April 10th. Still snowing.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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Connie Neil - Apr 10, 2011 4:29:59 am PDT #19470 of 30000
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Jessica - Apr 10, 2011 5:15:47 am PDT #19471 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Dylan started watching TV on a regular basis around 18 months, which was when we realized it could hold his attention long enough for whoever was taking him to daycare to have a shower.
His first movie (on DVD) coincided with his first haircut. You can see the pattern...
With Aeryn, well, our apartment isn't big enough to have a separate TV room, so she's watching whatever Dylan watches. Currently she finds sucking on her hands WAY more interesting than Dinosaur Train, but unless we fall into a giant pile of money and buy a house with a separate TV room and playroom, keeping her TV-free until 2 is a already a lost cause.
DavidS - Apr 10, 2011 5:41:53 am PDT #19472 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tooth brushing is a little mixed. He likes it, but no enough to stay still for a thorough brush. That can lead to some tears. After he's done, though, he goes running off (giggling madly) to find his grandparents for hugs and kisses. It is so very adorable.
See if you can work a breath inspection in there, because that's how Matilda does it. She runs back for goodnight hugs and blows her minty breath into our faces.
Also, I've had good luck singing Ten Apples On Top in a faux operatic voice. You need to make Pavarotti gestures.
billytea - Apr 10, 2011 5:47:27 am PDT #19473 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
See if you can work a breath inspection in there, because that's how Matilda does it. She runs back for goodnight hugs and blows her minty breath into our faces.
For Ryan, the payoff is the rinse 'n' spit. He enjoys that part. Not entirely willing to go through brushing all the teeth first.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2011 5:58:48 am PDT #19474 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm sure you know this, but don't worry too much about tooth-brushing technique at this age. It's not like they're keeping those teeth anyway.
Scrappy - Apr 10, 2011 6:41:01 am PDT #19475 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
It doesn't compare to the thrill-ride that is Ten Apples on Top, though. 'Apple' is one of his favourite words, and ten of them, all up on top like that, well. That's almost more than he can cope with.
How much do I love BillyTea? SO much.
sumi - Apr 10, 2011 8:17:12 am PDT #19476 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Connie, in Illinois we're in the zone for greatest thread for tornadoes today. Nice. Our first really warm day too.
Connie Neil - Apr 10, 2011 9:07:25 am PDT #19477 of 30000
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Every bit of snow is water in the reservoirs, so yay, water. But really. I should not still be scraping slush off my windshield.
Liese S. - Apr 10, 2011 9:31:01 am PDT #19478 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, us too, Connie. In fact we're snowed in at the moment. We didn't go to church this morning because the dirt roads are now mud roads. Should be fine by tomorrow for school, but today we're all tucked in. Which is good since the SO was up last night throwing up. No idea why, frozen pizza maybe?
Anyway, yeah, we need the water, so we'll take it. But sheesh.
Connie Neil - Apr 10, 2011 9:49:02 am PDT #19479 of 30000
brillig
Ah, life in the desert.