We were eating dinner the other night when the following exchange took place. Well, Martin and I were still eating dinner. Kaleb had finished and was playing nearby. Kaleb saw Martin had something different on his plate, so he wandered over to see what daddy had.
Martin: Munchkin, do you want some chicken? (holds a bite of chicken out for Kaleb to try)
Kaleb: Buck, buck, buuuuck!
Martin: (trying not to laugh too hard) Yes, honey, that is what a chicken says. Would you like a bite?
Kaleb: *shakes his head no and walks away*
Mommy: *tries not to shoot milk out of her nose*
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Where'd it go?!
I'm actually just on my way to bed, but I had to write about something Kaleb did today, because it was so darn cute I don't ever want to forget it.
So, it gets cold here in Minnesota in the winter. I think today it was in the low 20's (which is actually quite balmy for January. In Minnesota). In older houses it's pretty common to have to put plastic over the windows to keep the heat from being sucked out through the cracks. We don't have a very old home (probably 10 years or so??), but we do have a sunroom that is on the back part of our main floor. You may have seen it in pictures--that mint green monstrosity??
Seriously, our friend once said he felt he was trapped inside an Andes mint when he was out there. But I digress...
Anyway, the sunroom is a four season room, but the way it is built, there is no insulation (or really crappy insulation) under the floor. That combined with the fact that there are two big windows and a sliding glass door means it gets pretty chilly out there. We used to close the doors and put a little space heater out there when we used it as a TV room, but we've had it open all this winter.
A while back we had a cold snap, and decided to see if keeping those doors shut made much of a difference. Boy howdy, does it! About 30 degrees difference on the colder days! 30 degrees!! As in 71 inside the house, 41 in the sunroom. Crazy.
It's kind of fun though, to open the doors in the morning and feel the big rush of cold air. It's not so fun to realize how much better the whole house stays heated when the doors are closed.
No fun at all for the munchkin, who uses the sunroom as a toy room.
We've been pulling toys into the living room in the morning, and switching them out as needed. That was not an appropriate solution in Kaleb's mind. He wants the doors open. And he pushes them open all day long. So today Martin came up with a solution that works for everyone. He hung a thick blanket over the doorway, which allows people (and animals) in and out, but mostly keeps the heat in the living room.
Today after his nap, Kaleb didn't pay much attention to the big red blanket over the doorway. Martin put it up during naptime, so Kaleb hadn't seen it yet. About 45 minutes after he got up Kaleb was running around playing, then decided to go over to the blanket and peek around it. All of a sudden he yelled "Der it is!" and ran into the sunroom. He wasn't looking for any toys, he just went in then came back out a minute later. It was hilarious! I'm not sure where he thought the sunroom went, but he finally found it. Oh to have the mind of a toddler ;)
Lexi (our Jack Russell) wasn't quite so intuitive when it came to the blanket. She didn't try to peek around it at all. But Martin threw a tennis ball towards it, she chased it, and tried to stop, then braced for impact like she was about to hit a wall. You could almost hear the dumfoundment (is that a word?) when she passed on through the "wall."
Thankful I don't have the mind of a Russell...
So, it gets cold here in Minnesota in the winter. I think today it was in the low 20's (which is actually quite balmy for January. In Minnesota). In older houses it's pretty common to have to put plastic over the windows to keep the heat from being sucked out through the cracks. We don't have a very old home (probably 10 years or so??), but we do have a sunroom that is on the back part of our main floor. You may have seen it in pictures--that mint green monstrosity??
Seriously, our friend once said he felt he was trapped inside an Andes mint when he was out there. But I digress...
Anyway, the sunroom is a four season room, but the way it is built, there is no insulation (or really crappy insulation) under the floor. That combined with the fact that there are two big windows and a sliding glass door means it gets pretty chilly out there. We used to close the doors and put a little space heater out there when we used it as a TV room, but we've had it open all this winter.
A while back we had a cold snap, and decided to see if keeping those doors shut made much of a difference. Boy howdy, does it! About 30 degrees difference on the colder days! 30 degrees!! As in 71 inside the house, 41 in the sunroom. Crazy.
It's kind of fun though, to open the doors in the morning and feel the big rush of cold air. It's not so fun to realize how much better the whole house stays heated when the doors are closed.
No fun at all for the munchkin, who uses the sunroom as a toy room.
We've been pulling toys into the living room in the morning, and switching them out as needed. That was not an appropriate solution in Kaleb's mind. He wants the doors open. And he pushes them open all day long. So today Martin came up with a solution that works for everyone. He hung a thick blanket over the doorway, which allows people (and animals) in and out, but mostly keeps the heat in the living room.
Today after his nap, Kaleb didn't pay much attention to the big red blanket over the doorway. Martin put it up during naptime, so Kaleb hadn't seen it yet. About 45 minutes after he got up Kaleb was running around playing, then decided to go over to the blanket and peek around it. All of a sudden he yelled "Der it is!" and ran into the sunroom. He wasn't looking for any toys, he just went in then came back out a minute later. It was hilarious! I'm not sure where he thought the sunroom went, but he finally found it. Oh to have the mind of a toddler ;)
Lexi (our Jack Russell) wasn't quite so intuitive when it came to the blanket. She didn't try to peek around it at all. But Martin threw a tennis ball towards it, she chased it, and tried to stop, then braced for impact like she was about to hit a wall. You could almost hear the dumfoundment (is that a word?) when she passed on through the "wall."
Thankful I don't have the mind of a Russell...
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Time to catch up
I thought that having a month off from school would give me plenty of time to catch up and stay on top of the whole blogging thing. Apparently, though, I blog the most when I'm trying to procratinate. Hmmmmm. So I was hardly ever online during my break and need to do some catching up.
Let's see.... Well, we never made it back to Santa. The money just wasn't there to get an actual picture, and Kaleb doesn't get the whole Santa thing yet, so it didn't seem worth it to go. I didn't realize, but Martin's mom was able to snap a picture the first time. I think Santa looks almost as thrilled as Kaleb does lol.
Let's see.... Well, we never made it back to Santa. The money just wasn't there to get an actual picture, and Kaleb doesn't get the whole Santa thing yet, so it didn't seem worth it to go. I didn't realize, but Martin's mom was able to snap a picture the first time. I think Santa looks almost as thrilled as Kaleb does lol.
I should probably crop that pic down. It's tough though, because it's a scanned picture. But still priceless :)
Christmas was fun, Kaleb got the whole opening presents idea down pretty quickly. We got a big snow storm on Christmas day, so my family came down the next day instead. It was really nice having everyone together.
Hmmmmm. This is really tough, for some reason. Things just aren't flowing tonight. I'm back in school, and technically procrastinating, so I don't understand what the problem is.
I'd throw in a picture or two of Christmas morning, but I wasn't thinking ahead and only videoed (is that a word?) it. So yeah. That's about all I have right now.
Guess I'll go study.
What have I become?
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Halves
So I made it through past the halfpoint way of my last year of school--for the RN (ASN) program anyway. Today was our first technical day back to school. I say technical because we had a day of "orientation" on Tuesday that was pretty much worthless. I decided against taking any extra classes this semester towards my BSN. I think the stress of taking extras was really getting to me. Plus, this is the last semester. The last semester!!!! So besides the normal crush of classes and clinicals, we have an 80 hour preceptorship, I have to study for the HESI test, and ultimately the NCLEX, and I'm also doing an honors project. So I'll be plenty busy. I've also been trying to get back into a routine of working out so I figure I'll leave a little time for that :)
Today is also momentous because it is Kaleb's half birthday. I can't believe my little baby is already a year and a half old! I can remember his birth like it was yesterday. While I've tried to cherish every moment I can of Kaleb's babyhood, the time is going by entirely too quickly. I wish I could slow the hours and the days down to keep him little as long as I can. At the same time, though, I love watching him grow into a little boy. He's sweet and funny and a mama's boy. He loves helping and sharing, and talking on the phone. I've been thinking of writing a post about the day Kaleb was born--I want to remember as much as possible and don't want to wait too long. Maybe that will be next :)
Today is also momentous because it is Kaleb's half birthday. I can't believe my little baby is already a year and a half old! I can remember his birth like it was yesterday. While I've tried to cherish every moment I can of Kaleb's babyhood, the time is going by entirely too quickly. I wish I could slow the hours and the days down to keep him little as long as I can. At the same time, though, I love watching him grow into a little boy. He's sweet and funny and a mama's boy. He loves helping and sharing, and talking on the phone. I've been thinking of writing a post about the day Kaleb was born--I want to remember as much as possible and don't want to wait too long. Maybe that will be next :)
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