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 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 21 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Samuel
Sam is, unfortunately, a little shy when it comes to dealing with adults in certain situations – a waiter asking him what he wants, a stranger asking him how he’s doing in school. He freezes a little, and if he can get the answer out, it’s often very quiet and sort of choked. This is [...]
Posted by Carrie on 16 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Samuel
…and I’ll have a nine-year-old boy. I find that hard to believe. Somebody’s pulling a practical joke, or else it’s all been a dream, à la Newhart, and I’m about to wake up next to a nursling. “Honey, you won’t believe the dream I just had. Now, can you burp this baby for me, so [...]
Posted by Carrie on 09 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Pictures and movies, Rants and vents, Samuel, Warm fuzzy
A rare appearance by him. I have so many more videos and pictures of Gabe lately, it seems, because Gabe is always all over me, yelling, “TAKE MY PICTURE!” or “MAKE A VIDEO OF ME!” Sam is more reticent. It’s nice when I can get him to share. He is just getting so big lately! [...]
Posted by Carrie on 21 May 2010 | Tagged as: Samuel
Been dealing with some behavior issues from Sam lately, to which I alluded when I mentioned his allergy testing. It’s nothing malicious or even mischievous, honestly; it’s just plain old, garden-variety scatterbrainedness. Talking when he should be. Fiddling with things in his desk instead of paying attention. Not participating in class, to the point where [...]
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 [...]
Posted by Carrie on 14 May 2010 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health, Samuel
Gotta get through: – Laundry, packing, last-minute house prep – 2.5 hour car trip with two young kids – Kids’ race tomorrow (run with Gabe) – 26.2 on Sunday morning Really, what’s it say that the road trips up and back intimidate me as much as the actual running? Not to mention the packing and [...]
