Yup, definitely not feeling like summer anymore. It's been a bit rainy for the past couple of days, with temperatures in the 60's mostly, and it looks like the forecast will remain unchanged through part of the weekend. Although, if it's going to rain, it should RAIN, as in thunderstorms, and sheets of water falling! Instead, we've had a constant mist and light sprinkling... That's about it.
Now, I like rainy days, s'long as I don't have to venture out too much. Yesterday, we went to the grocery store, and Jeremiah was amazed by the umbrella. He thought it was the coolest thing, and kept trying to hold it. So cute.
Unfortunately, my little man has a bit of a cold, so our time outdoors has been limited. We were supposed to get together with some gals from the Mom's class I took at Mclean last fall, but I decided it was probably best for us to stay indoors, and make some soup. Mmm.... soup.....
That's one good thing about rainy days: good excuse to cook comfort food! Of course, soup was on the menu for today's dinner, anyways, but it's much more fun to make soup on a rainy, cool day than a sunny, hot day. Now I get to relax with a nice warm mug o' tea, and just....
....get Jeremiah up from his nap, because he's decided it's over now. :-( Well, I'll just have to drink my tea whilst keeping an eye on him.
Oh man... bread... I should make some bread... Hmmm..... Can't ya smell it already????? :-)
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
NOW it's fall...
I think we're safe: the summer weather has finally left us!
For the past few weeks, fall has been unseasonably warm. I mean, c'mon, there's no reason for it to be 90 in the middle of October, now is there? I think not.
And last time I checked, we didn't live in FL, where one would expect to see Christmas decorations when it's hot outside. Nope, 'round here, we should be well into jacket weather before the first sighting of a plastic Santa is seen.
Finally, it's time to bundle up.
I know I'll regret saying that, as I do love me some warm weather... A week of bundling up and I'll be wishing for spring again. But y'know, it's kinda nice to not have to run the AC (I really dislike it... thankful for it in the summer, but it just doesn't seem right to need it IN OCTOBER!
Anyways. That's all I have to say. :-)
For the past few weeks, fall has been unseasonably warm. I mean, c'mon, there's no reason for it to be 90 in the middle of October, now is there? I think not.
And last time I checked, we didn't live in FL, where one would expect to see Christmas decorations when it's hot outside. Nope, 'round here, we should be well into jacket weather before the first sighting of a plastic Santa is seen.
Finally, it's time to bundle up.
I know I'll regret saying that, as I do love me some warm weather... A week of bundling up and I'll be wishing for spring again. But y'know, it's kinda nice to not have to run the AC (I really dislike it... thankful for it in the summer, but it just doesn't seem right to need it IN OCTOBER!
Anyways. That's all I have to say. :-)
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
It's hard to get mad at a 9 month old...
....but not impossible.
Especially when said 9 month old is refusing to sit in his high chair, even though it's lunch time... Then, as if in utter defiance, this 9 month old decides to grab hold of the nearest thing, which happens to be a plate and coffee mug from breakfast (complete with crumbs and leftover chai tea...) Where does it end up??? On the floor, of course (so much for that mug... Glad it wasn't a favorite.)
Mom, at this point, decides she needs a minute before dealing with such a mess. So Mom retires, briefly, to the powder room. Upon returning to the kitchen, Mom finds this 9 month old looking over the back of his high chair, about to climb out! Now, Mom has to deal with getting him back in a seated position, and then strapped in (that is why there are straps on the high chair, I'm pretty sure...) Of course, 9 month olds don't like being forced to do ANYTHING, so now this 9 month old is crying...
Oi vey...
Mom gives said 9 month old some puffs to snack on while Mom prepares his lunch. Of course, he's pissed off, so he just sweeps them right off his tray and onto the floor (which Mom had just finished cleaning up from the first mess...)
Grumble grumble....
Thankfully, this 9 month old is now soundly asleep, and Mom is taking a "chill pill".
It's hard to get mad at a 9 month old, but not impossible. :-)
Especially when said 9 month old is refusing to sit in his high chair, even though it's lunch time... Then, as if in utter defiance, this 9 month old decides to grab hold of the nearest thing, which happens to be a plate and coffee mug from breakfast (complete with crumbs and leftover chai tea...) Where does it end up??? On the floor, of course (so much for that mug... Glad it wasn't a favorite.)
Mom, at this point, decides she needs a minute before dealing with such a mess. So Mom retires, briefly, to the powder room. Upon returning to the kitchen, Mom finds this 9 month old looking over the back of his high chair, about to climb out! Now, Mom has to deal with getting him back in a seated position, and then strapped in (that is why there are straps on the high chair, I'm pretty sure...) Of course, 9 month olds don't like being forced to do ANYTHING, so now this 9 month old is crying...
Oi vey...
Mom gives said 9 month old some puffs to snack on while Mom prepares his lunch. Of course, he's pissed off, so he just sweeps them right off his tray and onto the floor (which Mom had just finished cleaning up from the first mess...)
Grumble grumble....
Thankfully, this 9 month old is now soundly asleep, and Mom is taking a "chill pill".
It's hard to get mad at a 9 month old, but not impossible. :-)
Friday, October 19, 2007
First Step??
So today, I was minding my own business, typing up an email or two, when I looked up to see Jeremiah catching his balance, and then "what appeared to be" taking his first step! He then fell, as he tried to take the 2nd, but hey, gotta start somewhere, right?
Of course, none of this happened because Jeremy wasn't there to see it, and according to the rule...
"If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to see it, did it really happen?"
or in this case,
"If Jeremiah takes his first steps, and Jeremy's not there to see it (or no camera there to tape it), did it really happen?"
Obviously, the answer has to be "no". :-)
But I know better. ;-)
Of course, none of this happened because Jeremy wasn't there to see it, and according to the rule...
"If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to see it, did it really happen?"
or in this case,
"If Jeremiah takes his first steps, and Jeremy's not there to see it (or no camera there to tape it), did it really happen?"
Obviously, the answer has to be "no". :-)
But I know better. ;-)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Suri Cruise is going to have issues...
Okay, religious difference aside, this child is going to be super-spoiled, and in super-trouble if this is how they continue to raise her...
The full article is linked (well, what was given of it), but here's an excerpt:
Now, obviously, I want to please Jeremiah, and give him everything he wants, but y'know what? If I let him decide when he wanted to sleep, he would never nap, and stay up wayyyy too late, and be super grumpy, making all of us miserable. If I let him eat everything he wanted to eat, all he would eat would be his baby puffs, or animal crackers, etc...
The biggest offense in this article is the last line:
Uh.... I guess in Hollywood, but even less-than-good parents know better than to let their child do whatever they want.
But I digress...
The full article is linked (well, what was given of it), but here's an excerpt:
"It's all about being positive and supportive," says the couple's friend (Hubbard advised parents to "try to be the child's friend.") As for discipline, one former church member tells Us that Scientologists do not scold their children, but instead explain that bad behavior (like throwing a toy) is the "wrong action."
Cruise and Holmes, says their pal, are very lenient and do not like to give Suri too many rules: "Suri pretty much does whatever she wants, whenever she wants. If she fusses before bed, they let her stay up later. If they want her to go swimming and she cries, they'll take her out. If she whines about food, they'll ask her what else she wants to eat. They always want to please her."
Now, obviously, I want to please Jeremiah, and give him everything he wants, but y'know what? If I let him decide when he wanted to sleep, he would never nap, and stay up wayyyy too late, and be super grumpy, making all of us miserable. If I let him eat everything he wanted to eat, all he would eat would be his baby puffs, or animal crackers, etc...
The biggest offense in this article is the last line:
In other words, they're typical parents.
Uh.... I guess in Hollywood, but even less-than-good parents know better than to let their child do whatever they want.
But I digress...
Gross...
It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Yesterday, Jeremiah and I went to the farmer's market that they hold across the street at the park. Just needed a few veggies that I couldn't find at Costco last week. Of course, the bread guy was there, and he had some really YUMMY raspberry bread. Mmmm... we ate the whole loaf in one day, it was so good! Basically, a more dense version of Portuguese sweet bread with a raspberry sauce running through it. SO GOOD!
Anyways, I got a bunch of veggies from the produce guy--huge box of sweet potatoes (they keep for 5-6 months!), squash, savoy cabbage (for some reason, ya don't see it in the stores around here very often...), tomatoes (I know, technically a fruit, but c'mon... who really thinks of it like a fruit?) a huge butternut squash and some corn.
Now, the corn, I wasn't going to get, but I tried it and it was really good corn! So, okay, fine, I'll get it, shuck it, and freeze it, and we'll have yummy fresh corn all winter, too.
So yeah, got a bushel of corn, for a good price, and hauled it all home (had to go back to get the car, no way it'd all fit in the stroller.) I figured I'd have a chance today to deal with the corn, so after Jeremiah's nap, I let him roam around the family room while I shucked corn husks into a box. At first, all good. But I noticed there were a lot of little holes in the husks, though most of them didn't go all the way through to the corn. So I kept on getting on, and then it happened--I pulled the husk off one ear, and a little gray worm squiggled away into the corn! EWWWWWW!
I dropped that ear the in box, and was done with that! A fluke, maybe, I thought, so I started again. More holes in this one, so I didn't bother, just threw it in the box. Went to grab the next ear, and there was a HUGE short, gray worm, just sittin' there. EWWWWWWW!!! By then, I was done, no more shucking for me.
Well, I got about 8 ears out of it... Unless someone wants to come over and brave the bugs to help me get the rest of my corn. Jeremy's too scared, too. I'm thinkin' of asking my brother, but he's a big wimp as well. What's wrong with all these men???? Scared of wittle bugs! I'm not "scared" of them, per se, just grossed out. But anyways... for now, it's all just gonna sit on the deck.
I hope my sweet potatoes are okay....
Yesterday, Jeremiah and I went to the farmer's market that they hold across the street at the park. Just needed a few veggies that I couldn't find at Costco last week. Of course, the bread guy was there, and he had some really YUMMY raspberry bread. Mmmm... we ate the whole loaf in one day, it was so good! Basically, a more dense version of Portuguese sweet bread with a raspberry sauce running through it. SO GOOD!
Anyways, I got a bunch of veggies from the produce guy--huge box of sweet potatoes (they keep for 5-6 months!), squash, savoy cabbage (for some reason, ya don't see it in the stores around here very often...), tomatoes (I know, technically a fruit, but c'mon... who really thinks of it like a fruit?) a huge butternut squash and some corn.
Now, the corn, I wasn't going to get, but I tried it and it was really good corn! So, okay, fine, I'll get it, shuck it, and freeze it, and we'll have yummy fresh corn all winter, too.
So yeah, got a bushel of corn, for a good price, and hauled it all home (had to go back to get the car, no way it'd all fit in the stroller.) I figured I'd have a chance today to deal with the corn, so after Jeremiah's nap, I let him roam around the family room while I shucked corn husks into a box. At first, all good. But I noticed there were a lot of little holes in the husks, though most of them didn't go all the way through to the corn. So I kept on getting on, and then it happened--I pulled the husk off one ear, and a little gray worm squiggled away into the corn! EWWWWWW!
I dropped that ear the in box, and was done with that! A fluke, maybe, I thought, so I started again. More holes in this one, so I didn't bother, just threw it in the box. Went to grab the next ear, and there was a HUGE short, gray worm, just sittin' there. EWWWWWWW!!! By then, I was done, no more shucking for me.
Well, I got about 8 ears out of it... Unless someone wants to come over and brave the bugs to help me get the rest of my corn. Jeremy's too scared, too. I'm thinkin' of asking my brother, but he's a big wimp as well. What's wrong with all these men???? Scared of wittle bugs! I'm not "scared" of them, per se, just grossed out. But anyways... for now, it's all just gonna sit on the deck.
I hope my sweet potatoes are okay....
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Make MY voice heard!
I recently emailed Starbucks about coming out with a Sugar-Free version of their Chai Tea Lattes. I LOVE Iced Chai's--it's my drink! I get it everytime! And while it's not the worst drink on the menu, it's basically a sugary syrup and milk, and that's it.
I knew they had no plans for a sugar free version, but I also know that Starbucks is one of those companies who listen to their customers, whether that feedback be good or bad. This is the email I received:
So I am asking you, faithful readers of the Wilcox blog, to email Starbucks, and let your voice be heard! If there's something you want to see, or if you had a pleasant/unpleasant experience, tell them! And while you're at it, if you could throw in there a request for Sugar Free Chai, I'd appreciate it. :-)
A link to their feedback page is included in the title. Thanks!
I knew they had no plans for a sugar free version, but I also know that Starbucks is one of those companies who listen to their customers, whether that feedback be good or bad. This is the email I received:
Hello Jessica,
Thanks so much for contacting us regarding our Chai Tea Lattes. Currently there are no plans of releasing a Sugar Free version in the near future. However, the more requests we recieve, the more likely it will happen.
Your feedback is very important to us, so we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. I want to assure you that I've passed on your comments to the appropriate people in our company for their attention.
If you have any other questions or concerns, don't hesitate to call our Customer Relations department at (800) 23-LATTE. Or, email us from www.starbucks.com/customer/.
Thank you again for contacting Starbucks, we really appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Nicole P.
Customer Relations
Starbucks Coffee Company
So I am asking you, faithful readers of the Wilcox blog, to email Starbucks, and let your voice be heard! If there's something you want to see, or if you had a pleasant/unpleasant experience, tell them! And while you're at it, if you could throw in there a request for Sugar Free Chai, I'd appreciate it. :-)
A link to their feedback page is included in the title. Thanks!
Colbert launches presidential bid.
He's got my vote--and I thought I'd have a hard time deciding!
Of course, if he decides not to go for President, Mike Huckabee has asked him several times to be his VP running mate. Hmmm....
(Please note, this is not a political blog--if you have a comment about your preferred canidate, please save that for your own blog. I refuse to debate people here. Thank you. ;-)
Of course, if he decides not to go for President, Mike Huckabee has asked him several times to be his VP running mate. Hmmm....
(Please note, this is not a political blog--if you have a comment about your preferred canidate, please save that for your own blog. I refuse to debate people here. Thank you. ;-)
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Can someone explain how this was "fun"??
So Jeremiah had his 9 month appointment yesterday, and I am really trying to figure out for whom, exactly, it was fun. (So you know who said it would be fun, both babycenter and then our Dr. mentioned how this appointment was different, and more fun, from the normal appts thus far.)
It started out alright--we striped him down to his diaper, and he was laying on the table and did a nice, long stretch, which was perfect for measuring his length (29 7/8 in! Almost the big 3-0!) And then it was weight time, and now that he's a big boy, he got to sit up on the scale instead of laying down (24 lbs, 12 oz! He gained 4 lbs in less than 3 months!) which he was cool with, because he got to play with some nice vertical blinds. So, so far, so good.
Oh, and I guess they do a urinalisys at this appt, but you can't ask a 9 month old to pee in a cup, so they, uh, taped a bag around the, uh, appropriate area, and left it hanging outta his diaper. It was quite a sight to see, him crawlin' around with this "bag o' water" hanging outta his diaper... Reminded me of something from the "Jack-donkey" movies. Anyways.
So Dr. Atiyeh comes in, and is checking him out. Jeremiah's smiling at him, trying to grab his watch, it's all good. He put up a little bit of a fight when getting his ears checked, but that's it. All in all, he was a good boy.
Well, then it was flu shot time. We weren't going to get him the flu shot, instead planned on getting ourselves shot up, to spare him, but we figure if they're only going to offer it to their 6 month-2 year old patients, making those older wait until they know if there's extra, it was probably worth getting. So we did, and he handled that like a trooper. He cried while on the table, but as soon as I picked him up, he was fine.
Okay, so had the appointment ended here, it'da been okay. Of course, they needed to take some blood. *shudder* So down to the lab we go....
We were put in a room, and the nurse and I think a med student came in to "do the deed". She asked the guy, "Have you done this before?" "Nope." he replied. "Well, why don't you give it a shot." Baaaaaaaad idea. Parents, if your child is getting pricked, and they wanna let some med student try it, uh, say no.
Needless to say, this was a rough ride... Jeremiah was sitting on Jeremy's lap, this guy pricks his middle finger, and you see the startle and pain on Jeremiah's face. And then it begins--he's going to wail. In goes the breath---and in--and in--and in---BREATHE, JEREMIAH! By this point, his lips were turning blue, and I was getting worried. Finally, the scream. But, oh the tears, and wails, and crying, and there was nothing I could do. Meanwhile, Mr. Med Student was taking his time, getting most of Jeremiah's blood either on the floor, or Jeremy's hand. This went on for a good minute, and this guy had barely collected anything. FINALLY, the nurse stepped in, and within maybe 15 seconds, she had collected all they needed. They cleaned him up, and eventually, Jeremiah stopped crying (took a few minutes), and we were on our way.
Thankfully, no news is good news, so we're assuming all his tests came back negative, since we haven't heard anything. But man, what an ordeal. Poor Jeremiah. As soon as we got in the car, he was OUT! He probably would have slept for 2 hours, had we not waken him to grab lunch.
What a good sport, though. He doesn't hold it against me, I'm pretty sure. He still loves his Mommy. :-) Must be that sunny disposition of his.
It started out alright--we striped him down to his diaper, and he was laying on the table and did a nice, long stretch, which was perfect for measuring his length (29 7/8 in! Almost the big 3-0!) And then it was weight time, and now that he's a big boy, he got to sit up on the scale instead of laying down (24 lbs, 12 oz! He gained 4 lbs in less than 3 months!) which he was cool with, because he got to play with some nice vertical blinds. So, so far, so good.
Oh, and I guess they do a urinalisys at this appt, but you can't ask a 9 month old to pee in a cup, so they, uh, taped a bag around the, uh, appropriate area, and left it hanging outta his diaper. It was quite a sight to see, him crawlin' around with this "bag o' water" hanging outta his diaper... Reminded me of something from the "Jack-donkey" movies. Anyways.
So Dr. Atiyeh comes in, and is checking him out. Jeremiah's smiling at him, trying to grab his watch, it's all good. He put up a little bit of a fight when getting his ears checked, but that's it. All in all, he was a good boy.
Well, then it was flu shot time. We weren't going to get him the flu shot, instead planned on getting ourselves shot up, to spare him, but we figure if they're only going to offer it to their 6 month-2 year old patients, making those older wait until they know if there's extra, it was probably worth getting. So we did, and he handled that like a trooper. He cried while on the table, but as soon as I picked him up, he was fine.
Okay, so had the appointment ended here, it'da been okay. Of course, they needed to take some blood. *shudder* So down to the lab we go....
We were put in a room, and the nurse and I think a med student came in to "do the deed". She asked the guy, "Have you done this before?" "Nope." he replied. "Well, why don't you give it a shot." Baaaaaaaad idea. Parents, if your child is getting pricked, and they wanna let some med student try it, uh, say no.
Needless to say, this was a rough ride... Jeremiah was sitting on Jeremy's lap, this guy pricks his middle finger, and you see the startle and pain on Jeremiah's face. And then it begins--he's going to wail. In goes the breath---and in--and in--and in---BREATHE, JEREMIAH! By this point, his lips were turning blue, and I was getting worried. Finally, the scream. But, oh the tears, and wails, and crying, and there was nothing I could do. Meanwhile, Mr. Med Student was taking his time, getting most of Jeremiah's blood either on the floor, or Jeremy's hand. This went on for a good minute, and this guy had barely collected anything. FINALLY, the nurse stepped in, and within maybe 15 seconds, she had collected all they needed. They cleaned him up, and eventually, Jeremiah stopped crying (took a few minutes), and we were on our way.
Thankfully, no news is good news, so we're assuming all his tests came back negative, since we haven't heard anything. But man, what an ordeal. Poor Jeremiah. As soon as we got in the car, he was OUT! He probably would have slept for 2 hours, had we not waken him to grab lunch.
What a good sport, though. He doesn't hold it against me, I'm pretty sure. He still loves his Mommy. :-) Must be that sunny disposition of his.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Tired...
Last night was CRAZY!
Jeremy got a projector and screen (he sold his car for it!) to use in his "man cave." It's a really good projector (HD!) and I must say... Halo 3 looks CRAZY-GOOD! Master chief is practically life-size on a 120" screen, after all.
Anyways, to mark this momentous occasion, Jeremy's co-worker, Michael, and our neighbor's son (he's the same age as James) came over for some serious fragging! Even on 3-player split screen, each person still had the equivilent of a 60" screen. Except for Jeremy... he had the whole top half.
Eventually, Stephin and his "little friends" who were having a Halo party last night came on. They joined up with the "guys" and took on any unluckely foe who happened to come their way. [Although... it seemed like most of those playing were actually really good... many battles were lost, but the war was... well, there was no war... Minor technicality.] I had the most important role: team cheerleader! I got to laugh at the silliness of some of the matches, help with team strategies for those Assault missions, and groan when the enemy would get a cheap shot in. And of course, "HURRAY!" when we were doing well. Lots of fun.
But all good things must come to an end, and our's did--around 2:30 a.m. Whoops. Time flies when you're having fun, right?
Unfortunately, Jeremiah went to bed on time, and still needed to get up at his normal time. Somehow, I pulled the short stick. So here I am, half asleep, hoping Jeremiah's anxious to take a nap. Oh well.
At least they didn't drink all the Red Bull.
Jeremy got a projector and screen (he sold his car for it!) to use in his "man cave." It's a really good projector (HD!) and I must say... Halo 3 looks CRAZY-GOOD! Master chief is practically life-size on a 120" screen, after all.
Anyways, to mark this momentous occasion, Jeremy's co-worker, Michael, and our neighbor's son (he's the same age as James) came over for some serious fragging! Even on 3-player split screen, each person still had the equivilent of a 60" screen. Except for Jeremy... he had the whole top half.
Eventually, Stephin and his "little friends" who were having a Halo party last night came on. They joined up with the "guys" and took on any unluckely foe who happened to come their way. [Although... it seemed like most of those playing were actually really good... many battles were lost, but the war was... well, there was no war... Minor technicality.] I had the most important role: team cheerleader! I got to laugh at the silliness of some of the matches, help with team strategies for those Assault missions, and groan when the enemy would get a cheap shot in. And of course, "HURRAY!" when we were doing well. Lots of fun.
But all good things must come to an end, and our's did--around 2:30 a.m. Whoops. Time flies when you're having fun, right?
Unfortunately, Jeremiah went to bed on time, and still needed to get up at his normal time. Somehow, I pulled the short stick. So here I am, half asleep, hoping Jeremiah's anxious to take a nap. Oh well.
At least they didn't drink all the Red Bull.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Oh look! It's Jemiah!
So these pics'll hafta do for now (gotta love the camera phone!) I found the cord to transfer pics from the camera--just been without a laptop the past few days (my laptop is still dead, thanks to Mr. FIOS, and Jeremy killed his work laptop somehow, so he took the spare to work until they sent him a new one--which just happened.)
And here's a link to his last photo session at Picture People. Some of you have probably seen these already (they're 8 month pics), but for those who haven't, here ya go!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
So random, there is no title.
So often, I'll be moving about my day and think of great things to post about, only to put that aside "for later" and then forget what I was going to write. Actually, come to think of it, I do believe I've begun to "think" in blogging form. Everything I do becomes a future post, in my mind.
For example, yesterday I was driving to Target in Sterling when I noticed there's now a Costco there (wasn't before....) So what do I think? I think, "Huh, look at that, there's now a Costco in Sterling. I'll have to mention that in my next post." (I guess, technically, I just did, huh?)
Wait, wait, wait... That's not EXACTLY what I meant when I said, "thinking in blogging form". Here's a better example:
Hmm... I can't think of an example right now. It's not comin' to me.
Okay, well, how about an example that resembles an example? Okay!
OH WAIT! I thought of one. Here it is:
I love "Magic Erasers". If you don't know what they are, look for them in the cleaning supplies aisle. They're awesome! I'll be the first to admit I hate cleaning the bathroom.... Love having a clean one, but hate doing the work to get there. Really hated having glass doors on our last shower--the worst! This time, we've got a tub and curtain duet going on (with lil' duckies on the floor as a non-slip mat thingie.) Well, we were so excited (and so busy) about moving in that I never took the time to clean the tub/shower before we started using it. Now, before you start with the, "Ewww, gross..." just keep in mind that I knew it had been cleaned before the previous tennent moved out... Just so happens that was a year ago... So yeah, it was dirty, just not visible dirt--until ya started walkin' around in it, whilst trying to get clean.
Before we knew it, nasty, dirty soapscum had covered the tub, and that stuff is a pain to get out! Kaboom! didn't do it so well (not without elbow grease, at least...) so I needed to find something else.
Enter the "Magic Eraser!" This thing is awesome. It's basically just a piece of foam, I think with some polyeurathane (sp?) and it takes the stuff right off! Few minutes later, clean tub again! YAY!
End example.
Yes, this is actually pretty similar to my thoughts during the actual cleaning process. But, who really wants to read about stuff like that?? Is it anymore interesting than this current post, which, I've come to realize, is pretty much about nothing. Yeah.... Pullin' a Seinfeld.
Well, on with the nothingness!
So I've started getting up with Jeremiah, and actually leaving our bedroom in the mornings now. Usually, we'll just hang out in there, and he'll play on the floor, and I'll watch him from the warm, cozy bed. But he's pushing his naps back later, so that was getting old. Instead, we now come downstairs, and he plays in the family room while Mommy drinks her coffe and watches every morning show that's on between 7:45 and 9 a.m. Then Mr. "Jemiah" eats his breakfast (sometimes... he's become a bit finicky...) and then it's naptime around 10.
I must say, though, these morning shows actually have some pretty good information. Today, they were talking about stay-at-home-moms and finances (never occured to me that I should also be saving for retirement!), and they had the writer of this new book, "Deceptively Delicious" which has great recipes for sneaking "the good stuff" into food for your family (like adding sweet potatoes or pumpkin to pancakes, or avocado to chocolate pudding--who would think to do that? Apparently, though, ya can't even taste it, and it's so much better for ya.) I did order it off Amazon after that. :-) Yesterday, someone had J. Lo. performing. She really isn't that great of a singer... I mean, she's alright, her songs can be catchy, but I would have to say (and I know someone's going to cringe because of it) I'd rather listen to Britney Spears. She did have some killer boots on, though.... I watched just for those. :-)
In other news, looks like the weather is finally realizing, "Oh... it's October! Whoops... October, August, they sound so alike... I get confused." The next three days should have highs in the 60's (it's been almost 90 lately), which is more seasonal, to say the least. Hopefully, it stays that way (I'm sure the trees and birds are thinking, "WTF??" as in, "What the farm?!" lol) I, though, am completely unprepared for "cool". I'm good for "cold", but not "cool". Don't have any kind of "cool weather" jacket. Hmm.... Jemiah's all set! Scooped up a khaki and fleece jacket, and a heavier more coat like fleece (yup, bought 'em all on clearance, too!) Just need to figure out where all his socks are packed up (though they're probably too small by now...)
Have I mentioned lately how fast that kid is growing?? Today, I was putting away some of clothes from the move, and half of them I had to set aside to store, because they weren't going to fit him now! Sheesh. If it's not up to 18 months, forget it. Not gonna happen. I just hope he stays that way for at least a little while... I don't wanna hafta buy a whole other winter wardrobe in 24 months next (isn't that the same as 2t, because I see both on the shelf, even in the same item... weird.)
Other randomness:
Heroes is really beginning to disappoint. They're "hooking" everyone up with everyone, and it's just an hour long (actually, 43 minutes, if you take out the commercials) cheese fest. Seriously, if that West guy (kinda looks like Clark from Smallville, and guess what! He can fly. How original.) scoops Claire up again, and flies her around the city like freakin' Superman, ONE MORE TIME, I'm gonna hafta.... well, I don't know what I'd do, yet! But it won't be good.... maybe I'll blog about it or something... Yeah, that'll get 'em!
I miss you, Lost. Come back soon.
Oh yeah, speaking of Lost. I'm a regular reader on Jorge Garcia's blog (think I've mentioned that before). He plays Hurley on Lost, in case ya didn't know who I was talkin' about. Anyways, he was talking about some of the different foods they have on the service table on set, and mentioned Oreo Cakesters. Apparently, these are cake-like Oreos. No crunch (never cared for the crunch, my oreos always sogged up in some milk... mmmmm.... golden oreos.... anyways.) Well, while driving back from PA, we stopped at Sheetz and tried 'em. They are pretty good! And can you believe this: even worse for you, bite for bite, than the original! Amazing. :-)
Well, I could go on all night about random stuff I happen to be thinking of. Rather, "of which I happen to be thinking." Okay, that just doesn't sound right. I know it's proper, but who talks, err..., speaks properly anymore? Isn't language like Wikipedia, like eventually, the masses decide what's true and what's not? (While there's some good information on Wikipedia, it really is the majority's opinion, and not always true... but it does become "true", in a way....) I guess, maybe, it's 'acceptable' (don't remember any of my professors in college getting on my case over where I put my"of") but still technically not right?
Wow. I'm in a really random mood today (comes from being isolated with no outlet, i.e. laptop, for the past two days.)
Hmm... Jeremy just came up from the basement looking for the drill... This can't be good.
I'm done. :-)
For example, yesterday I was driving to Target in Sterling when I noticed there's now a Costco there (wasn't before....) So what do I think? I think, "Huh, look at that, there's now a Costco in Sterling. I'll have to mention that in my next post." (I guess, technically, I just did, huh?)
Wait, wait, wait... That's not EXACTLY what I meant when I said, "thinking in blogging form". Here's a better example:
Hmm... I can't think of an example right now. It's not comin' to me.
Okay, well, how about an example that resembles an example? Okay!
OH WAIT! I thought of one. Here it is:
I love "Magic Erasers". If you don't know what they are, look for them in the cleaning supplies aisle. They're awesome! I'll be the first to admit I hate cleaning the bathroom.... Love having a clean one, but hate doing the work to get there. Really hated having glass doors on our last shower--the worst! This time, we've got a tub and curtain duet going on (with lil' duckies on the floor as a non-slip mat thingie.) Well, we were so excited (and so busy) about moving in that I never took the time to clean the tub/shower before we started using it. Now, before you start with the, "Ewww, gross..." just keep in mind that I knew it had been cleaned before the previous tennent moved out... Just so happens that was a year ago... So yeah, it was dirty, just not visible dirt--until ya started walkin' around in it, whilst trying to get clean.
Before we knew it, nasty, dirty soapscum had covered the tub, and that stuff is a pain to get out! Kaboom! didn't do it so well (not without elbow grease, at least...) so I needed to find something else.
Enter the "Magic Eraser!" This thing is awesome. It's basically just a piece of foam, I think with some polyeurathane (sp?) and it takes the stuff right off! Few minutes later, clean tub again! YAY!
End example.
Yes, this is actually pretty similar to my thoughts during the actual cleaning process. But, who really wants to read about stuff like that?? Is it anymore interesting than this current post, which, I've come to realize, is pretty much about nothing. Yeah.... Pullin' a Seinfeld.
Well, on with the nothingness!
So I've started getting up with Jeremiah, and actually leaving our bedroom in the mornings now. Usually, we'll just hang out in there, and he'll play on the floor, and I'll watch him from the warm, cozy bed. But he's pushing his naps back later, so that was getting old. Instead, we now come downstairs, and he plays in the family room while Mommy drinks her coffe and watches every morning show that's on between 7:45 and 9 a.m. Then Mr. "Jemiah" eats his breakfast (sometimes... he's become a bit finicky...) and then it's naptime around 10.
I must say, though, these morning shows actually have some pretty good information. Today, they were talking about stay-at-home-moms and finances (never occured to me that I should also be saving for retirement!), and they had the writer of this new book, "Deceptively Delicious" which has great recipes for sneaking "the good stuff" into food for your family (like adding sweet potatoes or pumpkin to pancakes, or avocado to chocolate pudding--who would think to do that? Apparently, though, ya can't even taste it, and it's so much better for ya.) I did order it off Amazon after that. :-) Yesterday, someone had J. Lo. performing. She really isn't that great of a singer... I mean, she's alright, her songs can be catchy, but I would have to say (and I know someone's going to cringe because of it) I'd rather listen to Britney Spears. She did have some killer boots on, though.... I watched just for those. :-)
In other news, looks like the weather is finally realizing, "Oh... it's October! Whoops... October, August, they sound so alike... I get confused." The next three days should have highs in the 60's (it's been almost 90 lately), which is more seasonal, to say the least. Hopefully, it stays that way (I'm sure the trees and birds are thinking, "WTF??" as in, "What the farm?!" lol) I, though, am completely unprepared for "cool". I'm good for "cold", but not "cool". Don't have any kind of "cool weather" jacket. Hmm.... Jemiah's all set! Scooped up a khaki and fleece jacket, and a heavier more coat like fleece (yup, bought 'em all on clearance, too!) Just need to figure out where all his socks are packed up (though they're probably too small by now...)
Have I mentioned lately how fast that kid is growing?? Today, I was putting away some of clothes from the move, and half of them I had to set aside to store, because they weren't going to fit him now! Sheesh. If it's not up to 18 months, forget it. Not gonna happen. I just hope he stays that way for at least a little while... I don't wanna hafta buy a whole other winter wardrobe in 24 months next (isn't that the same as 2t, because I see both on the shelf, even in the same item... weird.)
Other randomness:
Heroes is really beginning to disappoint. They're "hooking" everyone up with everyone, and it's just an hour long (actually, 43 minutes, if you take out the commercials) cheese fest. Seriously, if that West guy (kinda looks like Clark from Smallville, and guess what! He can fly. How original.) scoops Claire up again, and flies her around the city like freakin' Superman, ONE MORE TIME, I'm gonna hafta.... well, I don't know what I'd do, yet! But it won't be good.... maybe I'll blog about it or something... Yeah, that'll get 'em!
I miss you, Lost. Come back soon.
Oh yeah, speaking of Lost. I'm a regular reader on Jorge Garcia's blog (think I've mentioned that before). He plays Hurley on Lost, in case ya didn't know who I was talkin' about. Anyways, he was talking about some of the different foods they have on the service table on set, and mentioned Oreo Cakesters. Apparently, these are cake-like Oreos. No crunch (never cared for the crunch, my oreos always sogged up in some milk... mmmmm.... golden oreos.... anyways.) Well, while driving back from PA, we stopped at Sheetz and tried 'em. They are pretty good! And can you believe this: even worse for you, bite for bite, than the original! Amazing. :-)
Well, I could go on all night about random stuff I happen to be thinking of. Rather, "of which I happen to be thinking." Okay, that just doesn't sound right. I know it's proper, but who talks, err..., speaks properly anymore? Isn't language like Wikipedia, like eventually, the masses decide what's true and what's not? (While there's some good information on Wikipedia, it really is the majority's opinion, and not always true... but it does become "true", in a way....) I guess, maybe, it's 'acceptable' (don't remember any of my professors in college getting on my case over where I put my"of") but still technically not right?
Wow. I'm in a really random mood today (comes from being isolated with no outlet, i.e. laptop, for the past two days.)
Hmm... Jeremy just came up from the basement looking for the drill... This can't be good.
I'm done. :-)
Monday, October 08, 2007
Oh yeah, forgot...
We had a bit of an interesting drive up to Pittsburgh.
Driving along the highway, nothing exciting happening, just putt putt puttering along. We had hit a bit of traffic, but it had thinned by the time it got dark.
Seemed like all the Sunday drivers were out that night, as we kept getting stuck behind these slow pokes. Frustrated by the delay, we moved into the "passing lane" (also known as the "fast lane"). Next thing we know, the guy in front of us is swerving out the way. First thing we think is, "What is he, drunk?!" Then we see why: headlights, coming right at us. Jeremy swerved, missing the other car by a few feet, maybe (luckily, no one was in the "travelling lane", also known as the "slow lane".) I looked behind us to see the car continuing on it's path, as other cars swerved to get out of his way! From what I could see, they didn't slow down, or even try to get out of the lane.
Keep in mind, this was a split highway, with a grass median in between East and West-bound traffic. While I could understand losing control and jumping the median, I find it highly unlikely that a car would maintain speed, while driving straight on in the left lane, instead of speeding across both lanes, and landing on the other side. But, I'll probably never know.
We called 911, only to be told they had received numerous calls that night, already, for the same incident. Well, hopefully the police were able to make it there quickly, and no one was hurt.
Good times, huh?
Driving along the highway, nothing exciting happening, just putt putt puttering along. We had hit a bit of traffic, but it had thinned by the time it got dark.
Seemed like all the Sunday drivers were out that night, as we kept getting stuck behind these slow pokes. Frustrated by the delay, we moved into the "passing lane" (also known as the "fast lane"). Next thing we know, the guy in front of us is swerving out the way. First thing we think is, "What is he, drunk?!" Then we see why: headlights, coming right at us. Jeremy swerved, missing the other car by a few feet, maybe (luckily, no one was in the "travelling lane", also known as the "slow lane".) I looked behind us to see the car continuing on it's path, as other cars swerved to get out of his way! From what I could see, they didn't slow down, or even try to get out of the lane.
Keep in mind, this was a split highway, with a grass median in between East and West-bound traffic. While I could understand losing control and jumping the median, I find it highly unlikely that a car would maintain speed, while driving straight on in the left lane, instead of speeding across both lanes, and landing on the other side. But, I'll probably never know.
We called 911, only to be told they had received numerous calls that night, already, for the same incident. Well, hopefully the police were able to make it there quickly, and no one was hurt.
Good times, huh?
Return of the Daily Grind
And we're off!
Well, actually, we're not off anymore, and that is the problem. :-( Oh well. We had a relaxing vacation, overall, so can't really complain there!
Most of the week was spent here at home, just chillin', really. We did some shopping, ran some errands we'd been putting off, Jeremy beat Halo 3, took naps, watched tv, etc, etc...
Thursday, we went to Pittsburgh for a couple of days before heading to Williamsburg (PA, not VA) for a wedding. We stayed at a B&B run by a former professor at Geneva (where Jeremy went to college) and it was nice. Beds weren't very comfy, but we're spoiled by our Sterns & Foster Crowne Plaza bed, so there ya go.
Funny story: Friday we went down for breakfast (as is customary when staying at a bed & breakfast, in case ya didn't know. :-) and met the other guest that had also stayed there the night before. Apparently (small world) he lives in Silver Spring, and works for INOVA, managing the relationship between them and Geneva College (I guess a lot of med students at Geneva go work in INOVA hospitals, at least in the cardiology areas.) At some point, we mentioned the fact that Lon Solomon had a procedure done recently, to which he replied, "Oh, you go to Mclean? Me too!"
Interesting... but it gets better.
He went on to tell us that he attends the 12:30 service, and volunteers as head usher there. Jeremy said, "Oh yeah, you look familiar, I think I've seen you there before...."
"Probably." He responds.
"Wait a minute..." I said, "Did you give us a red card??"
To that, he smiled and said, "That was me."
Whoops!
Of course, we then went on to discuss that whole situation, and how much he hated that part of his job--he even told Lon (when he was in the hospital for his procedure over the summer, this guy hung out with him afterwards) how much he dislikes it (parents have even followed him out after church, yelling at him for insulting them, and who knows what else... we didn't go that far, thankfully!) Lon simply replied, "Duly noted." lol
Needless to say, that was a bit weird, but funny, especially since he knew exactly what I was talking about when I said, "Red card" vs. "cream" or "green" parent card. [If you have no idea what I'm talking about, see our post about it here.] Small world!
After that, Jeremy took us to Geneva so he could show us around campus, and see if he knew anyone still there. We got Jeremiah a new Geneva onsie (he had a t-shirt, but outgrew it pretty quickly...), had lunch with Jeremy's cousins (or 2nd cousins? I don't know how that works when it's your parent's cousins....), which was pretty good, considering it's college food (better than Ozark, at least!) Afterwards, we did some shopping, and grabbed some dinner at "Bowsers".
Now, Bowsers apparently serves their sandwiches "Pittsburgh Style". I didn't know there was a specific style for your sandwiches in Pittsburgh, but there is, and it's not the healtiest! Basically, you've got your meat, topped with cheese, coleslaw, and french fries. Yeah, the fries and coleslaw go on the sandwich. Maybe it has something to do with Pittsburgh industrial past--much easier (though that's arguable) to eat your entrees and sides on the go if they're in between two pieces of bread. It wasn't bad. Sorta reminded me of eating "poutin" but without the gravy... and it was on bread... with the coleslaw and meat... Well, look at that, I've learned of two new ways to eat french fries since marrying Jeremy. Hurray for me! :-)
Saturday was the wedding, so after a non-eventful breakfast at the B&B, we had a second breakfast (more like brunch) at Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe with an old mentor of Jeremy's. Side note: Now, maybe it's because I'm from "the north".... or actually, make that from anywhere but Pittsburgh, but I don't think of a hot dog place when I say, "Hmmm.... where should we go for breakfast?" I was teasing Jeremy all afternoon on Friday because he was taking us to a hot dog stand for breakfast. "It's not a 'hot dog stand', and the breakfast is pretty good." I guess it's just me then, because it still seems odd to have "hot dog" and "breakfast" in the same sentence. But it wasn't bad. Just don't ask for cheese on your eggs, because it comes from a can, and that stuff, unless it's on nachos or a cracker, is just NASTY. Yuck. But yeah, not that bad.
And then we were off! Three hours away, halfway across PA was our destination. Of course, even though we arrived at our hotel on time, we still got to the wedding late, but still got to see "the good stuff" (i.e. vows, rings, kiss, etc...) Oh, this was odd to me. Does no one clap at the kiss anymore? It seems kinda awkward to just sit there in silence and watch the bride and groom have their first kiss... I always remember applause for that! I don't remember if anyone clapped or not at our wedding... I think maybe no one did, but I don't know... That's a whole other story!
And this is getting really long, okay, yeah, so they kissed, we waited for pictures, went to the reception, had a nice dinner, back to the hotel by 8! Phew. Finally, by half-time during the Steelers game yesterday, we returned home, and were able to watch them whoop on the Seahawks, something like 21-zip. Not... too... shabby. (Sorry Seattle fans!)
That's about that.
Sorry for the long away, but we're back now. I'll try to be on here more frequently now that the move is DONE, vacation is DONE, and we can just be ourselves. It still feels kinda weird here, like we should be going back to Tysons to go home... We still drive that way, accidently. Did that coming home from my parents' house--got on 66, and drove to Tysons, before we realized what we'd done. Oops. But we're getting better. :-)
Jeremiah now has 5 teeth, with two more coming in. I think maybe I can stop giving a 'tooth-count', since they're just coming in all the time now! Sheesh. I think after the next two come in (three on bottom, two on top, next two coming in on top) he's got another coming in on the bottom. So more than likely, he'll have 8 teeth by his 1st birthday. Wow! His next appt is next Monday, so I'm sure we'll have more cool facts about how much he's grown then. He fits very well into 12-18 month clothes right now, with 24 month not bein' too large on him. Yikes! He's so much fun, though! Love to blah blah blah, and na na na.... He's started standing while holding things in his hands, like a toy, or his bottle. Doesn't seem to be in too much of a hurry to actually start walking yet, though. He could probably do it if he really wanted to, but he can crawl to where he wants to go pretty fast, so I guess he's content with that.
And that is that. :-)
Well, actually, we're not off anymore, and that is the problem. :-( Oh well. We had a relaxing vacation, overall, so can't really complain there!
Most of the week was spent here at home, just chillin', really. We did some shopping, ran some errands we'd been putting off, Jeremy beat Halo 3, took naps, watched tv, etc, etc...
Thursday, we went to Pittsburgh for a couple of days before heading to Williamsburg (PA, not VA) for a wedding. We stayed at a B&B run by a former professor at Geneva (where Jeremy went to college) and it was nice. Beds weren't very comfy, but we're spoiled by our Sterns & Foster Crowne Plaza bed, so there ya go.
Funny story: Friday we went down for breakfast (as is customary when staying at a bed & breakfast, in case ya didn't know. :-) and met the other guest that had also stayed there the night before. Apparently (small world) he lives in Silver Spring, and works for INOVA, managing the relationship between them and Geneva College (I guess a lot of med students at Geneva go work in INOVA hospitals, at least in the cardiology areas.) At some point, we mentioned the fact that Lon Solomon had a procedure done recently, to which he replied, "Oh, you go to Mclean? Me too!"
Interesting... but it gets better.
He went on to tell us that he attends the 12:30 service, and volunteers as head usher there. Jeremy said, "Oh yeah, you look familiar, I think I've seen you there before...."
"Probably." He responds.
"Wait a minute..." I said, "Did you give us a red card??"
To that, he smiled and said, "That was me."
Whoops!
Of course, we then went on to discuss that whole situation, and how much he hated that part of his job--he even told Lon (when he was in the hospital for his procedure over the summer, this guy hung out with him afterwards) how much he dislikes it (parents have even followed him out after church, yelling at him for insulting them, and who knows what else... we didn't go that far, thankfully!) Lon simply replied, "Duly noted." lol
Needless to say, that was a bit weird, but funny, especially since he knew exactly what I was talking about when I said, "Red card" vs. "cream" or "green" parent card. [If you have no idea what I'm talking about, see our post about it here.] Small world!
After that, Jeremy took us to Geneva so he could show us around campus, and see if he knew anyone still there. We got Jeremiah a new Geneva onsie (he had a t-shirt, but outgrew it pretty quickly...), had lunch with Jeremy's cousins (or 2nd cousins? I don't know how that works when it's your parent's cousins....), which was pretty good, considering it's college food (better than Ozark, at least!) Afterwards, we did some shopping, and grabbed some dinner at "Bowsers".
Now, Bowsers apparently serves their sandwiches "Pittsburgh Style". I didn't know there was a specific style for your sandwiches in Pittsburgh, but there is, and it's not the healtiest! Basically, you've got your meat, topped with cheese, coleslaw, and french fries. Yeah, the fries and coleslaw go on the sandwich. Maybe it has something to do with Pittsburgh industrial past--much easier (though that's arguable) to eat your entrees and sides on the go if they're in between two pieces of bread. It wasn't bad. Sorta reminded me of eating "poutin" but without the gravy... and it was on bread... with the coleslaw and meat... Well, look at that, I've learned of two new ways to eat french fries since marrying Jeremy. Hurray for me! :-)
Saturday was the wedding, so after a non-eventful breakfast at the B&B, we had a second breakfast (more like brunch) at Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe with an old mentor of Jeremy's. Side note: Now, maybe it's because I'm from "the north".... or actually, make that from anywhere but Pittsburgh, but I don't think of a hot dog place when I say, "Hmmm.... where should we go for breakfast?" I was teasing Jeremy all afternoon on Friday because he was taking us to a hot dog stand for breakfast. "It's not a 'hot dog stand', and the breakfast is pretty good." I guess it's just me then, because it still seems odd to have "hot dog" and "breakfast" in the same sentence. But it wasn't bad. Just don't ask for cheese on your eggs, because it comes from a can, and that stuff, unless it's on nachos or a cracker, is just NASTY. Yuck. But yeah, not that bad.
And then we were off! Three hours away, halfway across PA was our destination. Of course, even though we arrived at our hotel on time, we still got to the wedding late, but still got to see "the good stuff" (i.e. vows, rings, kiss, etc...) Oh, this was odd to me. Does no one clap at the kiss anymore? It seems kinda awkward to just sit there in silence and watch the bride and groom have their first kiss... I always remember applause for that! I don't remember if anyone clapped or not at our wedding... I think maybe no one did, but I don't know... That's a whole other story!
And this is getting really long, okay, yeah, so they kissed, we waited for pictures, went to the reception, had a nice dinner, back to the hotel by 8! Phew. Finally, by half-time during the Steelers game yesterday, we returned home, and were able to watch them whoop on the Seahawks, something like 21-zip. Not... too... shabby. (Sorry Seattle fans!)
That's about that.
Sorry for the long away, but we're back now. I'll try to be on here more frequently now that the move is DONE, vacation is DONE, and we can just be ourselves. It still feels kinda weird here, like we should be going back to Tysons to go home... We still drive that way, accidently. Did that coming home from my parents' house--got on 66, and drove to Tysons, before we realized what we'd done. Oops. But we're getting better. :-)
Jeremiah now has 5 teeth, with two more coming in. I think maybe I can stop giving a 'tooth-count', since they're just coming in all the time now! Sheesh. I think after the next two come in (three on bottom, two on top, next two coming in on top) he's got another coming in on the bottom. So more than likely, he'll have 8 teeth by his 1st birthday. Wow! His next appt is next Monday, so I'm sure we'll have more cool facts about how much he's grown then. He fits very well into 12-18 month clothes right now, with 24 month not bein' too large on him. Yikes! He's so much fun, though! Love to blah blah blah, and na na na.... He's started standing while holding things in his hands, like a toy, or his bottle. Doesn't seem to be in too much of a hurry to actually start walking yet, though. He could probably do it if he really wanted to, but he can crawl to where he wants to go pretty fast, so I guess he's content with that.
And that is that. :-)
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Bye for now.
Jeremy and I are on vacation. I don't want to be tied to the computer all week, so with a few exceptions, we will be unavailable via email and blog until next week. We have our phones, but not always on us, so if you need us, text us/leave a voicemail, and we'll get back to ya ASAP. :-)
Talk to you later!
Talk to you later!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Missed Friday... my bad.
Yesterday was a LONG day! We ran errands all day, then went to the apartment in Tysons to get all the random junk still left, packed and loaded up. We found a cleaning crew that worked weekends to come and do all the "fun" cleaning for us this morning, but had to get the junk out first!
Luckily, we were able to convince my brother, James, to call out at work (@ Modell's) and come down for the weekend. We got him to do the painting in Jeremiah's old room (primed back to white) and help Jeremy load the van with all the fun stuff we've been so anxious to bring over to the new house (so much so, we left it 'til last minute, partially hoping it would disappear, apparently....)
Thankfully, we got it done. Tomorrow, we turn in our keys, after we take down our old satellite dish, pick up the doormat, and throw out the trash. YAY! I'm so glad it's over (though the place does look pretty good now that it's all nice and clean... oh well.) Now I can focus 100% on the new house instead of feeling guilty for not getting stuff done elsewhere first.
In other news, tonight we threw a surprise birthday party for my Mom! She's never had a "real" party, let alone a surprise party, so when she walked into our house (we hosted... obviously... if it was our house.... I'd hope it was we who hosted!) and we were all there (including two of her brothers and their "families" [one isn't married, but was down here in DC with his girlfriend--she's really cool, already like one of the family!]) and James was there (because he was supposed to be at school, remember?) she 'bout freaked! (Was that not one of the longest sentences you've ever read??? That's the Jeremiah's Rose talking [a wine by Rockbridge Vineyards... good stuff! No relation to our Jeremiah, of course, but it does have a picture of a bullfrog on the label...]) The party was fun, and I think everyone had a good time. My Mom kept saying, "I'll never forget this birthday... this was the best birthday ever!" So I think it was a hit with her. :-)
Oh, and I finished the nursery! Painting wise, at least. Still need to get his bed set up, but at least tomorrow night, Jeremiah will be sleeping on a real mattress again, instead of in his Pack n Play! Yay! I'll post pics once I get it all done.
And that's all, folks! Time for bed. Wine makes me sleepy (and dyslexic, apparently... I keep spelling things "fo-net-ick-lee", which would really be tough to read... No more Rose for me. Sleepy time! G'night.
Luckily, we were able to convince my brother, James, to call out at work (@ Modell's) and come down for the weekend. We got him to do the painting in Jeremiah's old room (primed back to white) and help Jeremy load the van with all the fun stuff we've been so anxious to bring over to the new house (so much so, we left it 'til last minute, partially hoping it would disappear, apparently....)
Thankfully, we got it done. Tomorrow, we turn in our keys, after we take down our old satellite dish, pick up the doormat, and throw out the trash. YAY! I'm so glad it's over (though the place does look pretty good now that it's all nice and clean... oh well.) Now I can focus 100% on the new house instead of feeling guilty for not getting stuff done elsewhere first.
In other news, tonight we threw a surprise birthday party for my Mom! She's never had a "real" party, let alone a surprise party, so when she walked into our house (we hosted... obviously... if it was our house.... I'd hope it was we who hosted!) and we were all there (including two of her brothers and their "families" [one isn't married, but was down here in DC with his girlfriend--she's really cool, already like one of the family!]) and James was there (because he was supposed to be at school, remember?) she 'bout freaked! (Was that not one of the longest sentences you've ever read??? That's the Jeremiah's Rose talking [a wine by Rockbridge Vineyards... good stuff! No relation to our Jeremiah, of course, but it does have a picture of a bullfrog on the label...]) The party was fun, and I think everyone had a good time. My Mom kept saying, "I'll never forget this birthday... this was the best birthday ever!" So I think it was a hit with her. :-)
Oh, and I finished the nursery! Painting wise, at least. Still need to get his bed set up, but at least tomorrow night, Jeremiah will be sleeping on a real mattress again, instead of in his Pack n Play! Yay! I'll post pics once I get it all done.
And that's all, folks! Time for bed. Wine makes me sleepy (and dyslexic, apparently... I keep spelling things "fo-net-ick-lee", which would really be tough to read... No more Rose for me. Sleepy time! G'night.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Token short post.
I did not get to finish the nursery tonight... I'm all outta white paint. Need to get more tomorrow. Was gonna go get it today, but didn't feel like it, since I'll be out and about tomorrow.
In other news, it's raining really hard, which apparently means NO TV FOR YOU, COME BACK, ONE YEAR! I mean, c'mon, the one time I want to watch The Office, we freakin' lose the signal, because Mr. Satellite dish is sad that he's wet.... Aww, poor wittle satellite dish, doesn't like workin' in the rain. Poor baby.
Grumble grumble....
Are these really the quality posts you want to see on a daily basis?????
In other news, it's raining really hard, which apparently means NO TV FOR YOU, COME BACK, ONE YEAR! I mean, c'mon, the one time I want to watch The Office, we freakin' lose the signal, because Mr. Satellite dish is sad that he's wet.... Aww, poor wittle satellite dish, doesn't like workin' in the rain. Poor baby.
Grumble grumble....
Are these really the quality posts you want to see on a daily basis?????
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
My short post for the day.
News of the day: Jeremy got Halo 3. UH-OH! He got the super fancy "Legendary" edition, complete with a Master Chief replica helmet and a DVD of some sort. Yeah, I'm sure that was worth the big bux spent on it. But hey, there will only be ONE Halo 3. Might as well go all out, right??? It is the last one, after all. And... it's in HD. Even on this crappy tv we've got (42" Vizio LCD... who the heck is Vizio?!) temporarily, it's looks pretty freakin' awesome. Well done, Bungie, well done.
I've just about finished painting the nursery, just need to touch up some of the white. It looks a bit barbershop-ish, but I think it'll be okay. My Mom will let me know if it's not working... she's very blunt when it comes to stuff like that...
"You did this to spite me.... you should have asked for my permission first...." <~ Example.
And that's my short post for the day.
I've just about finished painting the nursery, just need to touch up some of the white. It looks a bit barbershop-ish, but I think it'll be okay. My Mom will let me know if it's not working... she's very blunt when it comes to stuff like that...
"You did this to spite me.... you should have asked for my permission first...." <~ Example.
And that's my short post for the day.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Yay for Heroes!
It's "premiere week", baby! Welcome back Heroes and Boston Legal! We've missed you this summer. Hope your's was good, our's was kinda crazy, but good. Bring on the goodness of Monday and Tuesday nights!
We still miss you, Lost. We'll see you in February.
Finally.... we have begun settling down.
Thursday marked a crappy, yet productive day, as Jeremy and I rushed to pack the night before, so the movers could move it all here. And they did, for the most part. A few items remain at the old place: my clothes (hanger stuff, most doesn't fit... :-( ), some stuff from the bathrooms, a few shelves, rug, fridge/freezer contents, paintings and pictures.... okay, I'm stopping that, it's depressing. We've got 'til Sunday to get it all out, and clean it all out. And it'll probably be Sunday before we get around to it, too.. Oh well.
Random note: Directv contractors are jerks. Or, ahem, "A"'s, as my FIL would say ('cuz sometimes 'jerk' just doesn't suffice....) :-) I mean, seriously, you're being PAID (not by me directly, but by my signing up for service...) to come out and do a job; Don't roll your eyes and treat your customer like a 5 year old... "See? My workorder says, 'One jack, one receiver.' ONE.... jack.... ONE.... receiver...." No crap, einstein, thanks for pissing me off! Grr.... I'm writing them an email. I want a free month or something, or I'm switching to FIOS (because, yes, I have options.)
Speaking of FIOS, my laptop is still dead. Thanks a lot, Mr. Fios! I wonder if I could get anything for free for that little hiccup... hmmm...
On to other things:
Jeremiah has decided that he will only eat "chunks" now; He's a big boy and wishes to be treated as such, so kindly please refrain from pureeing my food, Mommy!! (His words exactly, I swear.... well... I translated... roughly....) I mean, every time I put a spoonful of yummy turkey (in turkey gravy! yum!)/broccoli/sweet potatoes into his mouth, he would cry... until I put a little sweet potato puff in his mouth. Then he'd be happy. Eventually, I just cut up a bunch of stuff, left it on his tray until he had almost finished his dinner, and then gave him the spoon and bowl, "Have at it, kid." And boy did he! All over his face, his arms, the floor.... But he was happy, because he was a big boy, and he was eating all by himself.
Oi vey...
One thing I did not expect to learn how to do so soon was put a diaper on backwards... Because by the time I get the wet one off (and even the dirty ones), he immediately flips over and starts "running away". Mommy then has to go chase "the naked baby", and threaten (jokingly, of course, with serious undertones) "to catch the naked baby!" Of course, that then leads to "the naked baby" escaping even faster than before... and right off the side of the bed (I've got a hold of his leg by then, no worries...) See, before the movers came, we slept on a 'firm' (i.e. uncomfortable) mattress on the floor--he could crawl off and still be on his hands and knees. Now, though, the drop is a bit further, which he has yet to realize.
Of course, once we have the nursery set up (still in the painting stages) then I'll just strap him down to the changing table and let him scream (it's so fake.... he starts off doing the whole "coughing" cry, because that's soooo convincing.... yeah... manipulator in the making, already... they start young!) Either that, or I'll just have to keep my keys with me wherever I go, because those miraculously make him stop whatever it is he's doing and just look in awe at the mighty keychain. You'd think it was the holy grail or something--I guess to him, it is.
What else... Oh yeah. Jeremiah's now working on his balance--he can stand completely unassisted for about 3 or 4 seconds before he either plops on his bum, and flails his arms to grab the nearest thing (usually a couch or ottoman.) It's really cute, because he really has to build himself up to do it. You can almost see him thinking, "Alright, Jeremiah, you can do this.... Just wait a second, find your balance.... that's it... okay, now on the count of three, let go of the couch! One.... two.... THREE! You're doing it! You're doing it!" and then, plop. :-) So cute!
Other cuteness includes peek-a-boo. He LOVES it. I dunno why.... he knows what's coming, you can see him grinning through your hands... But it gets him every time... Even over webcam, as Grandmom and Granddad have proven--he loves it. And his favorite nursery rhyme goes something like this:
Man.... that just sounds worse and worse the more I say....
Moving on.
The house is coming along. We've gotten several rooms painted, baby gates up or on order, several projects yet unfinished, and lots of dreams/plans/desires of next steps. I'm going to enter in HGTV's $100,000 sweepstakes to see if they'll cover my renovation bills. That'd be nice, for sure. For now, Jason's been pretty helpful getting some stuff done. The place looks 100% better already!
We've returned to Mclean Bible, after a few weeks off. We did take the plunge and put Jeremiah in the nursery.... gulp. Yeah, all I think about during the sermon is, "I hope he's okay, I wonder what he's doing," etc... But he seems to enjoy it, for the most part. This past Sunday when we picked him up, he was crying... Some little girl was holding him, trying to give him a bottle, but I have a feeling he was done, didn't want anymore, and was crying because she wouldn't put him down. Then we got home and discovered they never changed his diaper (I sensed a dirty diaper going in, and it was still dirty coming out.... grr....) Needless to say, I'm not all that impressed. Sigh. But we'll try it again, and just let them know, "Hey, if he's dirty, CHANGE HIM!" and, "If he gets hungry, he'll probably only eat 6 oz, and then want to get down. If he's crying, it's probably because he wants down, not because he's fussy...." But whatever. I'd like to think it's good for him, to be able to interact with the other babies, but I wonder what happens all that time inbetween drop off and pick up.
And that's enough for now. A friend told me once that it's better to frequently do many short posts than rarely one long post. Whoops. Well, maybe I'll just try to do more longer posts. :-) At least I blog! Hint hint, wink wink.... you know who you are (and you are many!) :-) 'Just kid, just kid, silly boy...'
Inside joke.
Okay, then, to bed, I said! G'night.
We still miss you, Lost. We'll see you in February.
Finally.... we have begun settling down.
Thursday marked a crappy, yet productive day, as Jeremy and I rushed to pack the night before, so the movers could move it all here. And they did, for the most part. A few items remain at the old place: my clothes (hanger stuff, most doesn't fit... :-( ), some stuff from the bathrooms, a few shelves, rug, fridge/freezer contents, paintings and pictures.... okay, I'm stopping that, it's depressing. We've got 'til Sunday to get it all out, and clean it all out. And it'll probably be Sunday before we get around to it, too.. Oh well.
Random note: Directv contractors are jerks. Or, ahem, "A"'s, as my FIL would say ('cuz sometimes 'jerk' just doesn't suffice....) :-) I mean, seriously, you're being PAID (not by me directly, but by my signing up for service...) to come out and do a job; Don't roll your eyes and treat your customer like a 5 year old... "See? My workorder says, 'One jack, one receiver.' ONE.... jack.... ONE.... receiver...." No crap, einstein, thanks for pissing me off! Grr.... I'm writing them an email. I want a free month or something, or I'm switching to FIOS (because, yes, I have options.)
Speaking of FIOS, my laptop is still dead. Thanks a lot, Mr. Fios! I wonder if I could get anything for free for that little hiccup... hmmm...
On to other things:
Jeremiah has decided that he will only eat "chunks" now; He's a big boy and wishes to be treated as such, so kindly please refrain from pureeing my food, Mommy!! (His words exactly, I swear.... well... I translated... roughly....) I mean, every time I put a spoonful of yummy turkey (in turkey gravy! yum!)/broccoli/sweet potatoes into his mouth, he would cry... until I put a little sweet potato puff in his mouth. Then he'd be happy. Eventually, I just cut up a bunch of stuff, left it on his tray until he had almost finished his dinner, and then gave him the spoon and bowl, "Have at it, kid." And boy did he! All over his face, his arms, the floor.... But he was happy, because he was a big boy, and he was eating all by himself.
Oi vey...
One thing I did not expect to learn how to do so soon was put a diaper on backwards... Because by the time I get the wet one off (and even the dirty ones), he immediately flips over and starts "running away". Mommy then has to go chase "the naked baby", and threaten (jokingly, of course, with serious undertones) "to catch the naked baby!" Of course, that then leads to "the naked baby" escaping even faster than before... and right off the side of the bed (I've got a hold of his leg by then, no worries...) See, before the movers came, we slept on a 'firm' (i.e. uncomfortable) mattress on the floor--he could crawl off and still be on his hands and knees. Now, though, the drop is a bit further, which he has yet to realize.
Of course, once we have the nursery set up (still in the painting stages) then I'll just strap him down to the changing table and let him scream (it's so fake.... he starts off doing the whole "coughing" cry, because that's soooo convincing.... yeah... manipulator in the making, already... they start young!) Either that, or I'll just have to keep my keys with me wherever I go, because those miraculously make him stop whatever it is he's doing and just look in awe at the mighty keychain. You'd think it was the holy grail or something--I guess to him, it is.
What else... Oh yeah. Jeremiah's now working on his balance--he can stand completely unassisted for about 3 or 4 seconds before he either plops on his bum, and flails his arms to grab the nearest thing (usually a couch or ottoman.) It's really cute, because he really has to build himself up to do it. You can almost see him thinking, "Alright, Jeremiah, you can do this.... Just wait a second, find your balance.... that's it... okay, now on the count of three, let go of the couch! One.... two.... THREE! You're doing it! You're doing it!" and then, plop. :-) So cute!
Other cuteness includes peek-a-boo. He LOVES it. I dunno why.... he knows what's coming, you can see him grinning through your hands... But it gets him every time... Even over webcam, as Grandmom and Granddad have proven--he loves it. And his favorite nursery rhyme goes something like this:
Yeah.... don't ask. Okay, I'll tell ya anyways. When I was 12, my brothers Jason (11) and James (5? Maybe 4) went to Portugal to visit my grandparents in the Azores. Our youngest brother, Stephin (less than 1 at the time, roughly Jeremiah's age, actually) stayed home with my parents. Whilst in Portugal, Jason, in his randomness, came up with that song for Stephin. So originally, the baby's name was "Stephin" and not "Jeremiah", but we wanted Jeremiah to be the killer, not his uncle.Out in the darkness.... THERE LIVED A BIG MONSTER! Who liked to eat people..... ESPECIALLY LITTLE BABIES!
Once there was..... A BABY NAMED JEREMIAH! Killed the big monster, by saying,
BOO! BOO! BOOOOOOOO!
Man.... that just sounds worse and worse the more I say....
Moving on.
The house is coming along. We've gotten several rooms painted, baby gates up or on order, several projects yet unfinished, and lots of dreams/plans/desires of next steps. I'm going to enter in HGTV's $100,000 sweepstakes to see if they'll cover my renovation bills. That'd be nice, for sure. For now, Jason's been pretty helpful getting some stuff done. The place looks 100% better already!
We've returned to Mclean Bible, after a few weeks off. We did take the plunge and put Jeremiah in the nursery.... gulp. Yeah, all I think about during the sermon is, "I hope he's okay, I wonder what he's doing," etc... But he seems to enjoy it, for the most part. This past Sunday when we picked him up, he was crying... Some little girl was holding him, trying to give him a bottle, but I have a feeling he was done, didn't want anymore, and was crying because she wouldn't put him down. Then we got home and discovered they never changed his diaper (I sensed a dirty diaper going in, and it was still dirty coming out.... grr....) Needless to say, I'm not all that impressed. Sigh. But we'll try it again, and just let them know, "Hey, if he's dirty, CHANGE HIM!" and, "If he gets hungry, he'll probably only eat 6 oz, and then want to get down. If he's crying, it's probably because he wants down, not because he's fussy...." But whatever. I'd like to think it's good for him, to be able to interact with the other babies, but I wonder what happens all that time inbetween drop off and pick up.
And that's enough for now. A friend told me once that it's better to frequently do many short posts than rarely one long post. Whoops. Well, maybe I'll just try to do more longer posts. :-) At least I blog! Hint hint, wink wink.... you know who you are (and you are many!) :-) 'Just kid, just kid, silly boy...'
Inside joke.
Okay, then, to bed, I said! G'night.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Please just let me go to sleep!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
If Jeremiah had been a girl...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Yay for internet!
Verizon came by this morning to install our FIOS internet service. YAY! So we are BACK ONLINE!
Unfortunately, while Mr. Fios was setting things up on my computer, he uninstalled my wireless card because it wasn't working properly. Normally, Windows would just allow a re-install, no problem. But noooooooo, Windows doesn't LIKE wireless cards. "You can have an ethernet connection, but no wireless..." BOOOOOOO WINDOWS!
And then, it died. Now, it won't let me outta the "boot into safe mode" screen (nope, it won't even let me do that. NO WINDOWS FOR YOU! COME BACK, ONE YEAR!) So my laptop, with all my pics, videos, music, etc, is now simply a paperweight. BOOOOO!
Thankfully, Jeremy has an "extra" work laptop that I can use to at least surf the net. Hopefully, he'll be able to fix mine so I can get my pics back.
It's good to be back!
Unfortunately, while Mr. Fios was setting things up on my computer, he uninstalled my wireless card because it wasn't working properly. Normally, Windows would just allow a re-install, no problem. But noooooooo, Windows doesn't LIKE wireless cards. "You can have an ethernet connection, but no wireless..." BOOOOOOO WINDOWS!
And then, it died. Now, it won't let me outta the "boot into safe mode" screen (nope, it won't even let me do that. NO WINDOWS FOR YOU! COME BACK, ONE YEAR!) So my laptop, with all my pics, videos, music, etc, is now simply a paperweight. BOOOOO!
Thankfully, Jeremy has an "extra" work laptop that I can use to at least surf the net. Hopefully, he'll be able to fix mine so I can get my pics back.
It's good to be back!
Friday, September 14, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
A few house pics....
The backyard (to the right of the deck)
More backyard (view from the house)
Our very own pond! (Complete with goldfish--3 biggies and a baby... so cute...)
This'll hafta do for now. :-)
Grrr...
Found the cord to the camera (wasn't lost, just hiding on the coffee table, all tied up neatly.... yeah, I'm a spaz sometimes....) but now Google Video is giving me trouble....
For now, enjoy these pics! :-)
From this morning:
(the red-eye light kept making him squint...)
Did you see the chops on this guy?! I would keep fingers out of range, if I were you.... :-)
For now, enjoy these pics! :-)
From this morning:
(the red-eye light kept making him squint...)
Did you see the chops on this guy?! I would keep fingers out of range, if I were you.... :-)
Friday, September 07, 2007
Jeremiah is 8 months old!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
*Sniffle*
Well, it was bound to happen one day.... I just didn't think it'd be so soon!
Jeremy sold our 61" HDTV.... :-(
For those of you who were fortunate to bask in the warm glow of full high definition video, 2,073,600+ pixels of pure entertainment dancing across the screen, know exactly why it's so sad to see it go... That was a freakin' awesome tv!
But alas, it is gone, bought by a buddy of our loan officer (unbeknownst to him at the time) to put in a rec room somewhere in Arlington.
We will miss you, Samsung.....
....until we replace you with something better! :-)
Jeremy decided he wanted a projector for the basement instead. The construction of said, "Man Cave" has begun! Duhn duhn duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhn.....!
Of course, that still leaves us without a tv. So, looks like the "Stinkin' Lincoln"'s gotta go too. Cutting the fat, so to speak, in toys, to make room for different, better fat, like an LCD to put above the fireplace. Yeah, good times, good times.
In other news, I've misplaced the cord to the camera (sound familiar, Ali? lol), though we haven't actually moved yet, so there's really no reason for it to have gone astray.... I'm sure it's under the couch or in a cushion or something... I just haven't had a chance to look yet. Maybe I'll just try to use the card reader for the xbox, since I assume it's USB, but we'll see... The house is a work in progress anyways, so not much to check out for now. We'll keep ya'z posted!
Jeremiah is a weed.... My goodness. His latest trick: climbing stairs. Did I mention he can also pull himself to a standing position, now, and jump up and down while wailing for someone to come pick him up outta his crib??? Yup, started that a few days ago. He's also learned the ancient art of "pitching a fit", otherwise known as, "throwing a temper tantrum." If we're shopping in the store, and he doesn't want to sit in the cart anymore, "WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Like he broke something, or is in extreme pain, or being abused.... All because he wants Mommy to pick him up. Uh-uh, young man, Mommy don't play that. Gonna nip that in the bud, ASAP!
It's kinda cute, though. He's learning to express himself.
Finally, Jeremy's grandmother passed away early Wednesday morning. She was 94. Definitely lived a long, full life. I did get to meet her once. We were planning on visiting in October, but I guess we'll visit Jeremy's great-aunt instead, who is 96, I think. The funeral is tomorrow (Friday), so we'll be driving up to Pittsburgh first thing in the morning.
The good news is that Ted and Charity will be coming back with us. They'll check out our new "crib", and of course, spend time with their favorite grandson. So though the weekend may start out on a sad note, it will progressively improve (hopefully!)
And that's that. :-)
Jeremy sold our 61" HDTV.... :-(
For those of you who were fortunate to bask in the warm glow of full high definition video, 2,073,600+ pixels of pure entertainment dancing across the screen, know exactly why it's so sad to see it go... That was a freakin' awesome tv!
But alas, it is gone, bought by a buddy of our loan officer (unbeknownst to him at the time) to put in a rec room somewhere in Arlington.
We will miss you, Samsung.....
....until we replace you with something better! :-)
Jeremy decided he wanted a projector for the basement instead. The construction of said, "Man Cave" has begun! Duhn duhn duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhn.....!
Of course, that still leaves us without a tv. So, looks like the "Stinkin' Lincoln"'s gotta go too. Cutting the fat, so to speak, in toys, to make room for different, better fat, like an LCD to put above the fireplace. Yeah, good times, good times.
In other news, I've misplaced the cord to the camera (sound familiar, Ali? lol), though we haven't actually moved yet, so there's really no reason for it to have gone astray.... I'm sure it's under the couch or in a cushion or something... I just haven't had a chance to look yet. Maybe I'll just try to use the card reader for the xbox, since I assume it's USB, but we'll see... The house is a work in progress anyways, so not much to check out for now. We'll keep ya'z posted!
Jeremiah is a weed.... My goodness. His latest trick: climbing stairs. Did I mention he can also pull himself to a standing position, now, and jump up and down while wailing for someone to come pick him up outta his crib??? Yup, started that a few days ago. He's also learned the ancient art of "pitching a fit", otherwise known as, "throwing a temper tantrum." If we're shopping in the store, and he doesn't want to sit in the cart anymore, "WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Like he broke something, or is in extreme pain, or being abused.... All because he wants Mommy to pick him up. Uh-uh, young man, Mommy don't play that. Gonna nip that in the bud, ASAP!
It's kinda cute, though. He's learning to express himself.
Finally, Jeremy's grandmother passed away early Wednesday morning. She was 94. Definitely lived a long, full life. I did get to meet her once. We were planning on visiting in October, but I guess we'll visit Jeremy's great-aunt instead, who is 96, I think. The funeral is tomorrow (Friday), so we'll be driving up to Pittsburgh first thing in the morning.
The good news is that Ted and Charity will be coming back with us. They'll check out our new "crib", and of course, spend time with their favorite grandson. So though the weekend may start out on a sad note, it will progressively improve (hopefully!)
And that's that. :-)
Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Quick fire:
~Jeremiah is getting new teeth; Two on the top now. Will post pics when he lets me take them.
~We close in 33 hours, and counting.... (woo-hoo! Will try to post video tomorrow night...)
~Lousy week for "back to school"... Rainy... "cold" (for August... seriously, 70??? In August?!?!?!)
~Big Fella's still retarded, but he'll be moving into the basement of our new house (where he will remain.... FOREVER!)
~Jeremiah has mastered the "hands and knees" method of crawling.... hide your things. He loves Legos. :-)
~Jeremiah likes bananas, plums, peaches, yogurt and toast. His dislikes chicken, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas & carrots, cereal.... basically, everything he SHOULD be eating primarily. Oh well, he'll come around...
~"I like turtles."
~We've upgraded Jeremiah's carseat to a convertible now, and his feet still hit the back of the chairs... Five more months, we can flip him around!
~The power of the "na-na-na"'s.... Or as Jeremiah says it, "Nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh! Mm mm mm MA MA MA MA!" "Dd dd dd DA DA DA DA DA!" He could now sing many hit tunes, such as, "Angel is a centerfold"; "Na na na na. Na na na na. HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE!"; "Hey Jude" and some Mark Schultz song that I keep hearing on the radio.
~"Jeremiah, do you want to go to Grandma's house???????" *Jeremiah shakes his head "no" back and forth* We didn't teach him that, I swear. :-) (If you haven't seen the video with this in it, it's below, but you have to watch until at least 6 or 7 minutes in...)
~Jeremiah really likes shoes... I don't know why, but if he's on the floor, and there are toys on one side, then shoes on the other, he'll go for the shoes (and then put them right in his mouth... eewww....)
And now for a word from our sponsors....
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I got spewed on.... Oooooozed, more like it. Jeremiah was "starving", sucked down 7 oz, didn't want to sleep, so was laughing and smiling at me while I tried rocking him to bed, when all of a sudden... Uck--uck---BLEEEECH! All 7 oz, I'm sure, all over me. Yuck. This morning, he still stunk like "baby puke" (this was no spit-up, my friends...)
Yeah.... the joys of parenthood.
~We close in 33 hours, and counting.... (woo-hoo! Will try to post video tomorrow night...)
~Lousy week for "back to school"... Rainy... "cold" (for August... seriously, 70??? In August?!?!?!)
~Big Fella's still retarded, but he'll be moving into the basement of our new house (where he will remain.... FOREVER!)
~Jeremiah has mastered the "hands and knees" method of crawling.... hide your things. He loves Legos. :-)
~Jeremiah likes bananas, plums, peaches, yogurt and toast. His dislikes chicken, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas & carrots, cereal.... basically, everything he SHOULD be eating primarily. Oh well, he'll come around...
~"I like turtles."
~We've upgraded Jeremiah's carseat to a convertible now, and his feet still hit the back of the chairs... Five more months, we can flip him around!
~The power of the "na-na-na"'s.... Or as Jeremiah says it, "Nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh! Mm mm mm MA MA MA MA!" "Dd dd dd DA DA DA DA DA!" He could now sing many hit tunes, such as, "Angel is a centerfold"; "Na na na na. Na na na na. HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE!"; "Hey Jude" and some Mark Schultz song that I keep hearing on the radio.
~"Jeremiah, do you want to go to Grandma's house???????" *Jeremiah shakes his head "no" back and forth* We didn't teach him that, I swear. :-) (If you haven't seen the video with this in it, it's below, but you have to watch until at least 6 or 7 minutes in...)
~Jeremiah really likes shoes... I don't know why, but if he's on the floor, and there are toys on one side, then shoes on the other, he'll go for the shoes (and then put them right in his mouth... eewww....)
And now for a word from our sponsors....
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I got spewed on.... Oooooozed, more like it. Jeremiah was "starving", sucked down 7 oz, didn't want to sleep, so was laughing and smiling at me while I tried rocking him to bed, when all of a sudden... Uck--uck---BLEEEECH! All 7 oz, I'm sure, all over me. Yuck. This morning, he still stunk like "baby puke" (this was no spit-up, my friends...)
Yeah.... the joys of parenthood.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
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(That's "good game" in online talk.)
Yesterday, Jeremy and I attended the Steelers vs. Redskins game at FedEx field (a "closing gift" from our load officer--I guess if you're going to give them $500k+ in interest over 30 years, it's the least they can do...) We had a great time! After Jeremy got in the "football spirit" by playing a round of Madden with Stephin (who'd been here since Tuesday), we drove out to Warrenton to drop off our future NFL star, Jeremiah, at Grandma/Grandpa's and then headed out to Landover, MD!
I tell ya, 2-3 hours before the game is the best time to arrive--we hit very little traffic (other than at the Woodrow Wilson bridge, where there seems to be traffic at any hour of the day [we hit it again coming home at 1:30 a.m.]) and had a wide choice of parking spots near the stadium (if you go to fedex field, and have a permit parking pass, get off at 15B, not 17B--there was ZERO traffic getting in, and out, even though Redskins Rd was a parking lot... crazy...) We settled on a spot amongst fellow citizens of the Steeler Nation! We parked, put together our baby charcoal grill (it's so cute, yes it is, so cuuuuuute!) lit the bag of charcoal, and sat back to relax.... Twenty minutes later, we were cookin' brats, burgers, and sweet potatoes, sipping bee--ars (mike's for me), and just chillin'. Good times, good times.
Around 7:20, we packed up our foods, doused the coals, pocketed a few beverages, and headed in. Oh, did I mention we had "club level" seats??? Yes, we did--and that is the ONLY way to watch a football game, IMHO. Here's the view from our seats (it was actually better than this, but you get the idea...)
They were sweet--in the middle of a bunch of die hard Redskin fans, but hey... we made enough noise to drown 'em out. :-) And the nice thing about club level (and besides the fact that our seats were cushioned, too...) is the lack of gum, vomit, and who knows what else all over the floors. In fact, they had granite tile floors (freshly cleaned), air conditioning, leather lounge chairs, big screens all over, and all sorts of restaurants to chose from (though they all mostly sold the same thing...) Yes, it was good times.
Yesterday, Jeremy and I attended the Steelers vs. Redskins game at FedEx field (a "closing gift" from our load officer--I guess if you're going to give them $500k+ in interest over 30 years, it's the least they can do...) We had a great time! After Jeremy got in the "football spirit" by playing a round of Madden with Stephin (who'd been here since Tuesday), we drove out to Warrenton to drop off our future NFL star, Jeremiah, at Grandma/Grandpa's and then headed out to Landover, MD!
I tell ya, 2-3 hours before the game is the best time to arrive--we hit very little traffic (other than at the Woodrow Wilson bridge, where there seems to be traffic at any hour of the day [we hit it again coming home at 1:30 a.m.]) and had a wide choice of parking spots near the stadium (if you go to fedex field, and have a permit parking pass, get off at 15B, not 17B--there was ZERO traffic getting in, and out, even though Redskins Rd was a parking lot... crazy...) We settled on a spot amongst fellow citizens of the Steeler Nation! We parked, put together our baby charcoal grill (it's so cute, yes it is, so cuuuuuute!) lit the bag of charcoal, and sat back to relax.... Twenty minutes later, we were cookin' brats, burgers, and sweet potatoes, sipping bee--ars (mike's for me), and just chillin'. Good times, good times.
Around 7:20, we packed up our foods, doused the coals, pocketed a few beverages, and headed in. Oh, did I mention we had "club level" seats??? Yes, we did--and that is the ONLY way to watch a football game, IMHO. Here's the view from our seats (it was actually better than this, but you get the idea...)
They were sweet--in the middle of a bunch of die hard Redskin fans, but hey... we made enough noise to drown 'em out. :-) And the nice thing about club level (and besides the fact that our seats were cushioned, too...) is the lack of gum, vomit, and who knows what else all over the floors. In fact, they had granite tile floors (freshly cleaned), air conditioning, leather lounge chairs, big screens all over, and all sorts of restaurants to chose from (though they all mostly sold the same thing...) Yes, it was good times. The highlight of the evening had to be winning the game, though. It was a pretty boring 3 quarters.... Neither team really did anything exciting (touchdown and field goal for Washington, 3 field goals for Pittsburgh.) Even Big Ben couldn't deliver--Batch seemed to have the best game, quarterback wise. However, once each team had it's 3rd-stringers in there, that's when it got exciting. After a tough possession, Steelers finally kicked their 4th FG to lead by 2. But there was still a minute 30 left on the clock. The Redskins could have easily won that--and they should have, as they had multiple opportunities to--they were in FG range with 30 seconds left on the clock! But throw in an incomplete pass, a couple of penalties, and they were backed on to the 42 yard line with no timeouts left on 3rd and 25 (I think... all I remember is that it didn't really matter at that point...) with 13 seconds left. Interception by Steelers=Steeler victory!
Heh, the silly skins fan next to me kept saying, "Yeah, they're going for it on 4th down cuz they've got "guts" (he used a different word, rhymes with "calls")" He left before I could tell him that it looked like they got their, ahem, "guts" handed back to them... ;-) But its all good (not very lady like, anyways....) We were friendly with each other (us and the skins fans). Besides, most of them weren't there for the game, but for the real "talent"--the Redskin cheerleaders. :-) At least, the guy behind us felt he needed to point that out everytime they came on, "See, here comes the REAL talent! Yeah, baby!" Ohhhhhhh kay.....
Ah yes, good times.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Ever wonder what happens...
....when Jeremiah doesn't get his afternoon nap???
Probably not, but you can now find out anyways! :-)
Probably not, but you can now find out anyways! :-)
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Last but not least...
The last of the videos.
The Chicken Video!
The Woot Monkey!
How 'bout that belly, huh??
Playtime with Jeremiah!
The Chicken Video!
The Woot Monkey!
How 'bout that belly, huh??
Playtime with Jeremiah!
Videos!
8/8/07
Jeremiah tries pears for the first time. Yummy, yummy, yummy!
7/29/07
Okay, so this video was shot because everytime we put food in his mouth, he spit it out. Of course, as soon as we started filming him, he stopped...
7/25/07
Jeremiah tries broccoli for the first time. I think he liked it more then than he does now... Oh well.
Jeremiah tries pears for the first time. Yummy, yummy, yummy!
7/29/07
Okay, so this video was shot because everytime we put food in his mouth, he spit it out. Of course, as soon as we started filming him, he stopped...
7/25/07
Jeremiah tries broccoli for the first time. I think he liked it more then than he does now... Oh well.
Some new pictures.
Finally cleaned out our camera. Not many pics on it, mostly videos, which I'm uploading as we speak, so look for those, coming soon!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
New Home Phone #
Okay, so now that our Sunrocket number is completely gone (as far as we know), we have switched providers and have a brand, spankin' new number!
It's kinda weird, though, 'cause it's a DC number, and we live in VA, but whatever. Close enough!
So if you want it, shoot us an email. If you don't have our email address, send an email to our spam account at bigfellawilcox@gmail.com (yes, we let Big Fella get all of our spam... bwahahahaha.....)
TTFN! :-)
It's kinda weird, though, 'cause it's a DC number, and we live in VA, but whatever. Close enough!
So if you want it, shoot us an email. If you don't have our email address, send an email to our spam account at bigfellawilcox@gmail.com (yes, we let Big Fella get all of our spam... bwahahahaha.....)
TTFN! :-)
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Any advice??
We're beginning our planning for "the move".
If anyone has any experience with movers, good or bad, please let us know! ESPECIALLY if you have GOOD experiences.... so far, it seems like I've only heard nightmares. Hopefully, someone liked their movers.... I really don't want a headache.
THANKS!
If anyone has any experience with movers, good or bad, please let us know! ESPECIALLY if you have GOOD experiences.... so far, it seems like I've only heard nightmares. Hopefully, someone liked their movers.... I really don't want a headache.
THANKS!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
We got red-carded....
Well, so much for going to church....
Apparently, no one else appreciated the "joyful noise to the Lord" that Jeremiah was exhibiting during the sermon today. I mean, c'mon, it's not like we were sitting smack dab in the middle of the congregation. We did what we could--sat all the way in the back, by the door so that we could step out if Jeremiah got a little out of control. For the most part, he was good, but a couple of times, he may have been a bit loud, but those were the times we stepped out with him.
It wasn't enough, I guess. Right before the end of the sermon (maybe 5 or 10 minutes left), one of the ushers came up to us and handed us a cream colored card with "A Message from Lon" on it. Basically it said that the church wanted to make sure everyone was entitled to a distraction-free woship experience, and that they had the nursery, kids quest, and family rooms available for those with young children. Yeah... We know. Lon told us the same thing when Jeremiah was dedicated--families with children under 6 should sit in the balconies. No problem, that's where we were. I'm not "ready" to put Jeremiah in the nursery yet (I'm just not--got a problem with that?!?!) and going to the family room is pointless, because no one who goes in there actually controls their children. It's like they think, "Oh, well, since we're not in the same room as everyone else, they can do whatever they want." But I guess that's our only option if we want to go to church--sit in the family room, and allow everyone else's kids to ruin our woship experience, or attempt to sit in the auditorium and risk Jeremiah being a distraction to those around us.
Very frustrating. Only in a church as big and as "corporate" as Mclean would this be a problem. I don't blame them, I guess. If everyone had their babies in there, it could be crazy, but what's a Mom to do?! Most other churches have plenty of room in the back for Moms and Dads to walk around with their babies, so it's not an issue.
Whatever. It really ruined my day (that and the stupid lady crossing the street that felt the need to stop and point out the crosswalk she was in because we took too long to stop and let her cross... stupid freakin' people... Next time, we'll just accelerate and barely hit her, I guess--would she like that better?!?! Seriously, just because you're in the cross walk does not mean you have the right to STOP in the middle of the road! Geez...)
Tomorrow, we have our home inspection, which should be fun. Stephin is here to baby-sit for us, so we can be distraction free. Hopefully, the day will go better than today.
Apparently, no one else appreciated the "joyful noise to the Lord" that Jeremiah was exhibiting during the sermon today. I mean, c'mon, it's not like we were sitting smack dab in the middle of the congregation. We did what we could--sat all the way in the back, by the door so that we could step out if Jeremiah got a little out of control. For the most part, he was good, but a couple of times, he may have been a bit loud, but those were the times we stepped out with him.
It wasn't enough, I guess. Right before the end of the sermon (maybe 5 or 10 minutes left), one of the ushers came up to us and handed us a cream colored card with "A Message from Lon" on it. Basically it said that the church wanted to make sure everyone was entitled to a distraction-free woship experience, and that they had the nursery, kids quest, and family rooms available for those with young children. Yeah... We know. Lon told us the same thing when Jeremiah was dedicated--families with children under 6 should sit in the balconies. No problem, that's where we were. I'm not "ready" to put Jeremiah in the nursery yet (I'm just not--got a problem with that?!?!) and going to the family room is pointless, because no one who goes in there actually controls their children. It's like they think, "Oh, well, since we're not in the same room as everyone else, they can do whatever they want." But I guess that's our only option if we want to go to church--sit in the family room, and allow everyone else's kids to ruin our woship experience, or attempt to sit in the auditorium and risk Jeremiah being a distraction to those around us.
Very frustrating. Only in a church as big and as "corporate" as Mclean would this be a problem. I don't blame them, I guess. If everyone had their babies in there, it could be crazy, but what's a Mom to do?! Most other churches have plenty of room in the back for Moms and Dads to walk around with their babies, so it's not an issue.
Whatever. It really ruined my day (that and the stupid lady crossing the street that felt the need to stop and point out the crosswalk she was in because we took too long to stop and let her cross... stupid freakin' people... Next time, we'll just accelerate and barely hit her, I guess--would she like that better?!?! Seriously, just because you're in the cross walk does not mean you have the right to STOP in the middle of the road! Geez...)
Tomorrow, we have our home inspection, which should be fun. Stephin is here to baby-sit for us, so we can be distraction free. Hopefully, the day will go better than today.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
It's (semi) Official!
Contract is ratified--we close on August 24th!
Looks like the Steelers Kick-Off Party may have a change of venue! We'll let ya know!
Looks like the Steelers Kick-Off Party may have a change of venue! We'll let ya know!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
What's with that face?!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Hmmmm.....
Our home phone is now working again.... for now...
I don't know what's going on... we'll keep you posted.
Maybe some (former??) SR employees can clue us in???? :-)
I don't know what's going on... we'll keep you posted.
Maybe some (former??) SR employees can clue us in???? :-)
Thursday, July 19, 2007
"These legs were made for crawlin'...."
It's official: Jeremiah's mobile. Today, for the first time, he started crawling around.
I had him on our bed while I went to get ready for the day. As soon as I put my phone down, Jeremiah starts charging for it--next thing I knew, he had crossed the bed, and was using it as a teething ring. WOW!
Very cool that he's now moving around! Of course, now we need to worry about such things as baby gates, disposing properly of small objects, and somehow keeping the stupid cat off his blanket so he has a clean place to explore (of course, the blanket's not cool enough for him to stay on, he must go off the blanket, and try to eat wires instead.....)
I think our lives just got a whole lot more complicated!
[Sorry it's a bit dark--it was in the middle of a thunderstorm when we were recording, and my parents don't have many lights in the family room. But you get the gist.]
And here is more of the same darkness, but this time, we get to see Jeremiah attacking his favorite Uncle Stephin. Why he kept trying to eat his head, I dunno, but he really gets into it! At least Stephin didn't mind. :-)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Peeeeeeeeeeeeas!
Jeremiah tries peas for the first time! And..... I think he likes it!!!
"Mo peas, pwease!"
I tell ya, the more active this kid gets, the more frustrated he gets when he's strapped down. Whether it's his high chair, car seat, whatever, if he can't move, he's not a happy camper (unless you're spoonin' food in his mouth or he's asleep...) I can see this becoming a problem very quickly--not that I don't think we'll get over it, and he's still an angel, even when he's in a "mood". But gosh darnit, I had him in the car for MAYBE 30-40 minutes total today, and he fussed the whole time. I'm a little worried that this will continue into the fall, as we're trying to plan a trip out to the Azores to visit my grandparents--a 5 hour flight! (With the time change, it's 10 hours total.) Yeah right, Jeremiah isn't gonna sit still for 5 hours. Luckily, that flight is a red-eye flight--he'll be sleeping like a.... well, you know. :-)
Aside from the added temper that seems to have tagged along for the ride of his rambunctious self, HE'S STILL THE SWEETEST BABY IN THE WHOLE WORLD! I mean, look at him?? Have you ever seen such cuteness?! I know one day I'll regret not trying to get him "baby modeling" gigs, but then I'd have to share him with everyone else. And he's not nearly as sweet on camera--sweet, just not super sweet. Melts your heart with every smile, toothy-grin, and wink. Almost makes you wanna wake him up when he's sleeping so you can play with him (I've had to talk Jeremy outta that one a couple of times... especially after he's been outta town, like he is right now...)
We're not biased. :-)
New Diaper Bag!!!!
Jeremy, being the sweetie that he is, bought me a new diaper bag for my birthday (I know, lame, huh? Used to ask for leather totes from Franklin Covey, or something... now it's Amy Coe and Caden Lane...)
It originally arrived a couple of days after my birthday, and of course, I had to start using it right away (even took it to "Mom's Night Out" last week... now that's a sight--two moms sitting at the bar with their diaper bags.... hey, they now make 'em fashionable and functional! Why not?!) Unfortunately for me (and the bag) I must have tried to carry one too many "kitchen sinks", because the zipper broke the second day. BOOOOO! HIIIIIIIIISSSSSS!
Where did I then turn?? Google. "How do you fix a zipper" was my query, and I did find an answer! After some f'nagling with a needle nose plier, some elbow grease, and a great deal of finesse, it was (nearly) as good as new! Until Mom's night out at least. And then it popped off again.
:(
Luckily for me, my hubby had purchased it from Nordstrom's online, and not some random diaper bag site, so with a quick phone call, and two-day shipping later, I have my bag again, in tip top shape!
And if I break it again, they're gonna have to send me another one. Hey, it's a diaper bag! It's supposed to be full o' stuff, and survive! You don't see my Amy Michelle Azaelea bag (in chocolate!) complaining, and I regularly stuff that one to the brim! Sheesh!
Maybe zippers hate me.... I broke the zipper on my first diaper bag, a snazzy little number from Target (at least, I thought it was snazzy at the time... last time I saw it, my brother was using it as an overnight bag...) THAT, however, was not from over-stuffage. I'm pretty sure that one was just because it was cheap.
THIS bag, however, was not cheap. Reasonable, but not cheap.
To all my preggers friends out there: start thinkin' about diaper bags NOW! Never too early to plan how you're going to haul all your gear around. I love all my bags (I use three total now) so if you like them to, you can copy me--just make sure you buy a different color. :-)
And now..... videos.
Jeremiah tries out his playard for the first time! Yeah, now everytime we put him in it.... he cries. So much for that!
It originally arrived a couple of days after my birthday, and of course, I had to start using it right away (even took it to "Mom's Night Out" last week... now that's a sight--two moms sitting at the bar with their diaper bags.... hey, they now make 'em fashionable and functional! Why not?!) Unfortunately for me (and the bag) I must have tried to carry one too many "kitchen sinks", because the zipper broke the second day. BOOOOO! HIIIIIIIIISSSSSS!
Where did I then turn?? Google. "How do you fix a zipper" was my query, and I did find an answer! After some f'nagling with a needle nose plier, some elbow grease, and a great deal of finesse, it was (nearly) as good as new! Until Mom's night out at least. And then it popped off again.
:(
Luckily for me, my hubby had purchased it from Nordstrom's online, and not some random diaper bag site, so with a quick phone call, and two-day shipping later, I have my bag again, in tip top shape!
And if I break it again, they're gonna have to send me another one. Hey, it's a diaper bag! It's supposed to be full o' stuff, and survive! You don't see my Amy Michelle Azaelea bag (in chocolate!) complaining, and I regularly stuff that one to the brim! Sheesh!
Maybe zippers hate me.... I broke the zipper on my first diaper bag, a snazzy little number from Target (at least, I thought it was snazzy at the time... last time I saw it, my brother was using it as an overnight bag...) THAT, however, was not from over-stuffage. I'm pretty sure that one was just because it was cheap.
THIS bag, however, was not cheap. Reasonable, but not cheap.
To all my preggers friends out there: start thinkin' about diaper bags NOW! Never too early to plan how you're going to haul all your gear around. I love all my bags (I use three total now) so if you like them to, you can copy me--just make sure you buy a different color. :-)
And now..... videos.
Jeremiah tries out his playard for the first time! Yeah, now everytime we put him in it.... he cries. So much for that!
Monday, July 16, 2007
Much Ado About Something....
Wowwee, what a time it's been!
Since dropping the van off at the body shop 6 days ago, we continue to be without a "family vehicle", as it is still not fixed. Even though our insurance had already approved the repair, they requested an adjuster come out to survey the damage before they would do anything. Then they had to order the window... Now, we're just waiting for it to arrive, so they can install it.
In the meantime, I'm driving around the Accord. I'd forgotten just how zippy that car can be! It sure is fun weaving in and out of traffic on the beltway when you've got 200 horses pullin' ya along. Good times, indeed! I'll be glad to get my van back, though... Every time I go shopping now, I have to think, "Do I have enough room in the car to fit what I want to buy, with Jeremiah in the back..." Jeremy had to remove a few items (forget using the trunk at all... he's got TWO subs in there now. As if one wasn't enough, I guess....) So far, we've managed. I still miss my van...
And now, a moment of silence, for Sunrocket.
......
Apparently, Sunrocket is DEAD. Which really sucks for us, since we had our phone service through them. I guess paying $199/2 years isn't a good deal if you only get 8 or 9 months of service... BOOOOO! So for now, if you have our house number, don't bother calling it, as it won't work anymore. If you need our cell phone numbers, leave a comment, we'll email it to ya. Since most of ya call us on our cells already, I don't see this as being a problem. However, all of our doctors, dentist, credit cards, utility service, and even the gate here at our community, is tied to that number. Hopefully we'll be able to get it ported to someone else soon. I read in one of the message boards that the phone number should automatically port back to it's original owner, which in our case is Vonage (who got it from Verizon, I believe...) Boooo! That's okay, I guess. Better than losing it completely!
Switching gears...
This week is a semi-busy week for us. Jeremy's going to Boston Wednesday and Thursday, which means Jeremiah and I will probably be hitting the pool at Grandma/Grandpa's house. I've got dentist appts, lunch with Moms, and Jeremiah's got a Dr's appt this week, as well. More shots for him. Boooooooooo! He's a pretty tough guy though, so it should be okay.
Speaking of tough guy, Jeremiah spent the night away from Mommy and Daddy last Friday, and LOVED it (at least, that's the impression I got). Mommy, however, was kinda a mess. But we had mucho errands to run Saturday, and were able to get them done rather swiftly, not having to worry about him. So that was good. He's been in the pool so much that I think he gets confused at bath time and thinks he's supposed to splash as much as possible--I think we end up as wet as he is, by the end (he's always been a splasher, but usually by kicking... he's figured out that he can use his arms along with his legs for even BIGGER splashes!) Aww, he's so cute.
I've started trying to teach Jeremiah a few simple sign language signs, such as "milk", "eat" and "more". I wasn't expecting him to get it right away (we just started last week), but yesterday and today, it was time to eat, and before I even got his bottle ready, he started making, what appeared to be, the sign for "milk". Now, it could just be a coincidence, as milk pretty much just involved making a fist and moving it sorta like you're milking a cow (at least, I think that's what it is... hard to tell from pictures in a book), and he knows how to make a fist pretty well! But when I tried it with him, he just kept on doing it, like he was saying, "Yeah, that's what I said, Mom!" We'll see, I guess! Apparently, he knows how to say, "Daddy" too, but I didn't teach him that... I'm pretty sure he's just hitting his forehead for no reason... ;-)
And that's all folks!
Since dropping the van off at the body shop 6 days ago, we continue to be without a "family vehicle", as it is still not fixed. Even though our insurance had already approved the repair, they requested an adjuster come out to survey the damage before they would do anything. Then they had to order the window... Now, we're just waiting for it to arrive, so they can install it.
In the meantime, I'm driving around the Accord. I'd forgotten just how zippy that car can be! It sure is fun weaving in and out of traffic on the beltway when you've got 200 horses pullin' ya along. Good times, indeed! I'll be glad to get my van back, though... Every time I go shopping now, I have to think, "Do I have enough room in the car to fit what I want to buy, with Jeremiah in the back..." Jeremy had to remove a few items (forget using the trunk at all... he's got TWO subs in there now. As if one wasn't enough, I guess....) So far, we've managed. I still miss my van...
And now, a moment of silence, for Sunrocket.
......
Apparently, Sunrocket is DEAD. Which really sucks for us, since we had our phone service through them. I guess paying $199/2 years isn't a good deal if you only get 8 or 9 months of service... BOOOOO! So for now, if you have our house number, don't bother calling it, as it won't work anymore. If you need our cell phone numbers, leave a comment, we'll email it to ya. Since most of ya call us on our cells already, I don't see this as being a problem. However, all of our doctors, dentist, credit cards, utility service, and even the gate here at our community, is tied to that number. Hopefully we'll be able to get it ported to someone else soon. I read in one of the message boards that the phone number should automatically port back to it's original owner, which in our case is Vonage (who got it from Verizon, I believe...) Boooo! That's okay, I guess. Better than losing it completely!
Switching gears...
This week is a semi-busy week for us. Jeremy's going to Boston Wednesday and Thursday, which means Jeremiah and I will probably be hitting the pool at Grandma/Grandpa's house. I've got dentist appts, lunch with Moms, and Jeremiah's got a Dr's appt this week, as well. More shots for him. Boooooooooo! He's a pretty tough guy though, so it should be okay.
Speaking of tough guy, Jeremiah spent the night away from Mommy and Daddy last Friday, and LOVED it (at least, that's the impression I got). Mommy, however, was kinda a mess. But we had mucho errands to run Saturday, and were able to get them done rather swiftly, not having to worry about him. So that was good. He's been in the pool so much that I think he gets confused at bath time and thinks he's supposed to splash as much as possible--I think we end up as wet as he is, by the end (he's always been a splasher, but usually by kicking... he's figured out that he can use his arms along with his legs for even BIGGER splashes!) Aww, he's so cute.
I've started trying to teach Jeremiah a few simple sign language signs, such as "milk", "eat" and "more". I wasn't expecting him to get it right away (we just started last week), but yesterday and today, it was time to eat, and before I even got his bottle ready, he started making, what appeared to be, the sign for "milk". Now, it could just be a coincidence, as milk pretty much just involved making a fist and moving it sorta like you're milking a cow (at least, I think that's what it is... hard to tell from pictures in a book), and he knows how to make a fist pretty well! But when I tried it with him, he just kept on doing it, like he was saying, "Yeah, that's what I said, Mom!" We'll see, I guess! Apparently, he knows how to say, "Daddy" too, but I didn't teach him that... I'm pretty sure he's just hitting his forehead for no reason... ;-)
And that's all folks!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Today is....
7/11/07
(I tried making that really big, but it didn't work... :-(
Today is also:
Flemish Community Holiday! (Belgium)
La Fete de la Magdalene (France...)
Revolution Day! (Mongolia)
St. Rosalia Day! (Italy)
World Population Day!
And, make sure to stop at your local bakery in celebration of...
National Blueberry Muffin Day!
(I tried making that really big, but it didn't work... :-(
Today is also:
Flemish Community Holiday! (Belgium)
La Fete de la Magdalene (France...)
Revolution Day! (Mongolia)
St. Rosalia Day! (Italy)
World Population Day!
And, make sure to stop at your local bakery in celebration of...
National Blueberry Muffin Day!
"Deep Thoughts"
I know, it's late, but I didn't want to end the day on a sour note. I'll keep it brief! (For me, at least...)
So I was reading Ted's blog yesterday, and how he wants to start listing three positive things that happened that day. Well, today, after the whole fiasco with the van, and Jeremiah was in a really lousy mood alllllllll daaaaaaaaaaay looooooooooooong, I thought to myself, "How is God going to make this a good day?! What good can come out of having the rear window of our van smashed in?!"
Not one to disappoint, God came through for us. Y'see, Jeremiah's stroller was in the back of the van... It is now covered in glass. Of course, I don't want to use it anymore, no matter how much time we spend getting the glass out of it! Jeremy asked our insurance about it, and they said that they wouldn't be able to cover it, the best they'd be able to do is use it towards our deductible.
Well, after speaking with our agent, they agreed to cover a replacement, no deductible, under our comprehensive coverage! Yay! Now, this is good news, but it's even better because now we get to get the stroller I should have bought in the first place: Phil & Ted's E3 Sport Buggy. It's great because it's an all terrain stroller that reclines to flat for infants, but what makes it so cool is the option to purchase a "back seat", making it a double stroller for toddler/infant or toddler/toddler. So once #2 rolls around, we won't have to purchase another stroller, just the seat. Awesome!
Anyways, I just wanted to share. Oh, and Katharine and I had a Mom's night. It was a lot of fun--I think we both needed a break! Gotta make those a monthly thing... :-)
That's two! Is that enough???
So I was reading Ted's blog yesterday, and how he wants to start listing three positive things that happened that day. Well, today, after the whole fiasco with the van, and Jeremiah was in a really lousy mood alllllllll daaaaaaaaaaay looooooooooooong, I thought to myself, "How is God going to make this a good day?! What good can come out of having the rear window of our van smashed in?!"
Not one to disappoint, God came through for us. Y'see, Jeremiah's stroller was in the back of the van... It is now covered in glass. Of course, I don't want to use it anymore, no matter how much time we spend getting the glass out of it! Jeremy asked our insurance about it, and they said that they wouldn't be able to cover it, the best they'd be able to do is use it towards our deductible.
Well, after speaking with our agent, they agreed to cover a replacement, no deductible, under our comprehensive coverage! Yay! Now, this is good news, but it's even better because now we get to get the stroller I should have bought in the first place: Phil & Ted's E3 Sport Buggy. It's great because it's an all terrain stroller that reclines to flat for infants, but what makes it so cool is the option to purchase a "back seat", making it a double stroller for toddler/infant or toddler/toddler. So once #2 rolls around, we won't have to purchase another stroller, just the seat. Awesome!
Anyways, I just wanted to share. Oh, and Katharine and I had a Mom's night. It was a lot of fun--I think we both needed a break! Gotta make those a monthly thing... :-)
That's two! Is that enough???
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Unbelievable.
Oh, Lord, please get us into a house soon! I do NOT want to renew our lease here in Tyson's.
Guess this is what we get for parking on the street....
Guess this is what we get for parking on the street....
Freakin' idiots....
And of course, Fairfax County Police have better things to be doing, so whoever did this gets away, scott free. Must be nice. Maybe I should smash some windows, too... At least our insurance company is helpful.
And of course, Fairfax County Police have better things to be doing, so whoever did this gets away, scott free. Must be nice. Maybe I should smash some windows, too... At least our insurance company is helpful.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
I'm behind on my videos...
Okay, sorry, I know I'm behind.... But here we go!
Jeremiah and the Amazing Technicolor Ice Cream Cone! (June 22nd)
Carrots! (July 1st)
Jeremiah and his "Mad Skills".... (July 2nd)
Bananas! On his 6 month birthday! (July 7th)
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Most Insightful Interview Ever!
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Jonathon the zombie gives a very insightful response to this reporters question. Hey Jonathon whats your stance on the war in Iraq? Who are you voting for president? Give us more of your insight!
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
We've been to the movies...
Okay, so I was going to do this methodically, telling you all about our weekend, and how we've seen two movies at the theater in the past 48 hours (here, AMC, take $48 of our hard earned dollars for 5 hours of entertainment... really doesn't sound so bad when you put it that way, actually... anyways...) I have to jump right in and tell you this...
Transformers was freakin' awesome!
Seriously, the best movie I've seen since, probably, Spider-man 1, maybe 2, but I still love the first one. Yeah, so anyways, it was awesome! As one person put it, "It was like a big honking slice of Awesome-toast buttered on both sides with awesome. It was a double serving of Hell Yeah with a side order of OMG.!" (don't feel bad if you don't quite get that... the point is, it's awesome!)
Now, I grew up on Transformers... I have the first three seasons on DVD, the movie ("You've got the touch!" Gotta loves 80's hair bands...), my uncle had a bunch of the toys (metal and plastic--theose things were dangerous! Until my brother destroyed them all... I'm sure he's pretty pissed now. Oh well.) While I didn't always understand what was going on in the show (I remember being utterly confused by it, but always knew we were switching from the Autobots to Decepticons when the little face/mask thing would flip around and stuff...), it was fun to watch, though looking back on it now, it was really kinda lame. But it was fun to watch. That's the point.
The movie is very similar--it's really fun to watch. It has it's moments where you just kinda cringe (like, everytime there was blatant product placement... Hello, Mt. Dew! How's it going? GMC, looking good! Nokia, whatever happened to the N-Gage??? And of course, what would a robot movie be with AN X-BOX 360 and Dance Dance Revolution!? Anyways...) and that part where Sam and Mikayla's character have that tender moment when he should be haulin' ____ (your choice of body part) to the stupid building was just S-T-U-P-I-D! Oh yeah, and Optimus Prime does NOT say, "My bad..." Seriously.
But, aside from those few moments, it was really really cool. Do NOT wait for the DVD on this one--even our TV, as big as it is, would not do this movie justice.
Moving on.
We also saw Fantastic 4. It was good. I'm glad we saw it first, though. Otherwise I wouldn't have seen it (would have seen Transformers a 2nd time.)
And that's 'bout all I've got. :-)
Transformers was freakin' awesome!
Seriously, the best movie I've seen since, probably, Spider-man 1, maybe 2, but I still love the first one. Yeah, so anyways, it was awesome! As one person put it, "It was like a big honking slice of Awesome-toast buttered on both sides with awesome. It was a double serving of Hell Yeah with a side order of OMG.!" (don't feel bad if you don't quite get that... the point is, it's awesome!)
Now, I grew up on Transformers... I have the first three seasons on DVD, the movie ("You've got the touch!" Gotta loves 80's hair bands...), my uncle had a bunch of the toys (metal and plastic--theose things were dangerous! Until my brother destroyed them all... I'm sure he's pretty pissed now. Oh well.) While I didn't always understand what was going on in the show (I remember being utterly confused by it, but always knew we were switching from the Autobots to Decepticons when the little face/mask thing would flip around and stuff...), it was fun to watch, though looking back on it now, it was really kinda lame. But it was fun to watch. That's the point.
The movie is very similar--it's really fun to watch. It has it's moments where you just kinda cringe (like, everytime there was blatant product placement... Hello, Mt. Dew! How's it going? GMC, looking good! Nokia, whatever happened to the N-Gage??? And of course, what would a robot movie be with AN X-BOX 360 and Dance Dance Revolution!? Anyways...) and that part where Sam and Mikayla's character have that tender moment when he should be haulin' ____ (your choice of body part) to the stupid building was just S-T-U-P-I-D! Oh yeah, and Optimus Prime does NOT say, "My bad..." Seriously.
But, aside from those few moments, it was really really cool. Do NOT wait for the DVD on this one--even our TV, as big as it is, would not do this movie justice.
Moving on.
We also saw Fantastic 4. It was good. I'm glad we saw it first, though. Otherwise I wouldn't have seen it (would have seen Transformers a 2nd time.)
And that's 'bout all I've got. :-)
Thursday, June 28, 2007
I was on the radio!
Ever since the "Great Dads" seminar, Jeremy's been playing the local Christian radio station, 91.9 WGTS in his room instead of replacing the batteries in his mobile. Well, everyday weekday morning, they have the "Family Name Game" where they look for someone with a son or daughter of the name they're looking for.
So today, I was putting Jeremiah down for his nap, and they said they were going to play "The Family Name Game" and in my mind, I was thinking, "Jeremiah! Jeremiah!" and then they said, "We're looking for a Jeremiah!" (I found out afterwards that they list the names on their website ahead of time, so you can be waiting for your child's name, but I didn't know that! So, yeah, totally a God thing--I had just been thinking about how awesome my birthday will be this year because I have Jeremy and Jeremiah, and how great they are, and then, boom, "call us and brag about your son!" God's so cool how he throws those little things in there like that...)
I called right away and got through and was able to brag about my boy!
Just heard it now, and they had the most appropriate background music---Munah Munah. Also kinda weird, because my ringtone for my brother Jason is Munah Munah... He never calls me, but today he did (he thought my birthday was today) so I'd just heard that song an hour beforehand. Weird...
That was fun. :-)
You can submit your own child's name, too. Layton, I dare you to submit Egbert. :-)
So today, I was putting Jeremiah down for his nap, and they said they were going to play "The Family Name Game" and in my mind, I was thinking, "Jeremiah! Jeremiah!" and then they said, "We're looking for a Jeremiah!" (I found out afterwards that they list the names on their website ahead of time, so you can be waiting for your child's name, but I didn't know that! So, yeah, totally a God thing--I had just been thinking about how awesome my birthday will be this year because I have Jeremy and Jeremiah, and how great they are, and then, boom, "call us and brag about your son!" God's so cool how he throws those little things in there like that...)
I called right away and got through and was able to brag about my boy!
Just heard it now, and they had the most appropriate background music---Munah Munah. Also kinda weird, because my ringtone for my brother Jason is Munah Munah... He never calls me, but today he did (he thought my birthday was today) so I'd just heard that song an hour beforehand. Weird...
That was fun. :-)
You can submit your own child's name, too. Layton, I dare you to submit Egbert. :-)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Big surprise....
Detailed Local Forecast
Tonight (6/26): Widely scattered showers or a thunderstorm this evening. Then partly cloudy. Muggy. Low 73F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow(6/27): Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. Continued hot and humid. High 92F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow night: Variable clouds with thunderstorms, especially during the evening. A few storms may be severe. Low 73F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Thursday(6/28): Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High near 90F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday(6/29): Scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s.
Saturday(6/30): Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 60s.
At least it should be the perfect day Saturday for a party.
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