Saturday, January 31, 2009

teddy bear

several years ago, for christmas, my grandparents decided to buy everyone in the family (that's their seven kids, spouses, grandkids and spouses....) fleece items from old navy. some were pull overs, some were zip ups.

i still wear mine.

as does jason.

one time grandmoth mentioned that she loved seeing jason wear his because he looked like a big huggable teddy bear.

grandmoth hugged jason the first time she met him. at the grand rapids brewing company for my dad's birthday dinner.

he remarked later that it was a very memorable experience for him, not coming from a big family of huggers like i do.

later he remarked that it clearly wasn't as special for grandmoth as it was for him, because he discovered that she was just a 'hugging whore'...

ah...those hugs...that almost squeezed the life out of you in the best way.

it's been two years that she's been gone. jason wore his fleece today. i hugged that teddy bear for her.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Monday, January 05, 2009

getting something right

You know you're doing something right as a parent, when your child discovers this nice letter (complete with homemade snowflakes) tucked into her backpack. It's not signed, but she has a pretty good idea of who it's from.

Dear Lilly,

You really are a great friend. You are my best friend ever! If I could have any one as a best friend I would pick you!

Friday, January 02, 2009

kqotd

so, it's been awhile since i've posted a kqotd...not because there haven't been any, but sometimes, unfortunately, i simply forget them before i get a chance to post them.

today, however, i have two gems to share, both from molly...

on wed, dec. 31st as we were opening gifts with my parents. molly opens a set of puzzles that have babies on them. the one on top is a baby's face. she turns it over to see the one on the back:

"oh, it has a chocolate one..."

tonight, jason takes molly to get her pjs on...and we're, of course, encouraging potty training...

j: "hey hon, can you come upstairs for a minute" in a very animated voice...
i enter the bathroom...molly is turning around to try to look into the potty

m:"my butt not working"

(since she'd already finished 'tinkling' in the toilet and couldn't show me anymore!)

it's her first time going in the potty! wahoo!

happy new year

i vacuumed again to today to attempt to drag confetti and streamers into every other room, instead of every room, for the next week.