Guten Morgen
A: "Guten Morgen."B: "Guten Morgen, mein liebchen." (pronouncing it "lib-schen")B: (pause) - "or is it leeeb-shen?"A: "yeah, leeeb-shen."B: "I probably just called you a salamander."
Playdate
Declan rarely has playdates - mainly because life is too crazy for us and our friends. But we made an effort tonight - and as these things always are, it was fun. It's great that Declan is finally at the age where he will go…
Future Picasso
Ok, so if you can't brag on your own blog, where can you brag? Check out Declan's tracing of his name and his interpretive drawings below. I like to call the big guy "Loopy Face With A Pipe" (we'll get into tobacco prevention later) and…
WTG Washington State!
Washington voted yesterday to go smoke-free. Rock on.Details here.
Rio
An online mommy friend just had to put their dog down, and it made me very sad... especially when thinking of the day when our dog will join the Flying Spaghetti Monster in the sky. We have had our beloved Rio (yes, as in, "she…
2 steps forward, 1 step back.
The Puppy Removal Procedure is not going well after a good start. He definitely has slowed the chewing and is trying hard - but it is so instinctual at this point, he doesn't even realize he is doing it... especially while sleeping.I think we are…
Babysitting
Tonight we babysat for friends who had a baby 6 weeks ago. Little Baby was so incredibly good - I don't think he cried once. After watching Declan dance like a trained monkey for about an hour, he proceeded to fall asleep on Bryan for…