Carson, stb

The day our daycare was closed

February 2, 2011

Mallory & Carson’s daycare NEVER closes for weather. We’ve been going there for four years and one month, and not once have they closed. They have, however, been closed a handful of times because of lost power – and it’s always been in the summer. So any time regular schools are closed, our daycare is still open, and I force myself to go to work because I hate wasting vacation days.
Then came February 1. News of a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY! followed by WINTER STORM WARNINGS! which was trumped by BLIZZARD WARNINGS! caused our daycare to announce that they would be …

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Mallory

Must win

January 30, 2011

The story you are about to read is a true story. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I wanted to.
Watching the Pro Bowl tonight – I asked Rick where (Tom) Brady was.
Mallory asked “Brady Hoke?”
I asked her who Brady Hoke is.
MCB: “Our new coach!”
STB: “Who was our old coach?”
MCB: “Wich Wod (Rich Rod)…
…but he didn’t win Ohio State”

Miscellaneous, stb

Minivan Mama

January 30, 2011

I am a minivan mama.
I almost cried when I drove it off the lot. We didn’t really *need* it – but with the two cars we had (the Accord and the Xterra) we had no room to take anyone other than our family of four. I was never able to help take Mallory’s friends to dance or rock climbing or gymnastics, because we didn’t have room for three carseats in the back seat. And since I drove the Accord most of the time, I had to put Cooper in the front seat if I had to take him anywhere (like …

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Carson, video

Carson-pourri

January 30, 2011

A little Carson video for your viewing pleasure.
You’ll hear his “OH!” late in the video…

Carson

Carson update – 21 months

January 25, 2011

Some of you may remember when I wrote about Carson’s 18-month appointment, our doctor was semi-concerned about Carson’s (lack of) speech. He didn’t really have any words or sounds that sounded like anything, other than “GOOOOOOOOooooo”, which was usually aimed at a football field.
But before I get to that followup appointment, we had another appointment with the same doctor the day before the speech appointment. Carson had been working on a cough the whole time we were in Florida and it got way worse last Monday night. Like so bad that if Rick had been home (and not at the …

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Carson, Mallory

Hot frocolate

January 23, 2011

I had a freezing cold outdoor photo session yesterday and came up with the idea of having big mugs of hot chocolate for the kids after we took pictures outside.
My kids got to enjoy their hot frocolate tonight. Once Mallory saw the brand new big huge red mugs, she bugged me all day about having some. But between the all the Valentine candy they had from our earlier photo session I didn’t need them having more sugar.
But then I remembered the hot chocolate in our cupboard is sugar-free.
So, I whipped them up a huge mug, complete with whipped cream and …

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Mallory

The Essee

January 23, 2011

Tomorrow’s sharing day letter is S and I asked Mallory what she wanted to bring for her sharing item.
She said she wanted to bring an Essee (sp?) – because when she says it, it sounds like it starts with an S (I’m guessing at how this would be spelled if it was a real word). I was trying to figure out if that is some animal from her new obsession, Madagascar, so I asked a few questions.
This is a summary of her rambling.

Essee. I want to bring an Essee. Well, they aren’t real but they live in …

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Carson, Mallory

The Messmakers

January 23, 2011

Our house isn’t spotless, much to my mother’s constant dismay. It isn’t dirty, like with food tucked under couches and stacks of junk everywhere but we have the mess that comes along with being busy. Folded laundry on the couch that stays a few days longer than it should. Clean pans on the stove that were left out to dry that are still there three days later. The island in our kitchen – while I would LOOOOVE for it to be spotless every day – isn’t ever spotless. Right now it is covered in mail, silly bandz, Carson’s report cards …

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Carson, Mallory

Behind the Scenes

January 23, 2011

I got the backdrop out to take some Valentine pictures of the kids today and Mallory grabbed her camera (our seven-year old Canon Rebel).
Here are some behind the scenes pictures of Mallory having a photo session with her brother.
How stinking funny is she?

Here are the pictures she took (yes, I still have my pajamas on).

I’ll share pictures from my camera another day.