the movie, we headed over to Chapters, where Karen bought a book about learning, and I got a kick out of the strange titles that Chapters carries, My personal favorites were "Parrot Training" and the one pictured.
After the movie, we headed over to Chapters, where Karen bought a book about learning, and I got a kick out of the strange titles that Chapters carries, My personal favorites were "Parrot Training" and the one pictured.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
I am in hell
I just had to explain sexting to my 8-year-old. Curses on friends with older siblings! Although, I was impressed that George had the forethought to mention that sexting involves sending pictures of yourself, not just text messages. (He said that he read an article about it....hmmmm. This from a guy who IMed for the first time on December 24th, 2009!)
This was followed by a conversation with Blake. He likes to say, "I have a peeeenis." Then he added, "Girls have a bum." To improve his anatomy, I replied, "No, girls have a vagina." His response? A little grin, and a "he-he-he" laugh. Good lord...he's going to be the guy we warn our daughters about. (Reference: See the first paragraph.)
This was followed by a conversation with Blake. He likes to say, "I have a peeeenis." Then he added, "Girls have a bum." To improve his anatomy, I replied, "No, girls have a vagina." His response? A little grin, and a "he-he-he" laugh. Good lord...he's going to be the guy we warn our daughters about. (Reference: See the first paragraph.)
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Mystery solved!
Thanks to Gran Torino and Clint Eastwood, I had a mystery solved for me tonight. A while ago I took a photo of this person dressed in an amazing costume for what she told me was "Moan" New Year. Turns out that this is spelled Hmong! Clint Eastwood's character in Gran Torino has neighbours who are Hmong, spelled out for me in the movie description, but pronounced Moan by a character. So the costume was for Hmong New Year!
The Hmong have a very interesting history. To read about them, you can go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_people
The Hmong have a very interesting history. To read about them, you can go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_people
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