Posted by Carrie on 01 Sep 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel, Samuel
First we had Dad in the hospital, having surgery, recuperating. And I was very down. Then Alysia came. I think it’s safe to call that an “up.” We had so much fun all weekend long, including retrieving a giant aviary she’d bought on eBay. (Good friends don’t point out when their friend has obviously lost [...]
Posted by Carrie on 27 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Familial things, Gabriel, Pictures and movies
“Mommy? I sort of…I spilled some…I’m sorry.” Gabe loves salt. This morning, trying to go behind my back and steal a pinch to eat, he managed to spill the entire salt cellar (thankfully a small one) all over the kitchen floor. He tried to clean it up, futilely, before finally breaking down, finding me and [...]
Posted by Carrie on 16 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel
SAM: “Mom! Gabe’s just going to stand there bugging me!” GABE: “That’s not true! I’m sitting!” GABE (to Eric): “I love you more than ten megapixels.” ME (hearing a noise): “Who’s in the kitchen?” GABE (from the kitchen): “Nobody.”
Posted by Carrie on 03 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel, House and Home, Samuel
For the past few days, I have been completely wrapped up in the kids’ playroom-turned-office. This has been a Production. I’m still not where I want to be, but I’m working quickly. You know that stage of a project in which things look completely chaotic, far worse than they did before you started? Yeah, well, [...]
Posted by Carrie on 27 Jul 2010 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health, Gabriel, Samuel
I swear, I’m just going to get them both literal sets of antlers to strap onto their foreheads. CLASH CRASH SNORT BELLOW. Oh, testosterone, how you fill my days with sparkle. Found out yesterday that Gabe got assigned to what’s been reported to me as the “easier” of the two kindergarten classes. Not that they [...]
Posted by Carrie on 23 Jul 2010 | Tagged as: Completely random, Fitness and Health, Gabriel, Pictures and movies, Samuel
That was unexpected. Didn’t mean to take a blog break, but there you have it. Everything here is…going. Nothing wild, nothing wonderful, nothing much new. I did volunteer at a local half-Ironman triathlon last weekend, which was a lot of fun. I handed out sports drink at an aid station along the run route and [...]
Posted by Carrie on 04 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel
GABE: “Mom, does “Joe” start with ‘s’?” ME: “No, ‘s’ goes ‘ssssss.’ ‘Joe’ starts with a ‘juh’ sound. What goes ‘juh’?” GABE: “‘Juh’…’j’?” ME: “Right!” GABE: “Then why does the song go,’S for Joe’?” ME: “What song?” GABE: “The Bible song.” ME: “What Bible song?” GABE: “The one that goes, ‘S for Joe.’” ME: “Right. [...]
Posted by Carrie on 04 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health, Gabriel
GABE: “Do I have school today?” ME: “No, school’s out until fall.” GABE: “Well, do I have MOPS?” ME: “Not anymore. You outgrew it!” GABE: “Church?” ME: “Bible Blast is over for the summer.” GABE: “Then what am I supposed to do with myself?!” Somebody is going to be super fun until his summer classes [...]
Posted by Carrie on 28 May 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel, Pictures and movies
Some kids just finish preschool. And yes, I cried. But only a little. Not that Gabe didn’t try to provoke, with his, “I’m sorry you won’t have a preschooler anymore. Will you be sad when you don’t have a preschooler anymore?” on the way into the building. Little stinker. But it’s hard to be mopey, [...]
Posted by Carrie on 19 May 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel, Samuel
GABE: “Mommy, I could broom the kitchen for you.” ME: “Oh, that’s nice! Go on, then!” GABE: “But I’m not going to. I just said I could. I don’t want to.” Poor Sam, on the other hand, is still emotionally recovering from yesterday, when he had a recheck on his allergies. It’s been a long [...]
