Here's the goofy girl.
She still slows down enough to catch some snuggles, though.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monkey Girl
Sophie found a beetle under her bed, set it up in an impromptu habitat, and named it Candace.
Here's the goofy girl.
She still slows down enough to catch some snuggles, though.
Here's the goofy girl.
She still slows down enough to catch some snuggles, though.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
For those who didn't see this elsewhere (That means you, Mom.)
Interview with the children:
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Marian: “I love you.”
Leo: “I love you.
Sophie: “I love you.”
2. What makes mom happy?
Marian: When we help her clean and tell her “I love you.”
Leo: Getting’ snuggled with a whole bunch.
Sophie: Snuggling!
3. What makes mom sad?
Marian: When she wakes up and the house is a mess.
Leo: Not cleaning the house.
Sophie: Taking her stuff.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Marian: Tickling me.
Leo: Tickling me sometimes.
Sophie: When she tickles me.
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Marian: I don’t know.
Leo: She liked marshmallows.
Sophie: Sneaky.
6. How old is your mom?
Marian: 33
Leo: 33
Sophie: 83?
7. How tall is your mom?
Marian: About five feet and a half.
Leo: I’m guessing six feet.
Sophie: Three feet.
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Marian: Have some alone time and also have some one-on-one time with us.
Leo: Go drive around.
Sophie: Work.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Marian: Watch movies or take a test.
Leo: Sometimes go to the movies.
Sophie: Go places, work, and drive around listening to stories.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Marian: Being the best Momma in the world.
Leo: Saving up money for CROW (the cat rescue).
Sophie: Stopping McCain.
11. What is your mom really good at?
Marian: Making us happy when we’re sad.
Leo: Snuggling.
Sophie: Tickling.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Marian: Making us sad.
Leo: I have no idea.
Sophie: I don’t know.
13. What does your mom do for a job?
Marian: Writing.
Leo: Earn money?
Sophie: Studying.
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Marian: Chocolate?
Leo: Spaghetti
Sophie: Chocolate
15.What makes you proud of your mom?
Marian: That she’s so good at taking care of us.
Leo: When she lets us ride our bikes.
Sophie: When she makes me laugh.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Marian: No idea.
Leo: Superwoman
Sophie: Dora
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Marian: Play games, go to the Kids’ Club, and lots of other stuff.
Leo: Snuggle
Sophie: Snuggling and talking and tickling.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Marian: We both like to read.
Leo: Our eyes.
Sophie: We both have red hair.
19. How are you and your mom different?
Marian: She was taller when she was my age.
Leo: I have no idea.
Sophie: I have short hair and she has long hair.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Marian: She shows it in her face and she always says so, and she’s usually very truthful.
Leo: Snuggling.
Sophie: I just do.
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Marian: “I love you.”
Leo: “I love you.
Sophie: “I love you.”
2. What makes mom happy?
Marian: When we help her clean and tell her “I love you.”
Leo: Getting’ snuggled with a whole bunch.
Sophie: Snuggling!
3. What makes mom sad?
Marian: When she wakes up and the house is a mess.
Leo: Not cleaning the house.
Sophie: Taking her stuff.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Marian: Tickling me.
Leo: Tickling me sometimes.
Sophie: When she tickles me.
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Marian: I don’t know.
Leo: She liked marshmallows.
Sophie: Sneaky.
6. How old is your mom?
Marian: 33
Leo: 33
Sophie: 83?
7. How tall is your mom?
Marian: About five feet and a half.
Leo: I’m guessing six feet.
Sophie: Three feet.
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Marian: Have some alone time and also have some one-on-one time with us.
Leo: Go drive around.
Sophie: Work.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Marian: Watch movies or take a test.
Leo: Sometimes go to the movies.
Sophie: Go places, work, and drive around listening to stories.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Marian: Being the best Momma in the world.
Leo: Saving up money for CROW (the cat rescue).
Sophie: Stopping McCain.
11. What is your mom really good at?
Marian: Making us happy when we’re sad.
Leo: Snuggling.
Sophie: Tickling.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Marian: Making us sad.
Leo: I have no idea.
Sophie: I don’t know.
13. What does your mom do for a job?
Marian: Writing.
Leo: Earn money?
Sophie: Studying.
14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Marian: Chocolate?
Leo: Spaghetti
Sophie: Chocolate
15.What makes you proud of your mom?
Marian: That she’s so good at taking care of us.
Leo: When she lets us ride our bikes.
Sophie: When she makes me laugh.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Marian: No idea.
Leo: Superwoman
Sophie: Dora
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Marian: Play games, go to the Kids’ Club, and lots of other stuff.
Leo: Snuggle
Sophie: Snuggling and talking and tickling.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Marian: We both like to read.
Leo: Our eyes.
Sophie: We both have red hair.
19. How are you and your mom different?
Marian: She was taller when she was my age.
Leo: I have no idea.
Sophie: I have short hair and she has long hair.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Marian: She shows it in her face and she always says so, and she’s usually very truthful.
Leo: Snuggling.
Sophie: I just do.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Mugshots of the 5yo Offender
First, before the crime against hair.
Now, the mugshots after Momma attempted to minimize the damage. (And yes, I'll straighten it up better later.)
Uh oh, she's on the move!
Blurry and beautiful.
Now, the mugshots after Momma attempted to minimize the damage. (And yes, I'll straighten it up better later.)
Uh oh, she's on the move!
Blurry and beautiful.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Closer Than You Ever Wanted to Be
I gave Marian an EyeClops Bionicam, a newfangled video microscope for kids. These are unedited pictures of our hair, at 100x magnification.
Marian
Leo
Sophie
Me, twice. Because I'm just that good.
Marian
Leo
Sophie
Me, twice. Because I'm just that good.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Ah, productivity. How I've missed thee.
I finally finished up my last class from last semester, just in time to start the new one on Tuesday. I'll savor my kid-free day tomorrow and call it winter break. Heh.
I submitted my grad school application, resume, and application essay, and two of the three letters of recommendation are on their way, as are all my official transcripts. Letter number three is in the works and out of my hands, so all I have left is to take the GRE. It was postponed until next month, so I have a little extra time to beef up my brain a bit. All my eggs are in one basket here, with the non-profit management program at CU-Denver being the only program I want to attend. So visualize success for me, okay? Hopefully in a couple months or less I'll be posting here that I was accepted.
I'm finally beating back the bronchitis, strep, and laryngitis with some gusto and am able to enjoy the kid-free time that my desperation resulted in. The kids have been with their paternal grandparents for five days now, and I have just over one full day left before their return. This is the longest we've ever been apart, but I've been talking to them daily, and they are having a great time. Their behavior is getting rave reviews from the grown-ups, and the gluten-free food is getting rave reviews from the kids. A doting martyr mom would post here about how much she misses her fabulous little darlings, but I'm really enjoying how the sink is staying empty, the food is lasting days on end, and the house is staying clean. I've been to the movies twice and out to dinner once, and the house is so quiet. So wonderfully quiet. You all know I adore my kids, but I'd forgotten all about my friend, Solitude. Oh, a good friend she is. We'll meet again someday.
I submitted my grad school application, resume, and application essay, and two of the three letters of recommendation are on their way, as are all my official transcripts. Letter number three is in the works and out of my hands, so all I have left is to take the GRE. It was postponed until next month, so I have a little extra time to beef up my brain a bit. All my eggs are in one basket here, with the non-profit management program at CU-Denver being the only program I want to attend. So visualize success for me, okay? Hopefully in a couple months or less I'll be posting here that I was accepted.
I'm finally beating back the bronchitis, strep, and laryngitis with some gusto and am able to enjoy the kid-free time that my desperation resulted in. The kids have been with their paternal grandparents for five days now, and I have just over one full day left before their return. This is the longest we've ever been apart, but I've been talking to them daily, and they are having a great time. Their behavior is getting rave reviews from the grown-ups, and the gluten-free food is getting rave reviews from the kids. A doting martyr mom would post here about how much she misses her fabulous little darlings, but I'm really enjoying how the sink is staying empty, the food is lasting days on end, and the house is staying clean. I've been to the movies twice and out to dinner once, and the house is so quiet. So wonderfully quiet. You all know I adore my kids, but I'd forgotten all about my friend, Solitude. Oh, a good friend she is. We'll meet again someday.
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