but they are both stripes!
this was our first morning with mommy in canada. i figured it would be no big deal, since i do most of the morning routine with sally anyway. i sort of discounted just how calming mommy’s presence is to our little scrap. she woke up pretty happy, but when it came time to pick clothes, we had a lot more drama than usual. she had definite idea of what she did NOT want to wear, but we had trouble getting to what she DID want to wear. we finally landed on the pretty pink/brown striped dress. the brown shorts to go under it were clean too… so I thought we had a pretty good score!
then it was time to put on the socks.
usually there is no debate or discussion about socks. i grabbed a typical pair of plain white socks and started to put them on her. she freaked out and kicked her feet away. she “suggested” that she would really prefer wearing the hello kitty socks. a brief conversation ensued about the color of the hello kitty socks and the dress she was wearing. i urged her to understand that they were no where near a match. close to the end of my rope, i realized that the mommy factor was coloring this conversation, so I relented. we wore the hello kitty socks.
wanna know what argument finally won? she said, “but daddy they do match. both have stripes!” how could i resist. when she came downstairs she said she wanted to show mommy. when I explained to her that mommy was still in canada and could not see her socks she said, “well can you put them on your blog?”
sure.
an evening in the park
the family (minus my beautiful wife who is currently in canada) hit central park this evening for a picnic dinner and a jazz concert. grandma sharon provided a lovely spread of sandwiches, chips & cookies. the band was great. click on the photo above to visit the full photo gallery.
breakfast with sally
christie is training a new hire this week which means early mornings to get prepped before the newbie arrives. the plan today was for her to drive in by herself, but sally and I decided that we should just go in together and we would have breakfast since her teacher was not at school yet (a concept that sally still does not really understand). we dropped christie off and headed to our friendly neighborhood starbucks and got a couple of bagels and beverages. sally got a short cold milk and i got the venti carmel macchiato. she teased me with the promise of bites of her bagel, she giggled when i played hide and seek behind my coffee cup and she cracked me up with her “faker” smile and raised eyebrow faces. right before we left she looked around really thoughfully and said to me, “daddy, this restaurant is really nice.” fun times.
My New Shoes.
My dear in-laws gave me a Vans card for my birthday. This week I cashed it in for these new shoes. They a comfy and stylish all at the same time. Thanks family!
It’s a match!
I was inspired by my wife to take this little quiz. I guess I can live with the outcome. I have been a fan since the ER days… Oceans 11 & 13 were great, and good night and good luck is genius. I guess I just need to learn how to brood a little bit.
So there you go.
HalloweenTime 2007
Halloween really held meaning for Sally this year. Sure, she says “Kalloween” but she really enjoyed the drives around town looking for spooky displays. She also enjoyed the Pumpkin carving. I got to go to her school and sit in for the pumpkin carving day. Below are some of the photos, along with the final spooky Jack ‘o Lantern.
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Guess Who Had A Birthday!
That’s right… Beverly June Hettenvan turned 80 years old. We had a family birthday party for her last night at a local eatery in the town of Pittsoboro where she lives. At the dinner was my mom, Aunt Carolyn & her grandson Carter, Uncle Dick & Aunt Vickie and their daughter Katie and her boyfriend Danny, Uncle Densil and Aunt Oneida, Uncle Bud & Aunt Harriett, Janice Kay, and Chris & Ed stopped by to say hi. The evening was really enjoyable… we had a nice dinner and then cake and presents.
Grandma never thought she would live to be this old, but she plans on making it to 81 now. We are trying to set her sights a little higher! Grandma is experiencing a significant change her ability to remember things in the recent past. She has trouble in a conversation remembering what we have just discussed, but her memory of her life from about 5 years ago and back are still intact and are almost crystal clear. She has lived a lot of life and has a lot of experiences. She was married for over 50 years. She raised 3 children. She helped Grandpa manage a farm and a business. She ruled the Hendricks County Fair Board for a very long time! She mafe amazing meatloaf and macaroni and cheese. Even though she may not remember the party, in that moment, it meant the world to her that her family gathered to celebrate her.
We love you Grandma Hettenvan.
When does a crib lose one side?
Answer: When the baby can vault out of it!
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Day of Adventures
Friday was indeed a Day of Adventure. We had a 9am appointment with Sally’s wonderful Dr. for her 10 month appointment. She is in the 97th percentile for height!! She is also the toughest little person I have ever met. She gutted out a Hepititus B shot, a TB test and had a little blood drawn for an iron test. She checked out okay on that and we have to check the TB one on Sunday. She was soooo goood! She just sat on my lap and she barely even cried for 10 seconds during the shot. Amazing.
Then off to work for a day of “fun” WooWoo.
Came home this evening and the fam and I went for a little drive that ended up at Coldstone Creamery. It was pretty busy, but usually goes pretty fast. Tonight was the exception to the rule. The 2 girls were doing their best to keep their heads above water, but it was not going well. After the girl made my ice cream, she went to put it into the container and ended up fumbling it and wearing my ice cream and meant she needed to make me another one. When that was done we went to the register to pay, but that was quite the ordeal as well. The credit card machine was out of paper and she did not know where to find any. She called someone on the phone who was able to talk her through getting the paper, but did not know how to explain to her the proper way to load it, so after 10 minutes of waiting she asked me if I needed a receipt and I said I did not, and I left. But the quote for the evening goes to the other girl who was helping another customer. They were done and the lady needed to pay, and she had cash, so there should not have been a hold up, but one of their registers was not working properly and my transaction was open on the other, so she looked up at the customer and said, “We have to like, wait, cause this register here is, like, stupid”
