Songs

Songs stuck in my head:

Why do I have crushes on them?:


A good love song to croon along with:


An oldie, but a goodie (I wish spin instructors used this one):

Random Things

Today I got the flu.  Reade is on the up and up.  Let's pray Blake sneaks out of this unscathed. 

Pics: Roast chicken for chicken soup, our fun patio lights, and an old photo from a beer garden in Redwood City (don't worry, Blake is only drinking H2O).

Preschool

Breakdown of the first day of school:

1) Blake had fallen asleep in the car on our way home from the grocery store so I left him in the car while I packed his stuff and changed his brother. Once en route to school, I looked back to check on Blake and realized he was wearing flip-flops so I had to turn around and get his light-up Spiderman shoes.

2) We finally arrive at school and Blake plays independently and is super happy.

3) The first mom I am talking with gets stung by some flying insect. The teacher takes her by the hand and leads her inside to get an ice pack. I was left there standing by myself and had to do that awkward half turn thing and start talking to a new mom.

4) Kids explore the classroom and Blake shows me all the cool things like: the giant bullfrog, the turtle, and the new books.

5) Time for parent circle while the kids go outside to eat a snack. Different, crazy parental personalities come out during the question and answer segment (the crying mom, the too-loud Nanny, the one who asks everything including why the sky is blue, etc.).

6) Kids come back in and Blake is the only child with artwork. I am a proud parent thinking Blake asked for crayons and paper and is the lead self-starter in the group. Come to find out, my kid was crying the whole time I was in parent circle time and the teacher's assistant had to keep telling him to draw lines so he wouldn't completely melt down. Hmm, not what I was envisioning!

7) Blake has fun riding cars/bikes/scooters around and then eats it on the pavement. That ended our first day at school.

Blake's thoughts on our way home: "Mommy, why is daddy home with a headache? (starts to cry) I don't want him to feel bad. I don't want you to separate with me and me be alone at school on Thursday. I want to go back to our old home. I don't like our new house. I just want to go home."

Oh, and I took pics:









P.S. Andrew came down with the flu and spent the wee hours bent over the toilet! Can't wait for Thursday.

Firsts

Two firsts happened this last week. We biked to the hardware store and then headed to the ice cream shop for Reade's first scoop of ice cream at a parlor:


On Friday, Blake visited the dentist for the first time. I asked him to smile and show me how he felt and this is what I got:

Intrigued

I came up with this idea the other night and I thought it was pretty creative. I enjoy following Palin's endeavors (following, not believing in) and I don't like Bachmann at all, but I am willing to watch this unfold.



My friend said this to me, "Shannon, This is not a reality show, this is real life." It would be just as fun as watching Kate & Pippa rule the roost.

Orange

I am dreaming of this for my living room. Andrew, you are very lucky I am nowhere near Oakland right now. That free thing is sitting on the curb just begging us to pick it up. It probably reeks of cat urine and is heavier than sin because it is a sofa bed, but I love it. I will have to do an orange couch dance to make one of those show up in our area:


I came across the Super Healthy Kids blog and want to make these carrot cubes:


I also have plans to make a poppy garden in the front yard. I have no idea what a poppy garden looks like in the winter, but I am willing to try it out. This picture makes me laugh because it is one of a series taken in front of funky trailers. Click here to see the trailer:

Parry Gripp

I am about six years late to this party. I was emailed a Parry Gripp video and had mixed feelings about what I saw. I watched a few more and thought everyone should have a good dose of silly animal videos: