Brooklynn turns 1
Posted on October 27, 2007
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We celebrated with cousin Brooklynn on her first birthday. She is so darn cute. She loves Matty and thinks he is funny. As you can see from the picture, the adoration is definitely mutual.
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Bug
Posted on October 27, 2007
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Now the weather is so nice we like to hang out at the Arboretum. We’ve learned about some cool plants and bugs. Katie was very excited about this little bug she found on the ground. So excited, in fact, that she did a dance of joy and accidentally squished the bug. She said, “Bug!! BUG!! (dance, dance, squish) Bug?”
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Iraq
Posted on October 27, 2007
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Phil was telling me that someone he had met had served in Iraq. Matty overheard and said, “A rat! I hate rats!”
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The Real Superman
Posted on October 25, 2007
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Matty was truly annoyed the other day when he told me that another kid on the playground at preschool said he was superman. He told me, “He’s just pretending he’s Superman, he doesn’t know that I am the REAL Superman. The one who defeated Lex Luthor.” Um…okay…I don’t argue with real superheros.
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What not to Wear…
Posted on October 25, 2007
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When we have nights to ourselves Shelly and I indulge in a few tivo’d episodes of what not to wear. I’m a slow learner, but I am trying to care a bit more, sometimes. For instance I emailed this story to Phil’s parents on their mission, but I thought it was telling of my fashion ignorance: “Phil and I got to go to an Award’s banquet for his work last night. It was a very classy event. It was fun to get dressed up and have the night out together. Phil had me go get a nice outfit for the occasion, since the only suitable dresses I had were a 7 year old bridesmaid dress and 10 year old homecoming dress. Yikes. Phil, the Fashion Police, specifically told me I was not allowed to wear anything from Target or Wal-Mart. Since I had absolutely no idea where to shop besides there, I looked up online where to buy ’cocktail’ clothes. I went to a fancyshmancy store where the ladies were very helpful and patient with my lack of fashion sense. They brought me outfits and showed me which things went together and such. Once I had a shawl/shirt thingy (I don’t even know what they’re called!) on completely upside down, and the lady very kindly lied to me and said, “oh, it happens all the time.” I bet they got a nice chuckle out of that when I left the store. Phil loves to tease me when my country bumpkin-ness is so apparent. Luckily, I was able, with the skilled help of the dress ladies, to pull together a nice outfit and looked nice enough to belong with my handsome hubby in his sharp suit and mingle with his business executives. It was fun, but i was happy to come home to my jeans and ponytail.” To add to that, I’d like to say that I learned clothes from nice stores don’t go in the washing machine- or dryer, and silk is dry clean only. Who knew?
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Moral Support
Posted on October 25, 2007
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I haven’t posted in a while, but perhaps this entry will explain my neglect. We are having a baby! I’m due in April. We are all very excited and all is going well. Unfortunately, I am feeling pretty sick a lot of the time. But, I’ve got a great support team and we’re getting through. Since “couch days” aren’t always an option, I always carry airline barf bags in my back pocket. I’ve mastered the driving on the freeway puke, the playing tag with the kids puke time-out, and other skillful ones. It helps me to be proud of something right now like my puking versatility! 
Matthew is so funny! He’ll say things like “All right, mom! You kept that breakfast for a while today!” or “That’s pretty tricky to puke when there’s no food in you.” I am pretty tricky, I guess. He’s my sunshine and helps me look on the bright side. He even prays that “mom won’t puke her lunch today.” When I puked after dinner he said, “Ah man, I guess I’ll have to be more ‘pacific’ next time.” And Katie likes to stand by me on the stool at the kitchen sink and pretend to puke with me. Who could ask for better moral support!?