Labels: movies
"God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I'm so far behind that I will never die." ~ Bill Watterson
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Little Einsteins
(This happened a couple of months ago. I meant to blog about it and forgot, but something recently ressurected it from the formless, black abyss that is my memory these days. So glad it didn't disappear forever!)
I had both boys at the pediatrician's office. Griffin and I were admiring the Wonders of the World wallpaper in the waiting room. I began identifying some of the locations for him: "This is the Parthenon," "That's the Coliseum," etc.
Completely unprompted, Griffin pointed at the Egyptian panel and yelled: "The Great Stink!"
The nurses and office workers behind the counter started laughing their heads off.
Just in case you're thinking my son is a genius, Little Einsteins does a whole episode where the kids help the Great Sphinx retrieve a magic dream that was stolen -- or something like that. (And yes, for you non-parents out there, all descriptions of children's TV shows do sound like bad acid trips.)
However, if you're looking for reason to think Griffin is a genius, I will announce that he has memorized our 50 States puzzle. Not only can he put the whole thing together on his own, he can also name all the states by shape and find them by name with almost no errors. His most common errors are: confusing "Iowa" and "Idaho" or "Nebraska" and "Alaska," or calling it "Momtana."
On the Tristan-front, our youngest now has seven teeth.
I had both boys at the pediatrician's office. Griffin and I were admiring the Wonders of the World wallpaper in the waiting room. I began identifying some of the locations for him: "This is the Parthenon," "That's the Coliseum," etc.
Completely unprompted, Griffin pointed at the Egyptian panel and yelled: "The Great Stink!"
The nurses and office workers behind the counter started laughing their heads off.
Just in case you're thinking my son is a genius, Little Einsteins does a whole episode where the kids help the Great Sphinx retrieve a magic dream that was stolen -- or something like that. (And yes, for you non-parents out there, all descriptions of children's TV shows do sound like bad acid trips.)
However, if you're looking for reason to think Griffin is a genius, I will announce that he has memorized our 50 States puzzle. Not only can he put the whole thing together on his own, he can also name all the states by shape and find them by name with almost no errors. His most common errors are: confusing "Iowa" and "Idaho" or "Nebraska" and "Alaska," or calling it "Momtana."
On the Tristan-front, our youngest now has seven teeth.
Labels: family
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
New Digs
Here are some pictures of the new house, snagged from the listing website. (I will be corrupting the Country French decor as quickly as possible...)
Foyer...
Kitchen...
Family Room...
Breakfast Nook...
Master Bedroom...
Study/Formal Living...
Bedroom (soon to be Nursery)...
Bedroom (soon to be Guest Room)...
Bedroom (soon to be Griffin's room)...
...and Playroom.
Foyer...
Kitchen...
Family Room...
Breakfast Nook...
Master Bedroom...
Study/Formal Living...
Bedroom (soon to be Nursery)...
Bedroom (soon to be Guest Room)...
Bedroom (soon to be Griffin's room)...
...and Playroom.
Monday, July 07, 2008
My Little Zoolander
I noticed Tristan has a curious idiosyncrasy: he can't (or won't) role over to his left side.Even if I put something he really wants to his left side, he will roll over to the right and pivot.
I guess we'll have to work on Magnum.