Lately, since the kids have been out in the sun, Alexandra's hair has been getting even more blond - practically platnim. She's been asking about her hair being yellow and everyone else's hair being brown. Jason was telling her how his hair was really blond too, when he was young.

Alex's response: "Daddy, YOU were young?"

This spring, we registered Alex for Kinder Soccer (Age 4-ish). I had really been targeting activities for her that would keep her moving, since she's such a spirited little one. I had figured that soccer would be a good fit for her, because of all the running involved. I did not consider the team aspect though ( Read more... )

It's been a fabulous trip which ended... not unexpectedly with illness ( Read more... )

For the most part, things have been going really well lately.

WorkWe had our annual Research Workshop and Symposium. The speakers were fantastic, and everything went fairly smoothly, even though one of our speakers wasn't able to attend since she was subpoenaed to testify in court. I took the position as "chair" at the symposium, and got quite a ( Read more... )

Alex: Mom! Mom! Look at this!
Me: What?
She shows me her hands.
Me: Oh wow honey, I think you're a bit young to be making devil horns.

Alex: Look Mom, look! There are no boogers in my nose!
Me (peering into her nose): Why yes! I do believe you're right! There are no boogers here! Where do you think they went?
Alex: In my mouth.

As Alex woke up this morning with me lying next to her, she asked me to rub her belly. When I touched her skin she said, "Oh mommy, you're hot... like a summer day. You're like a summer day mommy."

I thought that was a really interesting and unique simile.

It's Alexandra's fourth birthday today! We're having a birthday party for her tonight, and she's currently taking a nap. She doesn't usually take naps anymore, but all the excitement from playing with her cousin has completely worn her out, and she had a major meltdown just before lunch ( Read more... )

When buzzy_mcbuzzer died, we went one whole month without a cat, and then three fell upon our house at once. Two of them were a mother-daughter pair - the mama named Tigger, and the baby named Ziggy. The third cat was a bit of an emergency case ( Read more... )

First of all, it was a great Christmas. It was just that it was a bit of a gong show ( Read more... )