Saturday, January 2, 2010
Brothers
Graham worships the ground that Nate walks on, and wants to be just like him. Nate thinks it is great fun to do all the same things that Graham does. Most days I have a thing 1 and a thing 2 in my house, copying each other all day long. I was able to get this picture the other day. At first they were both doing the same thing, holding the toy over their eyes wanting me to take their picture. Soon though, Graham had to sneak a peek at Nate to make sure that they were still doing the same thing. It's just so classically Nate and Graham.
More fun in the snow!
We were able to have some fun in the massive amount of snow that arrived before it all disappeared one night in the rain. Nate loved sliding down and landing in a big pile of snow.
I made a snowman for Nate. Unfortunately he decided that he didn't like snowmen anymore shortly after if was completed. So for those of you who don't have toddler and preschool aged boys, and wonder what it's like to have a boy, well, here you go:
(Originally there was a head to the snowman, that was the first to go, since it was made apart from the body. The bottom two segments however were molded together, so it proved to be more difficult to destroy that part.)
Perhaps a shovel would make this easier...
Ultimately he sagged over in defeat, and exclaimed that he couldn't do it. He wanted me to destroy the snowman I had just spent so much time crafting. Being the good mother that I am, I did take the shovel to my creation, and reduced it to nothingness.
I made a snowman for Nate. Unfortunately he decided that he didn't like snowmen anymore shortly after if was completed. So for those of you who don't have toddler and preschool aged boys, and wonder what it's like to have a boy, well, here you go:
(Originally there was a head to the snowman, that was the first to go, since it was made apart from the body. The bottom two segments however were molded together, so it proved to be more difficult to destroy that part.)
Perhaps a shovel would make this easier...
Ultimately he sagged over in defeat, and exclaimed that he couldn't do it. He wanted me to destroy the snowman I had just spent so much time crafting. Being the good mother that I am, I did take the shovel to my creation, and reduced it to nothingness.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Almost there!
So here's the deal, I am ready for Christmas morning to come. The presents are wrapped. They are sorted, so all of the ones I need for the tree are together, all of the ones we are taking to the in-laws tomorrow are together, all of the ones that go to my mom's house are together. Stocking stuffers have been assessed, and sorted, and ready to go. We are ready. (And by "we" I of course mean "me." Jesse is out doing a little last minute shopping as I type this.)
And I've made my Christmas goodies, and delivered the gifts to those that I needed to deliver to. Christmas cards, well, they may not happen this year, I have not been motivated to do it, and I wanted a cute picture, and I just don't have one, so Merry Christmas!!!! Count this as your card.
The tree is up and almost dead, I have Christmas decorations galore up. More than I've ever bothered to find room for before. So like, I'm ready.
So why am I still so stressed? I'll tell you why, because when Christmas comes along, it's not like you just have all of these Christmas things to do, you also have regular life to keep up with! Add to that a week long vacation starting the day after Christmas, and well, all of the sudden it doesn't much matter how early you get the presents wrapped. So now I'm doing laundry every day, just so that I don't have to do 5 loads on Christmas night. And in the back of my head there is always the packing list. And how I have not started anything with that yet. And thinking about food prep that I ought to do for the week while still at home. (Which I probably should be doing right now, but instead am blog venting.) And it's nice to come home to a clean house, so that would mean I'd have to clean it sometime before I leave. So there's that.
Then there are the family get togethers, which aren't so stressful, but I do have a bit of baking and cooking to do. I can't complain, I never have to host or be in charge of the main parts of the meal, so my life is pretty easy. But today I was making a cake, and the batter bubbled over the pan, and made a huge mess in the oven. So tonight my oven is out of commission while I let the oven cleaner work it's magic. One more thing to add to the list- clean the oven. (Which I maintain I probably should not do while pregnant.)
So anyway, I've come to the conclusion that Christmas would not be so stressful if it could just be Christmas, set apart from "real life" and the chores and responsibilities that go with it. It's all of the little things that you have to do anyway, that make you crazy (and take away my nap time!)
So sorry for my little rant. It's not exactly an uplifting Christmas message. I'll try to get one of those in later. :)
And I've made my Christmas goodies, and delivered the gifts to those that I needed to deliver to. Christmas cards, well, they may not happen this year, I have not been motivated to do it, and I wanted a cute picture, and I just don't have one, so Merry Christmas!!!! Count this as your card.
The tree is up and almost dead, I have Christmas decorations galore up. More than I've ever bothered to find room for before. So like, I'm ready.
So why am I still so stressed? I'll tell you why, because when Christmas comes along, it's not like you just have all of these Christmas things to do, you also have regular life to keep up with! Add to that a week long vacation starting the day after Christmas, and well, all of the sudden it doesn't much matter how early you get the presents wrapped. So now I'm doing laundry every day, just so that I don't have to do 5 loads on Christmas night. And in the back of my head there is always the packing list. And how I have not started anything with that yet. And thinking about food prep that I ought to do for the week while still at home. (Which I probably should be doing right now, but instead am blog venting.) And it's nice to come home to a clean house, so that would mean I'd have to clean it sometime before I leave. So there's that.
Then there are the family get togethers, which aren't so stressful, but I do have a bit of baking and cooking to do. I can't complain, I never have to host or be in charge of the main parts of the meal, so my life is pretty easy. But today I was making a cake, and the batter bubbled over the pan, and made a huge mess in the oven. So tonight my oven is out of commission while I let the oven cleaner work it's magic. One more thing to add to the list- clean the oven. (Which I maintain I probably should not do while pregnant.)
So anyway, I've come to the conclusion that Christmas would not be so stressful if it could just be Christmas, set apart from "real life" and the chores and responsibilities that go with it. It's all of the little things that you have to do anyway, that make you crazy (and take away my nap time!)
So sorry for my little rant. It's not exactly an uplifting Christmas message. I'll try to get one of those in later. :)
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Blizzard of 09
Well, today we got the worst snow storm in Maryland in many many years. I guess some areas have gotten almost 2 feet of snow. We have maybe a foot and a half or so at our house. This is actually a massive snow storm for Maryland. The news reported it as the 7th largest snowfall on record. It's still coming down a bit out there, and flurries are expected until tomorrow morning.
Mid afternoon Nate and Jesse went out to check things out. I eventually joined them. Nate thought it was pretty cool that the snow was so deep.
Jesse's primary goal of this snowfall is to make a large snow mound. This is just small compared to what he can do in the next few days. It is pretty cold here, so the snow is dry and powdery, so not so good for snowmen. Maybe in the next few days it'll get better for packing.
At this point the snow is about even with the bottom of the windows in the front of our house.
Mid afternoon Nate and Jesse went out to check things out. I eventually joined them. Nate thought it was pretty cool that the snow was so deep.
Jesse's primary goal of this snowfall is to make a large snow mound. This is just small compared to what he can do in the next few days. It is pretty cold here, so the snow is dry and powdery, so not so good for snowmen. Maybe in the next few days it'll get better for packing.
At this point the snow is about even with the bottom of the windows in the front of our house.
Nate's preschool program
Nate had a small program at Preschool last week. It was just the two afternoon four year old classes up there singing a bunch of songs. They didn't really know all of the words, but they were cute none the less. It lasted all of 10 minutes, and then there was punch and cookies afterwards. Grammy was able to come up to watch. 
At the end of the program, Santa showed up. Graham was really excited about Santa, and kept on wanting to go and see him, but then when we went up, he ran right up to him, but then cried when he sat on his lap. Nate however was happy to see Santa again.
Friday, December 18, 2009
All is well
So sometimes we have terrible horrible no good very bad days, when everyone is grumpy, and whiny and in trouble most of the day. But then it gets to be nap time, and then I get to go and rock with Graham, and all of the sudden, all is right in the world. My kids may be crazy, and do naughty things from time to time, and I do sometimes try to sell them on the Facebook black market, and sometimes I think how sad they will be to have to spend Christmas at the orphanage, but at the end of the day, they sure sweet little things, and I'm glad I get to be their mom.
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