Everyday Snapshot

What we're...

Reading: "Ender's Game." I planned to read it anyway for book club, and since Andrew and I have always wanted to read a novel together, started with this one. Looked forward to reading with each other every day - recommendations for our next one? Anyway, we really liked the book. The movie comes out next month and we are so pumped to make a date night out of it. Lesson learned: Making time to enjoy things together goes a long way in a relationship.

Here's the trailer for those of you not living with husbands who play it every other day:

Listening to: Preston dropping things all around the house and saying "Uh-oh!" It's a cute stage.

Snacking on: Jello. I know, JELLO! I had never made it for my family. Then a couple of months ago, Asher begged for some at the store, and I mustered up 68 cents worth of generosity. Let me tell you, these boys are a little obsessed with it. Asher loves to make it with me (and by "make", I mean dumping a packet of powder into a bowl and stirring in some water. Our aprons are probably overkill.), and to offset the guilt of feeding my kids non-nutritious blobs of sugar, artificial colors and flavors, I call it a sensory experience, and pour it into 2 ounce containers so they only get a little poison at a time. ...Okay, so I'm not really the concerned, organic, vegan, dye-free, all-natural, local, sustainable, blah blah blah parent I want to be. My kids love Jello. Whatever.

Artificial flavor of the day: Peach

Proud of: Asher doing so well with preschool. We had some misgivings about sending him at first (Isn't he a little young to be sending out into the world? What's he going to pick up from other kids?), but most of our concerns subsided after he began smiling and waving to us as he left. Very grateful he is enjoying structured learning and playtime with other kids a few days a week. And I love how he comes home excited to tell me about his morning and show me what he worked on. His teachers are great too. Yesterday I was talking to him about them, and he said, "Miss Sue is not my favorite. She tells me naughty things." Masking my concern, I asked, "Like what?" Brow furrowed, nose in a snarl, he replied, "Like, 'We don't hit.'" Yep, she sounds awful.

 Marching into school for the first time - September 4th, 2013

Gearing up for: Halloween. We kind of copped out last year, so are actually planning family costumes to pay penance. As with anytime we've dressed up, I'm most excited to see Andrew's ensemble. ;)


Sick of: Preston pooping in the tub. SERIOUSLY. At first, we kind of chuckled since as a baby, Andrew was well-known for having pooped during baths; guess we had it coming. Ha. Ha. But in the past week Preston has let loose in the tub five times and cleaning up the disgusting mess is getting old (though watching Andrew dry heave when it's his turn is NOT. Ahhhhhahah...). Asher is the real victim. The poor chap is always oblivious for a few moments he is bathing alongside chunks of his little brother's solid waste, then he notices and is horrified. Maybe we should dial back on the Jello.

Questioning: Whether poop is blog appropriate.