Over the course of the last few years, a strange phenomenon has developed at 5606 Meletio Lane. Things mysteriously disappear, usually permanently. We just can't figure out what is going on.
Take today for example. The kids & I (melanie) went to Whole Foods. We purchased several things including at $8 wedge of Gouda cheese. The cheese made it to our house, and as I was putting things in the refrigerator, these 2 little hands jumped up out of nowhere and grabbed the cheese! It has vanished! So if next time you are at our house and smell something funny, it's probably rotting cheese.
Other things to disappear: Poppie's car keys, a salt and pepper shaker set, my mind, the remote control....
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The Black Hole on Meletio Lane
Friday, August 24, 2007
Abby & her cuzzins
Our sweet niece Abby came over to play today. She was smacked up side the head by Kendal, and Grant proclaimed her a 'horsey' and tried to sit on her. But other than that, she loved hanging out with her cousins!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Swim Lessons
Grant completed his first round of individual, private swim lessons. He has far exceeded our expectations. He is now a semi-decent swimmer, all by his big self. Here is photographic & video proof.... Enjoy!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Recent Activities
We've had a busy week!
A very organized & creative friend of mine (Ali Martineau) puts on a mommy & me 'camp' at her house every summer for a week. She organized such things as a nature scavenger hunt, apron painting, cupcake baking, making a terrarium out of a old coke bottle (complete with roly polys, worms & snails!), swimming, & face painting. She seriously makes me look like a lousy mom. We had an excellent time, and the kids were worn out! (which makes for a happy mommy about 7pm when they go to bed!)
My cousin Jeff, his wife Sherry, and 2 kids Alexis & Zachary were in town for the week as well. We spent some time with them at the lake. We had a really fun time playing in the water and Grant even got to try water skiing for the first time. He never made it too far, but he thought it was the coolest thing ever. Grant has surpassed his fathers water skiing ability... :)
After the cousins left the Johnson family (Ron, Winno, Jared & Jodie) joined us at the lake. We spent all day Saturday on the boat & jet ski. It was a lot of fun.
And to complete the week my Harry Potter book arrived, so now I've got to go read!
Here are a few pictures to enjoy...
Sunday, July 8, 2007
This is for my mom
Ya, ya, I know, it's been a few months since I last posted.
Guess what happened in those last few months??? Kendal started walking. There is a direct correlation between walking & posting.
Let's see, what's happened since we last talked????
Grant finished up school, so now he's home with me every single day.... So, we spend lots of time trying to keep busy. We've been to the beach (Outer Banks, North Carolina), the zoo, the pool, the lake, the backyard (many, many times)... Kendal is a little stinker. She loves to push her baby dolls in their stroller, she loves to unroll an entire roll of toilet paper, and pull every single article of clothing out of a drawer. She & Grant love to break into the kitchen cabinets and have 'picnics' on the floor. (Basically pull out all the chips, pretzels, cereal & cookies they can find and then eat until I catch them).
I promise to be a tad better about posting. Maybe when school starts up again in September I'll have a minute or two more to do so....
In the meantime, enjoy these recent pictures of the kids.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
My Most Mortifying Parenting Moment (so far...)
So Grant, Kendal & I went to Destination Maternity to help Renee (Lindsey's mom) pick-out some things Lindsey will need for her hospital stay.
The store has a nice play area to keep the kids entertained while I shop. So I've helped Renee pick out some things, and while she's checking out I go to retrieve my kids. Grant is playing with a couple of hispanic kids, building a tower with big blocks. One of the kids, a little girl about 5 or 6, has silver fillings that cover the front of her teeth. I approach and hear Grant saying to her "look at your teeth", "you've got funny teeth". I die! I just smile at the little girl, who is now self consciously touching her teeth, and tell Grant we have to go.
Our cleaning lady's son, Jesus, also has these same fillings. I've heard Grant talk about Jesus' funny teeth before, but never in front of Jesus.
So? How should I have handled this? I'm not sure Grant would understand that what he said wasn't appropriate. Let me know your thoughts....
Also, another mortifying thing that I might as well mention while I'm at it. We were over at our next door neighbors, just talking in the back yard. They are an older (70's) couple, super friendly & Grant loves Mr. Wendell & Ms. Martha. So anyway, Martha was showing me a stone in her garden that was originally made for Martha Stewart (who was too much of a pain to work with, so the company wouldn't sell it to her.... anyway, that's another story for another time), when all of the sudden Grant pulls his pants down and pees all over the stone. Martha just smiles, and says now she's seen it all.
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