You decide.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
DaddyDaycare Day 2
The am session.
Tried tea party- failed.
Tried dance party- failed.
Tried coloring- failed.
Somehow they haven't killed each other yet, and are playing quietly, albeit individually.
Tried tea party- failed.
Tried dance party- failed.
Tried coloring- failed.
Somehow they haven't killed each other yet, and are playing quietly, albeit individually.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Another DaddyDaycare Day
Oh my gosh!! Caffeine must flow through my veins and fast!!
Also, the weather report is calling for snow!!! Someone might have to send in a search party.
Also, the weather report is calling for snow!!! Someone might have to send in a search party.
Friday, February 15, 2013
The week that was.... We've survived two whole years!
This was a happy and sad week at BabyYarnoz.
Happy, firstly because we had another visit from Lala! She breezed in and breezed out bearing King Cake for the weekend, but it was super-nice bonding with the Pizz, who loved every minute. Happy also for me, since I had a side-kick while the DQ was working. We made it to a restaurant to share lunch with her though. By noon I was pretty beat down (not sure what the weird thing is next to my eye... maybe yogurt flung in my face at breakfast?)
Happy, because the DQ and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! We exchanged gifts: for me, a published copy of the blog from last year (the fourth edition, can you believe it?). For her, a bag of skittles (cause you know she wanted that more than diamonds or something...) I'm such a stud sometimes.
Happy because the Twizzles turned two! Add this to the "hard to believe" list for this week. The DQ was sure she wouldn't make it through those first four months or so, and look at us now!
We did try to have a little 'party' - for lack of a better term - for the Twizzles. Which basically consisted of making pizzas in the oven and serving cupcakes to a few neighborhood kids and their parents. Did we mention we asked them 2 days ahead of time? I don't think Party Planning was inherited in the DQ's genome alongside the obsessive-compulsive organizing gene. But it was pleasant at least. The Twizzles didn't understand the point but didn't care because there were cupcakes involved. The Pizz was appalled that they weren't getting more presents (poor child - she hasn't yet come to realize her mother's fear of accumulating too much stuff).
The DQ had a million things to do on her week 'off,' and one ended in a new addition to the world of Green Machine patio furniture. The Twizzles seemed to like it....
Happy, too, that we've started potty training! The Twizzles have no interest in it but will at least sit down for a few minutes. Coco likes to read and Mila likes to squeeze my fingers already. There is an end in sight!!! Big Sis just sits there like the potty-trained role model she is.
The sad news comes from Tampa: my grandma passed away after 102 years on this planet. Wow! She was almost 100 years older than the Twizzles! She died on Ash Wednesday after months in Hospice (maybe she was just waiting to die on a Holy Day...), and is finally at peace. We'll miss her but she's living the Good Life now. The DQ told the Pizz that my grandma went to live with the angels and the Pizz said, "That's good because angels are nice peoples." Enough said.
Happy, firstly because we had another visit from Lala! She breezed in and breezed out bearing King Cake for the weekend, but it was super-nice bonding with the Pizz, who loved every minute. Happy also for me, since I had a side-kick while the DQ was working. We made it to a restaurant to share lunch with her though. By noon I was pretty beat down (not sure what the weird thing is next to my eye... maybe yogurt flung in my face at breakfast?)
Happy, because the DQ and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! We exchanged gifts: for me, a published copy of the blog from last year (the fourth edition, can you believe it?). For her, a bag of skittles (cause you know she wanted that more than diamonds or something...) I'm such a stud sometimes.
Happy because the Twizzles turned two! Add this to the "hard to believe" list for this week. The DQ was sure she wouldn't make it through those first four months or so, and look at us now!
We did try to have a little 'party' - for lack of a better term - for the Twizzles. Which basically consisted of making pizzas in the oven and serving cupcakes to a few neighborhood kids and their parents. Did we mention we asked them 2 days ahead of time? I don't think Party Planning was inherited in the DQ's genome alongside the obsessive-compulsive organizing gene. But it was pleasant at least. The Twizzles didn't understand the point but didn't care because there were cupcakes involved. The Pizz was appalled that they weren't getting more presents (poor child - she hasn't yet come to realize her mother's fear of accumulating too much stuff).
The DQ had a million things to do on her week 'off,' and one ended in a new addition to the world of Green Machine patio furniture. The Twizzles seemed to like it....
Happy, too, that we've started potty training! The Twizzles have no interest in it but will at least sit down for a few minutes. Coco likes to read and Mila likes to squeeze my fingers already. There is an end in sight!!! Big Sis just sits there like the potty-trained role model she is.
The sad news comes from Tampa: my grandma passed away after 102 years on this planet. Wow! She was almost 100 years older than the Twizzles! She died on Ash Wednesday after months in Hospice (maybe she was just waiting to die on a Holy Day...), and is finally at peace. We'll miss her but she's living the Good Life now. The DQ told the Pizz that my grandma went to live with the angels and the Pizz said, "That's good because angels are nice peoples." Enough said.
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| In Memoriam: Mildred Allocca August 8, 1911 - February 13, 2013 |
Risky Coco
There's something we call "airing out" here in BabyYarnoz Land. It's so famous around here that when the Pizz carts her plastic trays around and calls them her "baby" (yes, we realize how crazy that sounds and figure that at least one child will end up in therapy one day so it might as well be her), her "baby" (i.e. the plastic tray with nothing on it) has to "air out."
At the slightest twinge of buttock redness, said red buttock must be left open to air. Period. When a girl child has ever had to do this, it was simple: put in dress, omit diaper. Nothing too exciting. You could even forget they were airing out after a while. (Dangerous though!)
When poor Coco has to do it, it's quite another story!
Now Entering The Dark Side
Did I mention what the DQ is like when she gets a bee in her bonnet? Or what she's like when she stands on a soapbox?
Well, something has been gradually happening to her for the past 3+ years as she has been forced to infrequently but painfully interact with a cable-company-that-shall-remain-unnamed (but rhymes with Lime Corner). That's right. The last interaction resulted into her crossing over on to the Dark Side... aka The Side of The Universe With No Cable. It's like a bee stuck in her bonnet while standing on the soapbox.
No cable!!! you say. Yep. N-O C-A-B-L-E. She started thinking and thinking and thinking of how she could thwart Lime Corner and the next thing I knew she was doing all this research and I was getting all the links to others who successfully cut the cord.
So, today we set out to Do It: turn in the cable box. We drove to Lime Corner only to discover that they had closed the shop which was right around the corner and were going to force us to drive another 10 miles to Do The Deed. Bastards.
But, we persevered. It was actually a pleasant experience (at the new shop - don't tell the DQ I said so), and as a bonus we got to take home a new and improved tinier Turbo (!) modem. Yippee!
Exhibit A: Our TV with no cable box.
Then we just had to hook it all up. Since we also ditched the home phone line, it meant being able to rewire everything and move it all out of the back of the laundry room to a more central location. Hooray!! Faster internet and better connection for everyone! We even signed up for HuluPlus and watched a few shows. Worked like a charm. It's the most excited I've been in ages.
In other Green Machine news, the playroom/media room is looking mighty spiffy! The play side includes the chalkboard wall and rubber flooring so they can tumble over to their hearts' content. The media side of the room was hooked up a couple of weeks ago (see the projector on the ceiling?) The new couch came in last week right before the birthday un-party we tried not to throw for the Twizzles. Then this week the DQ added some finishing touches. Not bad for a shoestring budget. Which we didn't even need because (did I mention the best part?) we are saving over $1000 per year that we used to give to Lime Corner!!!!
Well, something has been gradually happening to her for the past 3+ years as she has been forced to infrequently but painfully interact with a cable-company-that-shall-remain-unnamed (but rhymes with Lime Corner). That's right. The last interaction resulted into her crossing over on to the Dark Side... aka The Side of The Universe With No Cable. It's like a bee stuck in her bonnet while standing on the soapbox.
No cable!!! you say. Yep. N-O C-A-B-L-E. She started thinking and thinking and thinking of how she could thwart Lime Corner and the next thing I knew she was doing all this research and I was getting all the links to others who successfully cut the cord.
So, today we set out to Do It: turn in the cable box. We drove to Lime Corner only to discover that they had closed the shop which was right around the corner and were going to force us to drive another 10 miles to Do The Deed. Bastards.
But, we persevered. It was actually a pleasant experience (at the new shop - don't tell the DQ I said so), and as a bonus we got to take home a new and improved tinier Turbo (!) modem. Yippee!
Exhibit A: Our TV with no cable box.
Then we just had to hook it all up. Since we also ditched the home phone line, it meant being able to rewire everything and move it all out of the back of the laundry room to a more central location. Hooray!! Faster internet and better connection for everyone! We even signed up for HuluPlus and watched a few shows. Worked like a charm. It's the most excited I've been in ages.
In other Green Machine news, the playroom/media room is looking mighty spiffy! The play side includes the chalkboard wall and rubber flooring so they can tumble over to their hearts' content. The media side of the room was hooked up a couple of weeks ago (see the projector on the ceiling?) The new couch came in last week right before the birthday un-party we tried not to throw for the Twizzles. Then this week the DQ added some finishing touches. Not bad for a shoestring budget. Which we didn't even need because (did I mention the best part?) we are saving over $1000 per year that we used to give to Lime Corner!!!!
What will she think of next?
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Friday, February 01, 2013
That was then.... this is now
Did everyone realize that almost two years have passed since the twizzles were born?!?
Me neither!! But recently we've noticed that they are sort of big. I mean, they walk, run, feed themselves, talk (okay, well, Mila does), dance, sing, and even sign!! They are still up to the same stuff though!! Reading and eating, apparently!
Me neither!! But recently we've noticed that they are sort of big. I mean, they walk, run, feed themselves, talk (okay, well, Mila does), dance, sing, and even sign!! They are still up to the same stuff though!! Reading and eating, apparently!
When the Editor is away... they have a pizza picnic without me?
Hey, this is soooo not fair.
I was dutifully on call, earning money for BY's shoes, when the DQ tells me: "Don't worry if you miss dinner, we're not doing anything special."
NOT special was an alfresco pizza/dance party in the courtyard, thanks to the amazing spring weather we are having! What!! Man, I miss all the good stuff.
I was dutifully on call, earning money for BY's shoes, when the DQ tells me: "Don't worry if you miss dinner, we're not doing anything special."
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