So we figured out how to keep that wide trashcan lid on Timmy’s head for his R2D2 costume. Thanks to Dave’s Mom (Grammy Vollmer) for the idea: “As far as Timmy’s helmet–can you take one of his hats, cut off the peak and glue it to the inside of the helmet? Don’t know if this … Read more
Timmy never ceases to amaze me. This is at the Early Childhood Center and Timmy has really taken to these foam blocks that you can form into assorted shapes. He caught the attention of other parents and a couple of the ladies who work here, too.
Note: This is Patricia posting here. Every once in a while you’ll see a post from “Dr. Dave Vollmer” and that’s me writing through Dave’s Google account, because I have run out of photo space on the Major Mom Google account and Dave’s “Weathersix” account is virtually empty. Most of the time, Jacob looks like … Read more
So today we just about finished with Timmy’s Halloween costume. You can see the shots of pre-construction from earlier this week here. Yesterday I painted the top of the trash can chrome-silver and it turned out pretty nice. From 2008 10 20 R2D2_Costume_Construction Today ended up VERY windy! Gusts exceeding 50 mph! We ended up … Read more
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.
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
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
Feedback please! I finally took the plunge into a 3-column blog, which I’d been wanting for some time, so I can put the “standard” widgets on one side and the “fun” widgets on the other. Unfortunately, all of my widget code was lost in the transition, so I’m in the midst of reconstructing those. I … Read more
I can’t remember if I’d mentioned it before, but Timmy declared around Labor Day that he wants to be R2-D2 for Halloween. And of course I agreed. I already finished Jake’s costume, which is described here. I’m still trying to convince Jake to shave his head like Mace Windu. We’ll see… After some discussion with … Read more
I am a Florida voter. (But I wasn’t a Florida voter in 2000 during the Bush-Gore debacle). I’ve received questions along the lines of “How are you a Florida voter? You were living in North Carolina…now you live in Nebraska. Shouldn’t you be voting in Nebraska now?” So I’ll point you here to discuss the … Read more