Lately Braylon has been intrigued with the age old question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Yesterday he was sure he wanted to be a scientist. Today when I asked him what his plans were, he promptly said, "rock star!!" Yeah, I can see that.
So I turned to Blaine and said, "What do YOU want to be when you grow up, Blaine?" He didn't miss a beat. "A GRANDMA!!" Go figure that one out. We're still scratching our heads.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Mr. Freeze
Ok, so I recently blogged about Blaine's 'lovie.' Now he has upped the antie. Now for Blaine to truly enjoy his blue blankie, he must let it sit in the freezer for at least 5 min so it's nice and chilled for his lovie pleasure. Who'd have thought of that?!?! Only a 2 year old!
(This is the same 2 year old who hugs every tree goodbye when he comes out of the public library.)
(This is the same 2 year old who hugs every tree goodbye when he comes out of the public library.)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Countdown Continues
Brandon is on Day 18 of 40 of his PT Clinical in Colorado City. Nearly half way! He says he really enjoys the experience and I believe it has sparked a new passion for physical therapy work that the classroom just doesn't do. Only 22 more days of the long commute!! After this, Odessa will seem like his backyard!
EBAY
Isn't EBAY just great? Here is a place you can list stuff that clutters your home and get paid for getting rid of your junk! With a little patience and a lotta luck you can potentially make a nice profit on stuff that you would otherwise let collect dust or sent of to the Goodwill. And not to mention all the new junk you can BUY to replace the old junk you sold!
Not a bad gig, I'd say.
Not a bad gig, I'd say.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Blaine: Devil's Angel
Blaine had a rip-roaring day. Let me preface this story by saying that Blaine is tender-hearted and usually very thoughtful. We obviously need to continue shaping his normally sweet predisposition towards being loving rather than the opposite!
This a.m. he told his SS teacher that he would have his daddy beat her up after being told to clean up his toys. Probably not a good way to score bonus points.
This evening while eating dinner with our friends, one of which who just happens to be the children's minister, Blaine overheard his daddy act surprised by a comment that was made. Instead of saying, 'oh wow,' or 'awesome,' he blurted out 'Jesus Christ!' Let me again say we have no clue where he heard this beautiful name being said in this ugly way...We did not laugh at this. However, ????
My sweet boy has a dark side... And then of course that got me to remembering that we all have a dark side. We are born into this world as sinners, like it or not. I'm not being PC, just correct. God didn't have to save us, He doesn't need us. He just wanted to and so He did. While we have some work to do with little Blaine, I'm thankful that God's not done working on me!
This a.m. he told his SS teacher that he would have his daddy beat her up after being told to clean up his toys. Probably not a good way to score bonus points.
This evening while eating dinner with our friends, one of which who just happens to be the children's minister, Blaine overheard his daddy act surprised by a comment that was made. Instead of saying, 'oh wow,' or 'awesome,' he blurted out 'Jesus Christ!' Let me again say we have no clue where he heard this beautiful name being said in this ugly way...We did not laugh at this. However, ????
My sweet boy has a dark side... And then of course that got me to remembering that we all have a dark side. We are born into this world as sinners, like it or not. I'm not being PC, just correct. God didn't have to save us, He doesn't need us. He just wanted to and so He did. While we have some work to do with little Blaine, I'm thankful that God's not done working on me!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Lovie
Blaine has a little, tattered blue blanket that he has adopted as his 'lovie.' He has carried that with him since he was just a little guy, often getting it nasty dirty by dragging it through goodness knows what all. Right now he is in a stage where he wants to believe he doesn't need it, but still wants it often (usually more so in private). He has a bad habit during the daytime of leaving it in inappropriate places and then having to go without it for small stretches.
Last night was one of those times. He accidentally left it in Granny's van, so at bedtime, he graciously accepted the fact that he had been irresponsible and he dealt with it nicely. However, try convincing a 2 year old at 2 a.m. that lovie is not here when he wakes up crying uncontrollably for his favorite blankie. Thankfully it only took me 10 minutes to settle him down. Guess he hasn't quite outgrown it yet. And I'm sorry for anyone this offends out there, but I don't plan to make him give it up just yet either.
Last night was one of those times. He accidentally left it in Granny's van, so at bedtime, he graciously accepted the fact that he had been irresponsible and he dealt with it nicely. However, try convincing a 2 year old at 2 a.m. that lovie is not here when he wakes up crying uncontrollably for his favorite blankie. Thankfully it only took me 10 minutes to settle him down. Guess he hasn't quite outgrown it yet. And I'm sorry for anyone this offends out there, but I don't plan to make him give it up just yet either.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Marrying Man
Braylon asked me the other day, "Mom, are you and Dad already married?" Of course my response was the affirmative and I was only mildly shuddering at the thought that it is now so common that many parents aren't yet married. Then he said, "Where will I live when I get married?" I replied by saying, "I don't know, somewhere else but here." Then Braylon got a worried, sad look on his face - "No, Mom, I really want to still live here."
Cute...... But no.
Cute...... But no.
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