Turns out it's very hard to use a T-bar with a snowboard. Sam fell off and the bar came back and hit him in the face. Cuts in his mouth and out, a bit of a fat lip on top of that.
He had lunch and got back on the T-bar! One more lesson tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Fat Lip
Turns out it's very hard to use a T-bar with a snowboard. Sam fell off and the bar came back and hit him in the face. Cuts in his mouth and out, a bit of a fat lip on top of that.
He had lunch and got back on the T-bar! One more lesson tomorrow.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Winter break
Cold weather, no cash for a trip to warmer climes, must make the most of what we've got here.
Sam will be taking four snowboarding lessons in four days and it's amazing how much better he is after just one day. I'm so proud of him, not because of what he can do but because he's so persistent. That trait will take him far.
Sam will be taking four snowboarding lessons in four days and it's amazing how much better he is after just one day. I'm so proud of him, not because of what he can do but because he's so persistent. That trait will take him far.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Sometimes you just have to party!
And we partied here...birthday partied to be specific, for my very good friend and neighbor. She and her husband helped me through this last difficult year and I'm so glad I was able to help her celebrate her birthday. Since I was expecting lots of people, I made two cakes. Behold!
The cake for the adults - chocolate interior:
The kiddie cake - vanilla confetti interior:
Little vultures circled the cakes and stripped them bare before they left. The sad remains? They still taste good.
The cake for the adults - chocolate interior:
The kiddie cake - vanilla confetti interior:
Little vultures circled the cakes and stripped them bare before they left. The sad remains? They still taste good.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Boo!
We had pumpkins!
We had costumes. Frodo from "Lord of the Rings" with his loot.
The other costume required a peanut butter bribe.
And resulted in Count Dogula!
Count Dogula proved to be a bit of a thief.
Sam collected about three pounds of candy. Sugar buzz, here he comes!
We had costumes. Frodo from "Lord of the Rings" with his loot.
The other costume required a peanut butter bribe.
And resulted in Count Dogula!
Count Dogula proved to be a bit of a thief.
Sam collected about three pounds of candy. Sugar buzz, here he comes!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
A perfect fall project
This reminds me of when I was a kid. We built a two-room fort in the backyard and slept out there. The boys fully expect to sleep outside but given that last night it sleeted, perhaps it won't be happening in the near future.
The materials are from a house being built on our street. They're building a net-zero green house and the walls are made of this material which is very nice for building since the panels stand up on their own so the boys can nail them together. They're very proud of their accomplishment so far and expect to make this a four room fort.
The hammers are flying.
Windows are apparently optional.
A door is not.
I've discovered it's best to not watch what they're doing too closely.
Prior to making the fort, they found another use for the building materials. I give you the Empire State Building with an airplane on top.
I love that they're doing this. It seems as though kids do very little of this sort of thing now with all the organized sports, after school care and such. They've been busy with this project all weekend long and Sam is so excited about it he wanted me to wake him up when I got up this morning...at 6am. I'm glad projects such as these still have the ability to keep kids enthralled.
Now, I'm hoping he doesn't decide he needs to run power to the fort. And that the city doesn't give me trouble about the lack of a building permit....
The materials are from a house being built on our street. They're building a net-zero green house and the walls are made of this material which is very nice for building since the panels stand up on their own so the boys can nail them together. They're very proud of their accomplishment so far and expect to make this a four room fort.
The hammers are flying.
Windows are apparently optional.
A door is not.
I've discovered it's best to not watch what they're doing too closely.
Prior to making the fort, they found another use for the building materials. I give you the Empire State Building with an airplane on top.
I love that they're doing this. It seems as though kids do very little of this sort of thing now with all the organized sports, after school care and such. They've been busy with this project all weekend long and Sam is so excited about it he wanted me to wake him up when I got up this morning...at 6am. I'm glad projects such as these still have the ability to keep kids enthralled.
Now, I'm hoping he doesn't decide he needs to run power to the fort. And that the city doesn't give me trouble about the lack of a building permit....
Friday, October 14, 2011
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Clearing the cameras
I have two cameras and haven't been downloading things on a regular basis. This rainy weekend allowed me a little unexpected computer time and I decided to be somewhat productive since several of you have given me trouble about my lack of posts over the summer.
Way back in April, Sam and I went to Long Island to visit some friends. We went to an aquarium and fed stingrays.
Contemplated giant calamari.
Acted silly.
Visited our fair lady.
Provided an unpaid promotional spot to one of America's purveyors of junk food.
Made a beach fashion statement.
Slaved away at a lighthouse.
Threatened Sam that if he wasn't good he'd go down with the anchor.
Changing directions entirely, we shipped Sam off to overnight camp. Check out his luxury digs. This picture shows 25% of the entire cabin which wasn't quite as spacious (or fuzzy) as it appears.
See? It's tiny!
Sam loved overnight camp and we thank Susan very much for making it possible.
We made our annual pilgrimage to Wisconsin. Stopped at Potawatami Park to relive my childhood. The rocks at "our" picnic area.
The fire tower that wasn't very accessible with a broken foot.
The Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach; modeled after Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster.
Phinney looking cute in August.
Phinney with his stuffed friends. Finally the perfect use for Garfield.
Sam's first day of second grade! That really deserved a post of its own.
Phinney in September, still fond of Garfield.
And finally, Sam eating a popcorn cupcake.
Consider yourself up to date.
Way back in April, Sam and I went to Long Island to visit some friends. We went to an aquarium and fed stingrays.
Contemplated giant calamari.
Acted silly.
Visited our fair lady.
Provided an unpaid promotional spot to one of America's purveyors of junk food.
Made a beach fashion statement.
Slaved away at a lighthouse.
Threatened Sam that if he wasn't good he'd go down with the anchor.
Changing directions entirely, we shipped Sam off to overnight camp. Check out his luxury digs. This picture shows 25% of the entire cabin which wasn't quite as spacious (or fuzzy) as it appears.
See? It's tiny!
Sam loved overnight camp and we thank Susan very much for making it possible.
We made our annual pilgrimage to Wisconsin. Stopped at Potawatami Park to relive my childhood. The rocks at "our" picnic area.
The fire tower that wasn't very accessible with a broken foot.
The Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach; modeled after Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster.
Phinney looking cute in August.
Phinney with his stuffed friends. Finally the perfect use for Garfield.
Sam's first day of second grade! That really deserved a post of its own.
Phinney in September, still fond of Garfield.
And finally, Sam eating a popcorn cupcake.
Consider yourself up to date.
Poor Phinney
Before!
During!
After!
He's probably thinking "The next thing you know she'll probably try to cut off my balls."
He'd be right.
I wasn't able to finish the cut completely because he'd lost patience and even peanut butter wasn't keeping him distracted. Sam took the fur and made little pillows with it. Yes, really.
During!
After!
He's probably thinking "The next thing you know she'll probably try to cut off my balls."
He'd be right.
I wasn't able to finish the cut completely because he'd lost patience and even peanut butter wasn't keeping him distracted. Sam took the fur and made little pillows with it. Yes, really.
Friday, September 30, 2011
By request
No more foot bones! Foot is generally healed at this point.
Tonight is the Apple Festival at Sam's school so I had to make something to bring for the bake sale and cake walk so I made cupcakes, popcorn cupcakes! The "popcorn" is just cut mini marshallows; the wrappers are downloaded templates printed on a color printer. Time consuming, yes, but I'm guessing the kiddies will think they're fun.
Monday, August 01, 2011
Getting better all the time!
My foot that is. I was told that it's healing much faster than they typically heal. My new film is on the left, the original break on the right. If you click on the picture and look very closely at the one on on the left you can see shadows around the break where new bone is forming. He told me that I'll be growing "a nice big wad of bone" there.
And the air cast is gone and I have a new fashion statement.
But I bagged the sock-like thing pretty much immediately and when a friend saw my new footwear he said "It looks like a Burlington shoe." I should have asked for two of them so I'd have a matched set of intentionally ugly sandals.
After I pulled off the air cast and examined my feet I noticed something I'd never noticed before. Why the heck are my ankles different sizes????
Posting that picture makes me realize that I probably should NOT be allowed to bring a camera to the doctors office.
And the air cast is gone and I have a new fashion statement.
But I bagged the sock-like thing pretty much immediately and when a friend saw my new footwear he said "It looks like a Burlington shoe." I should have asked for two of them so I'd have a matched set of intentionally ugly sandals.After I pulled off the air cast and examined my feet I noticed something I'd never noticed before. Why the heck are my ankles different sizes????
Posting that picture makes me realize that I probably should NOT be allowed to bring a camera to the doctors office.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Boys in costume
Sam in Vermont at Halloween:
John in Wisconsin at Christmas:
Too bad they can't be together to get into trouble. It does make me sad that Sam doesn't get to spend much time with any of his cousins.
John in Wisconsin at Christmas:
Too bad they can't be together to get into trouble. It does make me sad that Sam doesn't get to spend much time with any of his cousins.
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