And please consider this my official apology to you if you've ever had whiplash and I've mocked you. (out loud or in my heart) I've never really thought that whiplash hurt so bad, or that it continues on for so long! Ouch.
So, we got in an accident on Friday afternoon. We were on hwy. 79, on our way to the dogs park (Lilah's first dog park trip) and stopped pretty quickly at a yellow/red light, and a guy behind us never stopped. I assume he was expecting us to speed through the then red light, and he would just slide right through behind us. Well, he must have been going at least 50 mph. and there were no skid marks. I had just turned my head to look at Brent, right before he hit us, and both of our seats broke. Judah and the dogs were fine, fairly unphased! They were all happy to just be able to get out of the car and play alongside of the highway for an hour or so! LOL! I went to the Dr. yesterday, he said that it was all muscular, not skeletal, so he told me to keep up with the ibuprofen 3x a day, and prescribed me some muscle relaxers....supposed to make me drowsy...how about LOOPY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!! I took one last night, and just came out of my stupor about 2 hours ago...ugh. What a waste of $20. At least the guy's insurance will be covering it.
The van is in the shop getting repaired, what a tank! That thing kept us so safe! The guys car was completely undrivable, and the van just has 2 broken seats and a couple dents! I'm just so glad it's going to be fixable. I hate to admit how much I like that beast!
On other news....Judah is sick. coughing, stuffy nose, fever, sore throat, and an owie ear. We're headed off to the Dr. first thing in the morning. He is pretty much miserable. Think of us tomorrow, and send a prayer up for him.
It's also miserably wet here. Raining for 3 days, on and off, on all day today. And today Gracie came to stay with us for a while. We are 3 golden retrievers deep, and no one wants to go outside! Eeeps!
I'm also sad that it keeps raining, b/c I really want to go outside and take more pictures and experiment! There is only so much you can do inside with poor lighting!
One brief moment of sunshine..
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Overheard-
while Judah was eating his breakfast the other day:
"Everybody, just stay calm. Grapes, stay calm! Blueberries, Stay calm! Do you hear me? Stay calm--all of you!"
Apparently, the fruit was freaking out, on a molecular level, of course. Not to the naked eye, though. He only saw the friut acting up with his super hero super power vision!
"Everybody, just stay calm. Grapes, stay calm! Blueberries, Stay calm! Do you hear me? Stay calm--all of you!"
Apparently, the fruit was freaking out, on a molecular level, of course. Not to the naked eye, though. He only saw the friut acting up with his super hero super power vision!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Taking the plunge....
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Delimma....
In my 6 month (or so) search for a new digital camera, I have pretty much narrowed it down to 2 choices....
A digital SLR, namely, Canon Rebel XT.
A high end Point and shoot, namely, Canon S5
Every time I think about it, I end with a different conclusion. It's really been frustrating. So, in order to help clear my head, here is a pro/con list for each of them. Feel free to chime in with your opinion on which I should choose.
Rebel Pro's
-Nicer camera in general
-professional looking pictures
-ability to upgrade who camera with a new lens purchase
Rebel Con's
-about $150 more just to get started
-new lenses at least $200/piece
-the trap of always needing (wanting) some new accessory
-too nice to take to the beach
-switching lenses around
-have to get a new camera bag
Canon S5 Pro's
-lightweight
-costs less (I could get it this weekend)
-fits in my old camera bag
-great zoom with the attached lens
-face recognition (great feature!!)
-takes up less space on my computer per file
-has a video setting with audio
Canon S5 Con's
-not an SLR :*(
-it will probably be outdated in another 4 or 5 years
-not the rebel.....
ok...now I'm more confused than ever!! Someone help me!!!!! maybe I should set up a poll or something. Just feel free to leave a comment and chime in! I welcome all opinions, criticisms etc. Thanks.
A digital SLR, namely, Canon Rebel XT.
A high end Point and shoot, namely, Canon S5
Every time I think about it, I end with a different conclusion. It's really been frustrating. So, in order to help clear my head, here is a pro/con list for each of them. Feel free to chime in with your opinion on which I should choose.
Rebel Pro's
-Nicer camera in general
-professional looking pictures
-ability to upgrade who camera with a new lens purchase
Rebel Con's
-about $150 more just to get started
-new lenses at least $200/piece
-the trap of always needing (wanting) some new accessory
-too nice to take to the beach
-switching lenses around
-have to get a new camera bag
Canon S5 Pro's
-lightweight
-costs less (I could get it this weekend)
-fits in my old camera bag
-great zoom with the attached lens
-face recognition (great feature!!)
-takes up less space on my computer per file
-has a video setting with audio
Canon S5 Con's
-not an SLR :*(
-it will probably be outdated in another 4 or 5 years
-not the rebel.....
ok...now I'm more confused than ever!! Someone help me!!!!! maybe I should set up a poll or something. Just feel free to leave a comment and chime in! I welcome all opinions, criticisms etc. Thanks.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Hi-Ho-Cherri-o....
...one of the games we got Judah for Christmas. He loves to play it, especially when mom and dad can play it with him at the same time. He's already learned how to cheat, you know, when the spinner lands on the bucket spilling all the cherries, he tried to move it really quickly to another space....I don't know how they learn things like that so quickly! It just shows me that our sin nature truly is something we are born with! No one has to teach you how to be a sinner! It is just something that comes along with human nature, young young human nature!!
But we did have this funny conversation yesterday during our daily game of Hi-Ho-Cherri-o...
J: I have fums (thumbs), that's how I can pick up this cherry.
A: yep! You do have thumbs!
J: The dogs don't have fums.
A: You're right. They don't. Who told you that?
J: Daddy. They don't have fums, that's why they can't play Hi-Ho-Cherri-o with us.
Judah is doing better at the gym. It was a little touch and go to begin with. He's never been to daycare or anything like that before, only Sunday School. So I think that this is good for him. He's interacting with different kids every day, and learning to cope with that. At first, after the initial intrigue wore off, he was a little hesitant to go, but now we've gotten over that hump. He is genuinely excited to go. The ladies that work in the kid care area are really great, and I know that helps him to feel more comfortable in there too. I'm soooo glad, I'm not sure what we would've done if he really didn't like going there. He would've gotten over it eventually, I suppose!
Today is my first weigh-in. I'll be posting the results on my other blog, in case you're interested. I've been journaling a little bit there about how all of this is going. I'll try not to neglect this blog, though, in the process!
So, just because, some new pictures!
But we did have this funny conversation yesterday during our daily game of Hi-Ho-Cherri-o...
J: I have fums (thumbs), that's how I can pick up this cherry.
A: yep! You do have thumbs!
J: The dogs don't have fums.
A: You're right. They don't. Who told you that?
J: Daddy. They don't have fums, that's why they can't play Hi-Ho-Cherri-o with us.
Judah is doing better at the gym. It was a little touch and go to begin with. He's never been to daycare or anything like that before, only Sunday School. So I think that this is good for him. He's interacting with different kids every day, and learning to cope with that. At first, after the initial intrigue wore off, he was a little hesitant to go, but now we've gotten over that hump. He is genuinely excited to go. The ladies that work in the kid care area are really great, and I know that helps him to feel more comfortable in there too. I'm soooo glad, I'm not sure what we would've done if he really didn't like going there. He would've gotten over it eventually, I suppose!
Today is my first weigh-in. I'll be posting the results on my other blog, in case you're interested. I've been journaling a little bit there about how all of this is going. I'll try not to neglect this blog, though, in the process!
So, just because, some new pictures!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
ow.
I'm sore. I'm tired. Someone call me the WAAAAAHHHHH-bulance.
Brent and I got a gym membership last week at Gold's Gym. It's time we kicked out flabby rears into gear. I've had 2 sessions with a personal trainer. It was good, but it hurts today. But that's good, right? If it doesn't hurt, it's not doing anything! I have started a blog to keep track of my exercise and weight loss. I'm planning on weighing in once a week, probably on a Friday. I'm not expecting huge weight loss, b/c I'm not going on a really strict diet. But I am limiting my fast food intake. I figure that anything I eat at home is going to be healthier than any fast food! So I'm trying to limit calories to 1600-1800, and eating at home. We had to cut something out of our budget to be able to afford a gym membership, and Fast Food seemed like the best thing to cut out! HAHA!!! If you want to check the progress out, feel free to stop by.
http://lessofaliciamarie.blogspot.com/
It was a difficult decision for me to make this a publicly viewed blog, but I decided that if I really put myself out there, it might help me stay more accountable! So feel free to pester me if I miss a few days in a row. I have the time, I'm never super busy during the day with Judah, and they have childcare at the gym, so there really aren't any excuses!
In other news....Meet Lilah!
Honey and Jack both have found their new forever homes!! So what is this, you ask? Another foster dog? Or could this one be staying? What do you think?
We adopted Lilah this Sunday!!! She is so sweet. She is a little bit shy, just like Jager was when we first got him, but she is already coming out of her shell. She is still recovering from her spay on Thursday, so she's not really 100% yet. Jager can't wait until she starts to feel like herself again, b/c he really wants a play buddy! More stories of Lilah to come in the not too distant future!
Brent and I got a gym membership last week at Gold's Gym. It's time we kicked out flabby rears into gear. I've had 2 sessions with a personal trainer. It was good, but it hurts today. But that's good, right? If it doesn't hurt, it's not doing anything! I have started a blog to keep track of my exercise and weight loss. I'm planning on weighing in once a week, probably on a Friday. I'm not expecting huge weight loss, b/c I'm not going on a really strict diet. But I am limiting my fast food intake. I figure that anything I eat at home is going to be healthier than any fast food! So I'm trying to limit calories to 1600-1800, and eating at home. We had to cut something out of our budget to be able to afford a gym membership, and Fast Food seemed like the best thing to cut out! HAHA!!! If you want to check the progress out, feel free to stop by.
http://lessofaliciamarie.blogspot.com/
It was a difficult decision for me to make this a publicly viewed blog, but I decided that if I really put myself out there, it might help me stay more accountable! So feel free to pester me if I miss a few days in a row. I have the time, I'm never super busy during the day with Judah, and they have childcare at the gym, so there really aren't any excuses!
In other news....Meet Lilah!
Honey and Jack both have found their new forever homes!! So what is this, you ask? Another foster dog? Or could this one be staying? What do you think?
We adopted Lilah this Sunday!!! She is so sweet. She is a little bit shy, just like Jager was when we first got him, but she is already coming out of her shell. She is still recovering from her spay on Thursday, so she's not really 100% yet. Jager can't wait until she starts to feel like herself again, b/c he really wants a play buddy! More stories of Lilah to come in the not too distant future!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Longest Day of My Life....
was yesterday. Here we go. It's story time.
Yesterday, about 1:30 I was just finishing up my shower when I heard a helicopter flying over our house. Judah was in the front room watching some cartoons, entertaining himself while I was in the shower. I hurried to get dressed so that I could take Judah outside to look at the helicopter. Once we got outside, I realized it was a police helicopter, and it was flying pretty low and in a circle. That's when I decided we probably shouldn't be outside. So we rounded up the dogs and headed inside, locking the door behind us. About that time, I realized I was hearing some sirens, and then I saw a police car drive backwards down our street.
Next, I saw our neighbor, who happens to be a fireman, walk down the street to ask some policemen what was going on. I watched him walk back into his house, and then come back out to check his mail. I started to think I had better know what was going on, so I ran next door before he got inside to ask him what they had told him. He said that an escaped parolee had crashed a car on the freeway exit right by our neighborhood, and was seen, armed, running through someones backyard. I told him that we would head back into the house and make sure everything was locked. He suggested that we might think about hopping in the van and leaving, just to get the "heck outta dodge". I seriously considered that.
It wasn't much later that our neighbor and friend John called me. He said he could tell from his house, about 2 blocks away, that the helicopter was circling our street, and wondering what was going on. I told him what I knew, and he offered his house as a safe haven to escape to, if need be. I seriously considered that.
It wasn't much later that my friend Tami called me. She wanted to know if Judah and I could join her and her kids at the park. I joked a little bit, and told her we were on "lockdown", and I would call her back and let her know if we wanted to go. While I was on the phone with Tami, the K-9 officer and his police dog walked through our front yard. I officially started to freak out, with Tami on the other end of the phone. The doorbell rang, so I said goodbye to Tami, and answered the door, with all the dogs on high alert.
There was an officer at the door that asked permission to let their police dog off leash in my backyard. I of course said yes, and proceeded to lock Judah, Jager, Honey, Jack and Moose all in Judah's tiny room. I stayed there with them for a few minutes, then decided to come out and see what was going on. They were already gone, but I decided to have Judah stay in his room.
Once the police officers had left, I decided we were getting out of here, and called Brent to let him know what was going on, and to let him know that we may not be here when he got home from work. I had our shoes on, keys in my pocket, and Jager's leash in my hands. I was planning on taking him with me. He just makes me feel safer. Brent suggested we stay put, he was planning on being home in an hour or so, he felt that we would be safer if we just stayed put, in Judah's room until he got home.
SO that is what we did. I poked my head out of Judah's room a few times to see what was going on, there were police in cars, on motorcycles, in unmarked cars etc. most of them were parked right across the street from our house. About an hour later, Brent called to say that he was on his way home from work, he'd be home in about 10 minutes. I was beyond relieved!
About 5 minutes later, I realized the helicopter was gone, or at least gone from here. The police cars quickly followed. I thought they either had found who they were looking for, of had given up. I was even more relieved to see Brent pull up in his work truck and come in through our garage door. I let Judah and the dogs out of his room. We were safe.
A few minutes later, Brent noticed out of our dining room window that some of the officers and the police dog were back in our neighbors yard. They saw Brent looking at them, and motioned to him to ask if they could come over. Brent waved them over, and then decided to go out the front door to see if they needed anything.
About a minute later, Brent came back in, took one look at me, held me by the shoulders and said, "I don't want you to freak out (by the way, that is the universal freakout guaranteed catch phrase) but they just pulled the guy out of our van."
OUT OF OUR VAN!!!!!!!!
He had been there the entire time!!! Why didn't I leave? I had the opportunity to, the means to, even the persuasion to do so MANY times, yet, we stayed here. I KNOW that God was watching over us, and his angels were surrounding us keeping safe. I don't know what would have happened if I had opened up that van door to load Jager up. I don't know where we would be today, or what situation we would be in. I'm glad I don't have to know. i am so thankful that God, in His infinite wisdom, protected us from getting into a bad situation.
Needless to say, we were all pretty upset. I couldn't stop shaking. I looked out the front window just in time to see them escorting him, in handcuffs, to one of their cars. Brent said, when he was outside, and saw them pulling him out of our van, the threw him over the top of Brent's Tempo, and were yelling at Brent if we knew him or gave him permission to be in our van! Ummmm, let me think....NO! About that time, there was another knock on our door, the police asking us if we had any questions...uhhh...yes!??!!?! They didn't really tell us much, we actually got more information from the photographer that was there soon after it all went down. He took our names and numbers, and about 10 minutes later, we had the Californian calling for a phone interview. I did a phone interview for the Press Enterprise, and there are articles in both local papers about the incident today.
Here are the links to the story, which describe, in more detail, who this guy was, and why they were chasing him, and the whole story leading up to the point where he was found IN OUR VAN!!!!!!!!!
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/10/news/californian/4_02_421_9_08.txt
http://www.pe.com/localnews/murrieta/stories/PE_News_Local_S_smanhunt10.34a4620.html
I still don't believe that this happened. It still has me a little shaken up.
Moral of the story??? I don't think we're in Idaho any more. We need to start locking our car in the driveway......I know, I know....that's what you get for moving to California, right?
Yesterday, about 1:30 I was just finishing up my shower when I heard a helicopter flying over our house. Judah was in the front room watching some cartoons, entertaining himself while I was in the shower. I hurried to get dressed so that I could take Judah outside to look at the helicopter. Once we got outside, I realized it was a police helicopter, and it was flying pretty low and in a circle. That's when I decided we probably shouldn't be outside. So we rounded up the dogs and headed inside, locking the door behind us. About that time, I realized I was hearing some sirens, and then I saw a police car drive backwards down our street.
Next, I saw our neighbor, who happens to be a fireman, walk down the street to ask some policemen what was going on. I watched him walk back into his house, and then come back out to check his mail. I started to think I had better know what was going on, so I ran next door before he got inside to ask him what they had told him. He said that an escaped parolee had crashed a car on the freeway exit right by our neighborhood, and was seen, armed, running through someones backyard. I told him that we would head back into the house and make sure everything was locked. He suggested that we might think about hopping in the van and leaving, just to get the "heck outta dodge". I seriously considered that.
It wasn't much later that our neighbor and friend John called me. He said he could tell from his house, about 2 blocks away, that the helicopter was circling our street, and wondering what was going on. I told him what I knew, and he offered his house as a safe haven to escape to, if need be. I seriously considered that.
It wasn't much later that my friend Tami called me. She wanted to know if Judah and I could join her and her kids at the park. I joked a little bit, and told her we were on "lockdown", and I would call her back and let her know if we wanted to go. While I was on the phone with Tami, the K-9 officer and his police dog walked through our front yard. I officially started to freak out, with Tami on the other end of the phone. The doorbell rang, so I said goodbye to Tami, and answered the door, with all the dogs on high alert.
There was an officer at the door that asked permission to let their police dog off leash in my backyard. I of course said yes, and proceeded to lock Judah, Jager, Honey, Jack and Moose all in Judah's tiny room. I stayed there with them for a few minutes, then decided to come out and see what was going on. They were already gone, but I decided to have Judah stay in his room.
Once the police officers had left, I decided we were getting out of here, and called Brent to let him know what was going on, and to let him know that we may not be here when he got home from work. I had our shoes on, keys in my pocket, and Jager's leash in my hands. I was planning on taking him with me. He just makes me feel safer. Brent suggested we stay put, he was planning on being home in an hour or so, he felt that we would be safer if we just stayed put, in Judah's room until he got home.
SO that is what we did. I poked my head out of Judah's room a few times to see what was going on, there were police in cars, on motorcycles, in unmarked cars etc. most of them were parked right across the street from our house. About an hour later, Brent called to say that he was on his way home from work, he'd be home in about 10 minutes. I was beyond relieved!
About 5 minutes later, I realized the helicopter was gone, or at least gone from here. The police cars quickly followed. I thought they either had found who they were looking for, of had given up. I was even more relieved to see Brent pull up in his work truck and come in through our garage door. I let Judah and the dogs out of his room. We were safe.
A few minutes later, Brent noticed out of our dining room window that some of the officers and the police dog were back in our neighbors yard. They saw Brent looking at them, and motioned to him to ask if they could come over. Brent waved them over, and then decided to go out the front door to see if they needed anything.
About a minute later, Brent came back in, took one look at me, held me by the shoulders and said, "I don't want you to freak out (by the way, that is the universal freakout guaranteed catch phrase) but they just pulled the guy out of our van."
OUT OF OUR VAN!!!!!!!!
He had been there the entire time!!! Why didn't I leave? I had the opportunity to, the means to, even the persuasion to do so MANY times, yet, we stayed here. I KNOW that God was watching over us, and his angels were surrounding us keeping safe. I don't know what would have happened if I had opened up that van door to load Jager up. I don't know where we would be today, or what situation we would be in. I'm glad I don't have to know. i am so thankful that God, in His infinite wisdom, protected us from getting into a bad situation.
Needless to say, we were all pretty upset. I couldn't stop shaking. I looked out the front window just in time to see them escorting him, in handcuffs, to one of their cars. Brent said, when he was outside, and saw them pulling him out of our van, the threw him over the top of Brent's Tempo, and were yelling at Brent if we knew him or gave him permission to be in our van! Ummmm, let me think....NO! About that time, there was another knock on our door, the police asking us if we had any questions...uhhh...yes!??!!?! They didn't really tell us much, we actually got more information from the photographer that was there soon after it all went down. He took our names and numbers, and about 10 minutes later, we had the Californian calling for a phone interview. I did a phone interview for the Press Enterprise, and there are articles in both local papers about the incident today.
Here are the links to the story, which describe, in more detail, who this guy was, and why they were chasing him, and the whole story leading up to the point where he was found IN OUR VAN!!!!!!!!!
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/10/news/californian/4_02_421_9_08.txt
http://www.pe.com/localnews/murrieta/stories/PE_News_Local_S_smanhunt10.34a4620.html
I still don't believe that this happened. It still has me a little shaken up.
Moral of the story??? I don't think we're in Idaho any more. We need to start locking our car in the driveway......I know, I know....that's what you get for moving to California, right?
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
An unexpected family day...
Brent didn't work today. Lots of rain + not alot of work = Brent staying home....it's been a little harder that this had to happen right around and after Christmas, so we're trying to make the best of it, and have some good family time on the days when Brent's home.
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am NOT a morning person...in fact, if you go through all the posts on this blog, probably 98% of them were made after 10 pm. There's a reason for that. My brain doesn't work in the morning. Some people can make do. I'm not one of those people. And anyone who knows Brent well, knows that he is sooooo a morning person.
So when I got up this morning and saw Brent chipperly (I know it's not a word, but you all know what I mean) sitting on the couch, I knew it wouldn't be pretty. Brent force-fed me breakfast and coffee, and threw Judah and I into the car! Before I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, we had made it to the bank, the Library (which was closed....because it was EARLY), the veggie/fruit stand downtown, and the dairy! Wow.....just typing all that out exhausts me!! Then we headed back home for some lunch, and then back to the Library! Judah and I rarely make it out of the house before noon, only for play-dates at the park and church. Even grocery shopping gets to wait until after lunch, now that Judah doesn't do naps anymore...
I woke up about the time we got to the dairy....
In other news....I have hopefully found a new home for Jack! He's been with us for a month now. It's been fun, and he's a sweet boy, but I'm glad that he's going to get his new wonderful forever home soon!!! And Honey may be on her way to a new home through a rescue in Northern California! I know, crazy, huh? The NorCal Weimaraner rescue has been the most helpful rescue...which is frustrating...they have been more helpful than any Vizsla (which I'm pretty sure she is,mostly) rescues down here. Ugh. So now I'm looking for help to get her transported up there...
Anyway, here's hoping Brent gets back to work soon, and Judah and I can resume our schedule of sleeping in, watching toons, and being vegetables.
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am NOT a morning person...in fact, if you go through all the posts on this blog, probably 98% of them were made after 10 pm. There's a reason for that. My brain doesn't work in the morning. Some people can make do. I'm not one of those people. And anyone who knows Brent well, knows that he is sooooo a morning person.
So when I got up this morning and saw Brent chipperly (I know it's not a word, but you all know what I mean) sitting on the couch, I knew it wouldn't be pretty. Brent force-fed me breakfast and coffee, and threw Judah and I into the car! Before I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, we had made it to the bank, the Library (which was closed....because it was EARLY), the veggie/fruit stand downtown, and the dairy! Wow.....just typing all that out exhausts me!! Then we headed back home for some lunch, and then back to the Library! Judah and I rarely make it out of the house before noon, only for play-dates at the park and church. Even grocery shopping gets to wait until after lunch, now that Judah doesn't do naps anymore...
I woke up about the time we got to the dairy....
In other news....I have hopefully found a new home for Jack! He's been with us for a month now. It's been fun, and he's a sweet boy, but I'm glad that he's going to get his new wonderful forever home soon!!! And Honey may be on her way to a new home through a rescue in Northern California! I know, crazy, huh? The NorCal Weimaraner rescue has been the most helpful rescue...which is frustrating...they have been more helpful than any Vizsla (which I'm pretty sure she is,mostly) rescues down here. Ugh. So now I'm looking for help to get her transported up there...
Anyway, here's hoping Brent gets back to work soon, and Judah and I can resume our schedule of sleeping in, watching toons, and being vegetables.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Fun with Photoshop
I am starting to branch out a little bit more in photoshop. I really like funky effects on some pictures, and on some, I have really liked making them black and white, or sepia toned. This is just tiding me over until I can get the new camera!
So, a funny thing about 3 year olds....they can't chew gum. It's not humanly possible. My mom got Judah a 4-pack of mini superhero bubble tapes for his stocking this year. He was ecstatic! He is, of course, into everything superhero. Well, we've tried supervised gum-chewing-sessions, and it inevitably ends with a quick swallow. Sometimes he chews it for a long time, sometimes not so much. So the other night, Brent and I realized Judah had been quiet for about 10 minutes. We looked at each other and decided to just let it go. We were enjoying the silence.
About the time we realized the silence, Judah came prancing out of his room, and on the end table, right by Brent, laid down a container of bubble tape. Brent checked it. It was empty. He ate it. All of it. Brent had just had the discussion with him about NOT eating the gum.
So Brent sent him to his bed for just a little time out, to think about it, etc. We sat in the living room chuckling at each other....when we again realized, it was too quiet. So we sneak into his room to hopefully catch him in the act....he was asleep...poor guy. Tired, and a gut full of gum! So Brent wakes him up and says, "Judah, we need to talk about the gum." And Judah says (whines), "I don't want to talk about the gum."
Life with a 3 year old boy!
So, a funny thing about 3 year olds....they can't chew gum. It's not humanly possible. My mom got Judah a 4-pack of mini superhero bubble tapes for his stocking this year. He was ecstatic! He is, of course, into everything superhero. Well, we've tried supervised gum-chewing-sessions, and it inevitably ends with a quick swallow. Sometimes he chews it for a long time, sometimes not so much. So the other night, Brent and I realized Judah had been quiet for about 10 minutes. We looked at each other and decided to just let it go. We were enjoying the silence.
About the time we realized the silence, Judah came prancing out of his room, and on the end table, right by Brent, laid down a container of bubble tape. Brent checked it. It was empty. He ate it. All of it. Brent had just had the discussion with him about NOT eating the gum.
So Brent sent him to his bed for just a little time out, to think about it, etc. We sat in the living room chuckling at each other....when we again realized, it was too quiet. So we sneak into his room to hopefully catch him in the act....he was asleep...poor guy. Tired, and a gut full of gum! So Brent wakes him up and says, "Judah, we need to talk about the gum." And Judah says (whines), "I don't want to talk about the gum."
Life with a 3 year old boy!
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