I just wanted to let everyone know that Logan earned his Bear badge and officially becomes a Webelo this summer. We are so proud of him. It takes a lot of hard work to earn these badges, and he has done a great job. Way to go, Logan!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Happy Birthday Greg!
It's hard to decide what days we will acknowledge when a loved one leaves us. It is especially hard when you consider the children that were left behind. I knew pretty quickly after Greg's death that I wanted to celebrate his life with our boys...not his death. Every year since he died, the boys have made birthday cards and attached them to balloons to send up to Heaven to their Dad. 
It's a great tradition that I know the boys enjoy and I'm glad that Ed takes an active role in it, too. These two little boys lost a lot and I want them to still be able to celebrate moments with their father. Saturday, February 7, 2009
The Demise of the Tooth Fairy
That's right people...the Tooth Fairy no longer exists. Let me start my defense now: I was feeling sick, I was soooo tired, I had no cash on hand...okay look, I just forgot. When did I remember? The next morning as soon as I woke Logan up. He threw his pillow back and that's when it hit me.
His disappointment was obvious. I started with some excuses...you lost it so late, she had probably already left...maybe she had already come through Colorado. It wasn't working out. So I just came clean. I said, Logan, do you know who the Tooth Fairy is?" He said, "No." I pointed at myself and his eyes lit up. I told him I didn't have time to go get cash to hide under his pillow but I told him I would get it to him ASAP. The one catch--he couldn't tell his brother.
Now, did I clarify that I wasn't EVERYONE'S Tooth Fairy? I probably should have, but I didn't. I didn't want to completely traumitize the kid. However, I now find myself concerned that Logan will inform his friends that his Mom is the Tooth Fairy. Oh Lordy...
His disappointment was obvious. I started with some excuses...you lost it so late, she had probably already left...maybe she had already come through Colorado. It wasn't working out. So I just came clean. I said, Logan, do you know who the Tooth Fairy is?" He said, "No." I pointed at myself and his eyes lit up. I told him I didn't have time to go get cash to hide under his pillow but I told him I would get it to him ASAP. The one catch--he couldn't tell his brother.
Now, did I clarify that I wasn't EVERYONE'S Tooth Fairy? I probably should have, but I didn't. I didn't want to completely traumitize the kid. However, I now find myself concerned that Logan will inform his friends that his Mom is the Tooth Fairy. Oh Lordy...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tyler...oh, Tyler...
So Tyler, who we affectionately refer to as "Greg Jr." never ceases to amaze me. Ed and I have decided that he is just like his Daddy was. That sarcasm and dry humor that Greg had is what sticks out the most. The best though, is that he's funny and he doesn't even realize it. Take this incident for example...
While we're in the car, Tyler starts talking VERY LOUD to his brother. After a couple of warnings, I finally went into serious mom discipline mode. I said, "STOP YELLING!" (Okay, so I know that yelling at them to get them to stop yelling probably isn't effective, but I'm still a work in progress!) Tyler, in his most Greg-like way said, "But Mom, all my sentences have exclamation marks at the end!" How do you argue with that? I never thought he would be able to use his education against me. Darn it...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Another tooth bites the dust...
That's right people. Logan has lost yet another tooth. I was beginning to wonder if he would ever lose any teeth. Maybe it was all that Vitamin D milk he had before we went to 2%. Regardless, when he hadn't lost any teeth by second grade, I was wondering if he even had adult teeth.
I can't say that nature finally took its course about mid-year in the second grade for Logan and the teeth started coming out. Actually, it was gravity that played a big part. Gravity...speed...and the linoleum floor at his school all played a part. If you ask Logan, it was his shoes fault. Brand new shoes that he refused to wear ever again because he was so firm in his belief that the shoes had caused his misfortune.
As I was pulling into the pickup line that day, my cell phone started ringing. I could tell it was the school. About that same time, the assistant principle was flagging me down and told me to park, that Logan had an accident. Now, I will admit that I went into panic mode. I expected to find them either performing CPR on my kid or a bone sticking out somewhere. Instead I find him with an icepack on his mouth. Not so bad, right? Wrong...
Losing teeth is okay...when they're loose. None of his were. The dentist said it could take up to a year for his adult teeth to start coming through. These were major teeth...eating teeth...good picture taking teeth...talking correctly teeth. Not to mention, two other teeth were knocked loose in the process, so we had to keep our eyes open for absess and what-not.
What was Logan's main concern? The teacher was so frantic because of the blood that they rushed him to the nurse. Who knew where the teeth were. Logan knew this posed a problem...what would the tooth fairy think? I tried to assure him that his mouth was proof enough that he had indeed lost teeth. He didn't buy it. Believe it or not, his teacher found two of his teeth in the hallway and in Logan's mind, that was better than nothing.
So here we are, a year later and I've lost track of how many teeth we pulled. Tonight was the best though. He had a loose tooth and the adult was already coming in behind it. As I went to grab the tooth with a tissue Logan jerked back and told me to be careful because this tooth hurt so bad. I said I would try to be careful and opened the tissue to show the tooth that had come out when he jerked. Mission accomplished...no tears shed...thank God he wasn't wearing shoes.
Here's my dilemma...is it bad to borrow a dollar from Logan's piggy bank to trade for his tooth? If only the toothfairy did direct deposit...
I can't say that nature finally took its course about mid-year in the second grade for Logan and the teeth started coming out. Actually, it was gravity that played a big part. Gravity...speed...and the linoleum floor at his school all played a part. If you ask Logan, it was his shoes fault. Brand new shoes that he refused to wear ever again because he was so firm in his belief that the shoes had caused his misfortune.
As I was pulling into the pickup line that day, my cell phone started ringing. I could tell it was the school. About that same time, the assistant principle was flagging me down and told me to park, that Logan had an accident. Now, I will admit that I went into panic mode. I expected to find them either performing CPR on my kid or a bone sticking out somewhere. Instead I find him with an icepack on his mouth. Not so bad, right? Wrong...
Losing teeth is okay...when they're loose. None of his were. The dentist said it could take up to a year for his adult teeth to start coming through. These were major teeth...eating teeth...good picture taking teeth...talking correctly teeth. Not to mention, two other teeth were knocked loose in the process, so we had to keep our eyes open for absess and what-not.
What was Logan's main concern? The teacher was so frantic because of the blood that they rushed him to the nurse. Who knew where the teeth were. Logan knew this posed a problem...what would the tooth fairy think? I tried to assure him that his mouth was proof enough that he had indeed lost teeth. He didn't buy it. Believe it or not, his teacher found two of his teeth in the hallway and in Logan's mind, that was better than nothing.
So here we are, a year later and I've lost track of how many teeth we pulled. Tonight was the best though. He had a loose tooth and the adult was already coming in behind it. As I went to grab the tooth with a tissue Logan jerked back and told me to be careful because this tooth hurt so bad. I said I would try to be careful and opened the tissue to show the tooth that had come out when he jerked. Mission accomplished...no tears shed...thank God he wasn't wearing shoes.
Here's my dilemma...is it bad to borrow a dollar from Logan's piggy bank to trade for his tooth? If only the toothfairy did direct deposit...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Two in One Day...Wow!
I just had to share what a great guy and kiddos I have. I had to stay late last night working on a response and look at the surprise I came home to...
Aren't they beautiful??? But it got better...
I still love to read...
When I was younger, I loved to read. I read Sweet Valley High, the Babysitters Club and Fear Street. Gradually I morphed into more mature reading, where I read most of Michael Creighton's books.
Then I had kids.
Michael Creighton was quickly replaced with Curious George and Barney. Since my kids have been little, we have accumulated quite a large collection of children's books. It started with Logan and every night he would pick out a book and we would read it. Then his little brother came along and Logan would read to both of us. Now, Logan likes to read on his own in his room before bed (which I am thankful for because he and I don't see eye-to-eye on book choices...Pokemon, Nintendo Heroes, Star Wars...but a book is a book, right?) Sometimes, Logan will ask if he can read to Tyler, which I think is so sweet. I think it shows how much he loves his little brother.
It makes me sad to think that the clock is ticking to Tyler's interest in books like his brother. But for now, I will enjoy every second I have to read to him, even if it's just "A Kitten Tale" over and over.
So now, in my office, there is a book shelf devoted to my favorite of all children's books. They are books that I shared with my boys and I hope to give them to my grandchildren one day and foster the same love of reading that Logan and Tyler have. Here is a brief list of a few of mine and the boys favorites:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Hunting the Daddyosaurus by Teresa Bateman
The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
A Creature was Stirring by Carter Goodrich (Moms of boys can appreciate this!)
You're All my Favorites by Sam McBratney
GuessHow Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (The movie comes out this year!)
The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathman
Right now Tyler and I are reading "The Tale of Despereaux". We read a chapter every night and are going to go see the movie as soon as we finish. We're almost there. I think we are going to start "The Great Gilly Hopkins" next. It has always been a favorite of mine.
Believe it or not, I do read books other than those found in the children's area at Borders. I am currently in the middle of a few books..."Feasting, Fasting," "Fool's Crow," and "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness." Sure, they are all what I like to call "mandatory fun" readings, but they have all been enjoyable nonetheless. I'm glad that I picked a career in life that allows me to do something I love to do, and is something I can foster in my boys as well.
Wish me luck...my first rough short story transcript is due in a week and a half and I am still tossing around ideas. I'm trying to stick to literary fiction, but sometimes it can get tricky and you end up sliding into genre fiction without even realizing it. Hopefully it will go well!
Oh, and one more quick note. I'm not sure why everyone is okay with the "Twilight" books but are so against "Harry Potter." I love Harry Potter. I read every book. I was at Borders at midnight the night the last book was released. I dressed up as Harry Potter for my kids Halloween parties at school. I have a Harry Potter snowglobe in my collection and Ed got me a Harry Potter Christmas ornament to add to my literary Christmas tree in my office (don't laugh...all the ornaments are from storybooks). I want to start reading the series to Tyler and Logan soon. Sure, there's technically wizardry, but it is a story about good prevailing over evil. What's wrong with that? I think it goes along with my argument that letting my kids go trick-or-treating doesn't make us devil worshippers.
Then I had kids.
Michael Creighton was quickly replaced with Curious George and Barney. Since my kids have been little, we have accumulated quite a large collection of children's books. It started with Logan and every night he would pick out a book and we would read it. Then his little brother came along and Logan would read to both of us. Now, Logan likes to read on his own in his room before bed (which I am thankful for because he and I don't see eye-to-eye on book choices...Pokemon, Nintendo Heroes, Star Wars...but a book is a book, right?) Sometimes, Logan will ask if he can read to Tyler, which I think is so sweet. I think it shows how much he loves his little brother.
It makes me sad to think that the clock is ticking to Tyler's interest in books like his brother. But for now, I will enjoy every second I have to read to him, even if it's just "A Kitten Tale" over and over.
So now, in my office, there is a book shelf devoted to my favorite of all children's books. They are books that I shared with my boys and I hope to give them to my grandchildren one day and foster the same love of reading that Logan and Tyler have. Here is a brief list of a few of mine and the boys favorites:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Hunting the Daddyosaurus by Teresa Bateman
The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
A Creature was Stirring by Carter Goodrich (Moms of boys can appreciate this!)
You're All my Favorites by Sam McBratney
GuessHow Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (The movie comes out this year!)
The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathman
Right now Tyler and I are reading "The Tale of Despereaux". We read a chapter every night and are going to go see the movie as soon as we finish. We're almost there. I think we are going to start "The Great Gilly Hopkins" next. It has always been a favorite of mine.
Believe it or not, I do read books other than those found in the children's area at Borders. I am currently in the middle of a few books..."Feasting, Fasting," "Fool's Crow," and "An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness." Sure, they are all what I like to call "mandatory fun" readings, but they have all been enjoyable nonetheless. I'm glad that I picked a career in life that allows me to do something I love to do, and is something I can foster in my boys as well.
Wish me luck...my first rough short story transcript is due in a week and a half and I am still tossing around ideas. I'm trying to stick to literary fiction, but sometimes it can get tricky and you end up sliding into genre fiction without even realizing it. Hopefully it will go well!
Oh, and one more quick note. I'm not sure why everyone is okay with the "Twilight" books but are so against "Harry Potter." I love Harry Potter. I read every book. I was at Borders at midnight the night the last book was released. I dressed up as Harry Potter for my kids Halloween parties at school. I have a Harry Potter snowglobe in my collection and Ed got me a Harry Potter Christmas ornament to add to my literary Christmas tree in my office (don't laugh...all the ornaments are from storybooks). I want to start reading the series to Tyler and Logan soon. Sure, there's technically wizardry, but it is a story about good prevailing over evil. What's wrong with that? I think it goes along with my argument that letting my kids go trick-or-treating doesn't make us devil worshippers.
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