Timmy the Tagger Strikes Again
This is what happens when Jacob starts spelling and decides to help his brother leave hints that it’s snacktime. Since Timmy didn’t eat his lunch, I was making him wait till 2:30pm for his yogurt snack.
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Nebraska Discoveries 7: Nebraska Popcorn & A Bright Spot in a Gray Day
Today has been gray and rainy all day. Ugh. Dave is in Michigan for a Google Earth conference. I’m jealous. I love Google Earth and would LOVE to learn how to write code for overlaying data! So it’s just the boys and me tonight, so we had a laid-back afternoon/evening. We built Legos, ate macaroni … Read more
My Two Babies
Today I got Timmy’s preschool portraits and I’m SO HAPPY with them! Even though they had different photographers, it was a pleasant surprise to see how both Timmy’s and Jake’s pictures are composed similarly (i.e., both simple head shots, no props or anything), so if they’re hanging side by side in the living room (my … Read more
New Poll! ———————————>
This is more of a cry for assistance than anything else. I still don’t trust that my 6-year-old is brushing his teeth on his own well enough. I remember getting some serious lessons in 2nd grade (remember those pink-colored plaque tablets?) Meanwhile, Timmy wants nothing to do with my help when he’s brushing his teeth … Read more
Where Do I Begin With This One????
First of all, I realize that I’m part of a very small American population. I’m an (almost) stay-at-home Mom who likes airplanes. And the things I’ve had to learn about American airpower are pretty nit-noid. An F-22 brings a different capability to the fight than an F-16, F-18 or F-35. I scanned this picture from … Read more
I Am in LOVE
The city of Bellevue has an Early Childhood Center colocated with their school board headquarters building.There are two rooms each set up like preschool classrooms and any Bellevue residents with preschool-aged children can visit. They’re open 5 days per week, 8:30 – 4:The parents stay with the children and are encouraged to participate in the … Read more
Relaxing Weekend
Not quite that relaxing. I figured I’ve give a little briefing on our weekend…we didn’t do a ton, but we had a nice time. On Saturday, we started with a family bike ride. Dave wanted to step up his workouts a little, so he volunteered to pull the boys in the trailer on the trail. … Read more
Timmy With His "Baby"
Timmy has recently started asking me to swaddle his favorite Webkinz, Thomas the Yellow Lab. I give him a nice tightly bundled Thomas right before bed every night and he cradles him like a baby. So tonight I gave the boys a digital photo album tour of when they were swaddled as babies: This is … Read more
Working Girl
At least for this week… …and part of next week… …and a teensy part of the following week. After a 2 1/2 month hiatus, Monday was my first day of doing any reserve work. My first workday since we moved to Nebraska. I’m working every day this week here in the local area, telecommuting with … Read more
Daddy the Weather Doctor
Quote of the day from Timmy: “Did Daddy become a weather doctor to help the weather feel better?” He asked us this as we were walking through a parking lot in a foggy drizzle. He’d been cooped up indoors for the past 2 days and is ready for the weather to feel better. Many of … Read more