Tonight I had grand plans to take the family out to dinner at IHOP. Today is "National Pancake Day" and therefore IHOP was offering a plate of three pancakes to each customer for free. OK, so fast-forward...we went to TWO different IHOPs only to find them completely packed and even overflowing with people into the parking lot waiting for some FREE pancakes.
*sigh* Never fear, I had a back-up plan...Cracker Barrell. Chad is not a huge fan of "Breakfast for Dinner" but Lauren and I could eat breakfast for ALL meals. My mind and tummy were all set for breakfast, so Cracker Barrell was a good plan.
Lauren and I each ordered pancakes. Lauren also got a side order of bacon. Anyone who has spent ANY time with Lauren knows that this kid would give up a lot in her life before she'd EVER consider giving up bacon. She's a lot like those dogs in the commercial for "Beggin' Strips"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CErapf79rqM
Tonight at supper, the waiter came to the table and asked if he could take Lauren's bacon plate. We all looked at him like he was insane. Couldn't he SEE it still had 3/4 of the slice left??? Chad said, "We would NEVER take bacon away from this kid."
After the waiter left, we were talking to Lauren about bacon and about how much she LOVES bacon.
She sat and gnawed on her bacon slice for a bit and then...
L: Dad? Not everyone likes bacon.
C: Yeah...
L: That's kinda sad isn't it?
Out of the mouth of our babe. Yes Lauren, believe it or not, not everyone loves bacon. And yes, that is kinda sad.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Boys are all the same...
I say to my friends and to myself all the time how THANKFUL I am that I have a little girl. I hear stories (some horrific, some hilarious) about the antics my friends' sons are up to. Whew! Everytime I hear a story I think, "HOLY COW! MY CHILD WOULDN'T DREAM OF DOING THAT!"
And then...
...I got a little boy dog. His name is Finnegan.
Finnegan may be a dog. But he is A BOY. He's clumsy and spontaneous. He chews on metal and brick. He chases birds relentlessly and honestly believes he's going to catch one if he just runs a little faster next time. He jumps fearlessly from one of piece of furniture to another. Sometimes he makes it, lots of times he doesn't. He falls down between couch cushions, he falls off tables. He's CONSTANTLY knocking stuff over with his POUNCING nature.
I hear stories all the time about my friends' sons that are climbers. Thankfully Lauren was NEVER a climber, so it was never an issue. Again, I think, "WOW, Lauren would NEVER do that..."
But now...I've got my own boy. And canine or human, boys are all the same.
And yes, that's my dining room table.
And then...
...I got a little boy dog. His name is Finnegan.
Finnegan may be a dog. But he is A BOY. He's clumsy and spontaneous. He chews on metal and brick. He chases birds relentlessly and honestly believes he's going to catch one if he just runs a little faster next time. He jumps fearlessly from one of piece of furniture to another. Sometimes he makes it, lots of times he doesn't. He falls down between couch cushions, he falls off tables. He's CONSTANTLY knocking stuff over with his POUNCING nature.
I hear stories all the time about my friends' sons that are climbers. Thankfully Lauren was NEVER a climber, so it was never an issue. Again, I think, "WOW, Lauren would NEVER do that..."
But now...I've got my own boy. And canine or human, boys are all the same.
And yes, that's my dining room table.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
A History Lesson by Lauren Reeves
Yesterday afternoon I picked Lauren up from school and as usual, asked her what she did that day and what they talked about. I had NO IDEA I was about to get a history lesson on holidays in February...
M: Did you have a good day at school?
L: Yes.
M: What did you all talk about today?
L: Well on Valentine's Day lots of people died.
M: Who died? (not quite prepared for THAT bit of history)
L: Those people. A long, long time ago. They died on Valentine's Day.
M: OH! The Valentine's Day Massacre? (what the HECK did Ms. Carrie teach them??)
L: Yeah. That.
M: Yes, that's true. Lots of people did die.
L: Yeah, and now they are on coins and stuff. Like the quarter and the penny.
M: The WHAT? (*commence racing mind to figure out what in the world she's talking about*)
L: The coins. You know, money. The quarter and the penny. They are on those.
M: Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...Washington and Lincoln?
L: Yes. Them.
M: I see. Wow, that's really interesting.
Oh how easily information gets jumbled in a little ones head. I had no idea that Presidents' Day and Valentine's Day were somehow...related?
And there you have it. A history lesson by Lauren Reeves.
M: Did you have a good day at school?
L: Yes.
M: What did you all talk about today?
L: Well on Valentine's Day lots of people died.
M: Who died? (not quite prepared for THAT bit of history)
L: Those people. A long, long time ago. They died on Valentine's Day.
M: OH! The Valentine's Day Massacre? (what the HECK did Ms. Carrie teach them??)
L: Yeah. That.
M: Yes, that's true. Lots of people did die.
L: Yeah, and now they are on coins and stuff. Like the quarter and the penny.
M: The WHAT? (*commence racing mind to figure out what in the world she's talking about*)
L: The coins. You know, money. The quarter and the penny. They are on those.
M: Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...Washington and Lincoln?
L: Yes. Them.
M: I see. Wow, that's really interesting.
Oh how easily information gets jumbled in a little ones head. I had no idea that Presidents' Day and Valentine's Day were somehow...related?
And there you have it. A history lesson by Lauren Reeves.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A Lesson on Pollen
Lauren has been happily playing in the playroom all morning while I've been working on the computer (managing blogs and Etsy shops can be quite time-consuming!). I can typically expect visits from Lauren every 30 minutes or so. Just checking in, or requesting a drink, showing me a piece of art, asking me a question, etc. Sometimes I feel like her visits are just attempts to scramble my brain and keep me on my toes.
Enter Lauren.
L: Mom? Is pollen a berry?
M: Ummmm...no...not really, it's uh... (frantically wanting to look up P-O-L-L-E-N on the internet so I can have a definitive answer)
L: Well, pollen can be a musical instrument.
M: A what? (commence rapid blinking and confused look)
L: A guitar has flowers on it.
M: *more blinking* OK... (I swear I really am trying to keep up with this thought process)
L: ...and well the flowers kinda smell like pollen...
M: *silence* (I got nothin')
L: Pollen can get you sick if you smell too much of it.
M: Yes, I suppose that's true...
L: BYE!
Exit Lauren.
Success. Brain scrambled.
Enter Lauren.
L: Mom? Is pollen a berry?
M: Ummmm...no...not really, it's uh... (frantically wanting to look up P-O-L-L-E-N on the internet so I can have a definitive answer)
L: Well, pollen can be a musical instrument.
M: A what? (commence rapid blinking and confused look)
L: A guitar has flowers on it.
M: *more blinking* OK... (I swear I really am trying to keep up with this thought process)
L: ...and well the flowers kinda smell like pollen...
M: *silence* (I got nothin')
L: Pollen can get you sick if you smell too much of it.
M: Yes, I suppose that's true...
L: BYE!
Exit Lauren.
Success. Brain scrambled.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The Art of Multi-tasking by Lauren Reeves
Scene opens with Lauren walking down the hall wearing nothing but a shirt (bare bottom)...
L: Mom? Where's your floss?
M: *blink* Where are your pants?
L: Where is your floss?
M: Lauren! Why don't you have any pants on?
L: BECAUSE I WAS POOPING!
M: Allright then why do you need floss? *bracing myself for the answer*
L: BECAUSE I HAVE PORK CHOP STUCK IN MY TEETH. *exasperated*
So there you have it. My little multi-tasker...flossing and pooping at the same time - well, if she could've found the floss.
L: Mom? Where's your floss?
M: *blink* Where are your pants?
L: Where is your floss?
M: Lauren! Why don't you have any pants on?
L: BECAUSE I WAS POOPING!
M: Allright then why do you need floss? *bracing myself for the answer*
L: BECAUSE I HAVE PORK CHOP STUCK IN MY TEETH. *exasperated*
So there you have it. My little multi-tasker...flossing and pooping at the same time - well, if she could've found the floss.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Today's Achievement
My Dearest Jennie is an excellent cake decorator and was contracted by me to bake an Angelina Ballerina cake for Lauren's 4th birthday in November. The cake was absolutely FLAWLESS and beyond my wildest expectations. In exchange for making the cake, Jennie asked if I would make a set of blank cards to give to her cousin as a Christmas gift.
It seems like I've been procrastinating on getting these cards completed, but in reality, I find if I let a card idea come to me in sort of a vision I am more inspired and motivated to work on the project. The inspiration started to appear over the weekend when I made one card using a gorgeous stamp set I love called "Pretty Peony" and then stamped a quote on top of the flower. I wanted to try to use various flowers on all the cards but wasn't sure how I was going to tie them all together so that the set wasn't just a hodge podge of random cards. The finally "tah-dah!" moment came yesterday when I found myself staring off into space trying to envision the cards...
What if I use the same flower stamp over and over and only change the color scheme and quote...?
Today I whipped out all ten of them. I'm in love. Whattya think?
It seems like I've been procrastinating on getting these cards completed, but in reality, I find if I let a card idea come to me in sort of a vision I am more inspired and motivated to work on the project. The inspiration started to appear over the weekend when I made one card using a gorgeous stamp set I love called "Pretty Peony" and then stamped a quote on top of the flower. I wanted to try to use various flowers on all the cards but wasn't sure how I was going to tie them all together so that the set wasn't just a hodge podge of random cards. The finally "tah-dah!" moment came yesterday when I found myself staring off into space trying to envision the cards...
What if I use the same flower stamp over and over and only change the color scheme and quote...?
Today I whipped out all ten of them. I'm in love. Whattya think?
What about Bach?
Lauren enters the room where I'm fixing her lunch...
L: Mom, Johann Sebastian Bob is a show.
M: Johann Sebastian Bach? Well, he was a composer. He wrote classical music.
L: No, Johann Sebastian BOB. Not BACH silly...
M: No, it's BACH.
L: *sigh* No Mom, it's BOB. Like BOB THE TOMATO.
Exit Lauren.
L: Mom, Johann Sebastian Bob is a show.
M: Johann Sebastian Bach? Well, he was a composer. He wrote classical music.
L: No, Johann Sebastian BOB. Not BACH silly...
M: No, it's BACH.
L: *sigh* No Mom, it's BOB. Like BOB THE TOMATO.
Exit Lauren.
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