Friday, December 12, 2008

Red Haute Couture

The only part of this I encouraged was the scarf. The kid just likes red.

Today I left Luke alone to play while I swept and mopped floors. When I came back later to move the bathroom stuff from the hall back into the bathroom, I noticed our spring scale read "180" with nothing on it. While I secretly hoped for it to be a really good reason for the scale's recent readings with me on it, I suspected that was not the case. I tried to adjust it back, but it didn't seem immediately fixable, so I went to find Luke to investigate. I asked him if he touched the scale, and what he did to it. "I had to get it to say 3," he coolly explained. "WHAAAT?" I coolly shrieked in reply, realizing he must have meant 3 HUNDRED, and that yes, our scale was most definitely not fixable. A little exasperated himself, he shared his full thought: "I had to get it to say 3, so I remember that I'm 3!"

I'm including some baby pictures that I hope will encourage Elizabeth to continue her newborn adoration for as long as possible. Even in a few weeks when the babymoon's over, take a look at these and remember Paul is still tiny and sweet, and lacks any tendency to engage in random displays of unhappy spitting while being fed.


In the first picture, note the tears in the eyes, poised and ready for launching in case any additional spoonfuls of cereal might make their way near his mouth. In the second picture, note the calm hand that belies (though not completely!) the defiance within. (The defiance makes it way out through the eyebrows and feet, and the steely gaze that says, "Oh, were you noticing the 1/2 cup of cereal I spat on my just-cleaned overalls? That's the least of my power.")

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Welcome and more

Our Congrats to the Duffy's and Welcome to Baby Paulobamaroni!! I was waiting for the Duffy's to upload a photo spread so we all could comment on his handsome good looks and hairy legs. Maybe in a few years he'll be doing things like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4

my kids latest favorite youtube. Now that Mom and Dad are hightech they can watch it too.

Kate, sorry our dates won't overlap more because I keep coming across all kinds of felted wool projects: purses, pillows, little animals made from gloves, and, my favorite, math gnomes
and more

We had a Thanksgiving to be thankful for, although some of us caught a bug. Hope every one else had a good turkey day. At least little Paul got to enjoy his turkey before being born. Maybe there is a piece of pie somewhere left for his no longer diabetic mother.

Christmas Craft

Hi! Since no one has said it yet on here, I'll go ahead and post a big CONGRATULATIONS to Elizabeth and Joe, and to 'little macaroni' Paul! (Can we call him Paularoni?)

I came across a fun and cozy Christmas/winter craft - slippers made from an old wool sweater! I thought it sounded easy & fun, and we ladies should make them while we're up there. I'll bring the batting if someone will provide the machine and everyone gets their own old wool sweater (I think we can all think of a good place to find a nappy old wool sweater... if not Good Ol' Goodwill, then probably in David's closet.) Maybe a New Years' Eve project? For after we get back from clubbing, of course.