Running away
September 1, 2010 7:06 pm - No Comments
M: I’m never going to live here anymore
S: Oh, where are you going to go?
M: To a different state far away, and you’re going to drive me there … and drop off my car seat.
S: Hmm, just your car seat, anything else?
M: (adamantly) Yes, TOYS … magazines … jackets!
Maia’s baking pies
September 1, 2010 7:04 pm - No Comments
M: Mom, I’m bringing some pie down for you. It’s a little bit overcooked, but oh well. I’m going to put some ice cream on it because that will be delicious.
S: Yum, but how did it get overcooked?
M: I forgot to cook it for 10 minutes … I cooked it for 8. Here it is. If you need anything just call me.
Today’s 2 Funny Stories
August 26, 2010 8:23 pm - No Comments
Story #1: With the remodel in progress, we’ve moved the kids to their room upstairs while Jason and I are still sleeping downstairs. So after 4 and a half years of having kiddos in our lives, we finally broke down and bought a baby monitor. On a separate note, when we sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Tarek earlier this month, he didn’t really get it. Since then it’s been growing on him. This morning we woke up to this coming out of the baby monitor:
Tarek (singing): Happy Birthday to Taaaaarek. Haa-
Maia (interupting): Tarek, quiet … stop singing. I’m trying to sleep!
Story #2: Maia is a little obsessed with President Obama. She recognizes his voice on the radio and gets excited if she sees a picture of him. Today, the kids and I were standing in line at Alterra coffee shop and Maia yelled, “Mama, look … Obama.” I was instantly embarrassed and sheepishly looked around the room for the unsuspecting man who was just falsely accused of being President Obama. Instead, and to my relief, I realized that she saw a photo of him on a greeting card and there was no actual doppelgänger in the room.
Dinner – Summer Yum!
August 26, 2010 8:04 pm - No Comments
Grilled salmon on a bed of heirloom tomatoes with homemade cilantro pesto and a squeeze of lime. Delicata squash, green beans and green onions from our Springdale Farm CSA also grilled and served on the side. What a beautiful night to eat outside on the patio.
Jason is the master of the grill in our family. I have wanted to learn and have practiced this summer (with charcoal). With only a handful of fires and a couple of meals under my belt, I’m happy so say this meal came off without incident!
He’s got a handle
August 24, 2010 8:53 pm - No Comments
I asked Tarek if he needed me to cut the huge slice of watermelon he was trying to eat.
T: “No”
S: “You’re OK, you got a handle on it?”
T: (flipping it over and pointing to the spot he was holding) “I god a han-el”
