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I know, it’s January

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Jan 222011

I know I know I know…I haven’t posted. I do have a life people. At least some semblance of one. I’ve eluded to the fact that my life has turned completely busy. I don’t know how or why or when it happened, but happen it did. Today I buckled down and actually cleaned. Our house hasn’t been completely clean in, well, who knows. But by golly, it’s clean. It took me about….5 and a half hours. Ha. Three loads of laundry, vacuuming (even the couch), dishes, dusting, scrubbing, making beds, and finding lots of legos later, we have a house I’m not ashamed to have people walk through. It should last through ….tomorrow.

School is stressful already. ALREADY!!! Oh wait, did I post that I got into the MSW program at SU? Oh….I did. I normally would write this really big OMG I GOT IN!!! post, but alas, it didn’t end up being all that exciting. The way it happened kind of took all of the jumping up and down and smiling thing out. The lady from the program called and left a message, saying “I would really love to talk to you.” So Brandon and I speculated all night about what it could be about, and we came up with a few different options. One being that I got in. So when I finally got ahold of the lady the next morning, and she said oh just wanted to let you know you got in but I have to call you back, it really lacked – the – wow factor. I walked upstairs, and said hey I did get in. Sad, but that is how it happened. I am still happy, of course. Now to figure out how to pay for it. Blast.

So pictures, we my friends are still on December here. I haven’t honestly taken that many pictures this month. January and pictures, they don’t get along well. There is a lot of bickering and going back and forth and it’s honestly not even worth it. I find a real lack of beauty when it’s just the same white sky and insane amount of snow coming down day after day. Snow does get old after awhile. And Erik hasn’t had the opportunity to go skiing, and his snow pants are not in our possession so going outside and playing isn’t happening. The fun of winter just isn’t there right now. I hope it visits again soon.

Well in December Erik went ice skating for the first time. He, well, he had fun after awhile. He was not interested in doing it at all at first. He had just woken up from a nap and was in the I’m so grumpy leave me alone mood. After about 20 minutes and watching Mommy and Daddy go skate he finally decided he would come out. Then in true Erik fashion, he didn’t want to leave. He did well, anyway.

Sorry a little out of order there (the pictures on the ice were from Jen’s camera, the last is from mine).

This year we ended up going to the Langtry’s for Christmas Eve. My cousin Suzie made an amazing pan of baked ziti. We were in heaven. A lot of people believe that Noah and Erik look a lot alike and you can tell they are cousins. Hey, that’s okay. : )

That evening, we headed up to the Thompon’s for their Christmas get together. I gotta say, Paula is one amazing cook. We were over stuffed that day, but way happy. Well, Erik was a slight exception. Poor child had no nap at all. His cheeks were full on red by the time we got home.

Okay I still have Christmas day to post. Ouch. I’m going to sign off for today, because I do hope that people can still load my posts and not get bogged down by too many images. I know that’s a pretty big wish, so I’m going to try and be good.

Be good, Patti.

We have a blue crayon

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Nov 112010

Ok I get that Halloween is over. And I get that it’s so over that Brandon’s birthday already happened, but I say screw procrastination. We are going straight to forgetting that we had something to post about. With my sincere apologies, I will now move on to the blue crayon.

So yes, Erik was a blue crayon for Halloween. We originally had ordered him a cow costume. Him and Aunt Ashley were going to dress up as cows. Well, lo and behold, his cow costume was a 3T/4T but still didn’t fit. It was about 4 inches too short. After quite a bit of frustration from the company who doesn’t allow returns, we moved on to find a different costume. I talked it over with Erik and he decided he would like something else since we only found 1 cow costume we liked.

Randomly, Erik said “Mommy, I want to be a blue color.” He calls crayon’s colors, so I said to him “You want to be a blue crayon?” and he didn’t skip a beat and said, “yes.” Now I had never see a blue crayon, or any crayon costume before. I have no idea where Erik got this idea, but alas, this is the end result.

Since the plan was changed from cow to crayon, Aunt Ashley was happy to oblige and became a pink crayon.

Erik was of course very happy and excited to go trick or treating. He still refuses to speak up, and never said trick or treat and only a couple of times said thank you. Good thing Aunt Ashley was there to help with the talking, since Erik wasn’t afraid to take the candy.

A good time was had by all even with the cold and snow (hence the iffy pictures – shooting in the dark and in the snow – well there are a lot of things working against you there). Brandon was even able to get a picture of me that night, and I actually kind of like it. Must be because you can only see about 4 inches of my face. Ha.

By y’all. Have a wonderful, CNY day. : )

Erik’s SoccerShots

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Sep 212010

Our baby is a baby no longer. Last week – he started soccer. It’s this program called SoccerShots, and they teach young ones how to play soccer. They also have them team up against each other and play. We went to a demo of it before we signed him up because we were unsure if he would even want to do it. There were other littles there that were scared. They only stood on the sidelines and watched. Erik watched for the first couple of minutes, but once he saw them take out the soccer balls, he was all in. My boy is a little rocking soccer star. And boy, am I proud.

He is quite funny with it still. He hasn’t quite mastered the no hands in soccer rule.

The last time he tried to score he missed the net, so I’m assuming that’s why he tried to slowly roll it in once he dribbled the ball to there.

For three and a half, I’m impressed.

Of course Erik is my child, because he insisted on helping clean up before he left.

We will be there every Thursday through November. Feel free to come down and cheer him on. He would love it.

We have a Syracuse room!

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Aug 302010

A couple of years ago (wow – a couple?!) I spent a few hours in Erik’s room putting up balloons. Balloon stickers that is. Red balloons. They looked great. But, well time goes on, and we all need a change. Especially when someone gave a toddler white walls. White walls that he put his dirty feet on everyday when he was put down for nap and didn’t want to be there.

And we all know how it goes after a couple of years of getting gifts and other random things that your three year old collects. So needless to say, his room was pretty much a disaster and no one could take it anymore.

I hate clutter. Can you believe I let this go on this long? Ah life, it sneaks up on you and clutters up your world.

Shrek needs his helmet in case he falls, course.

Feeling dizzy yet? Yea we’re going in circles.

Okay we have an empty room. And yes, that is Erik dancing in front of the mirror. And no, I don’t know where he gets crazy ideas like that from…

But pay attention to the sweatshirt….it’s foreshadowing (is it still foreshadowing if you point it out? this is why I was never an English major).

The ceremonial removal of covers. And we are balloon-less now.

Okay so yeah I pointed out that serious clutter problem we were having – well – while we were painting we did what a normal kid would do while cleaning. We just moved the mess.

Yea, we were seriously doing stuff like that for a couple of days.

And……….

The first of the color goes on. And is that really Syracuse orange? Why yes, it is.

Hot right? Yes, we rule.

And moving on to the next color.

We do participate in child labor. Call your local DCFS.

That looks really bad. Ouch.

Oh and Brandon decided we needed more pictures of our moved mess.

Yes that is the cat laying on the dog bed.

Well however fun it may be to have a toddler bed in the kitchen, we finished the room and moved everything back in. Sad, this I know.

Final product:

Yea, his bed was downgraded. Made for much more room as you can see. But poor Logan got moved to the floor. Yea – poor Logan.

The paint wasn’t completely dry – that’s why it looks spotty. It’s 100% now.

Much better right?

We charge $100 an hour for remodeling. ; )

And just so we’re all on the same page, Erik was the one that asked for a Syracuse room. As you see in previous pictures he is wearing a Syracuse sweatshirt. It was 80 degrees out, but he refused to take it off. He’s slightly obsessed.