this is my 20th post on this blog. in honor of that, i'm going to list the 20 cutest things griffin currently says.
i wish i could be writing about the 20 first words he said, but i can't recall!!! I wish we did a better job of writing all that down. i do know his first word was dada, followed by mama shortly after.
anyway, some of the most funny, enduring, sweet things he says these days:
1. hold you (when he wants to be held or cuddled) - this is my all-time favorite.
2. mmm, mmm, mmm, delicious! (he will say this when he really likes dinner)
3. i fart (gee, where did he get this)
4. pee's coming! (now that he is a big boy, yo!)
5. hi pants!
6. ooooohh man!
7. funny pants lyle (after he saw our buddy in hip waders)
8. it's ok mama, shhhh. there you go. (when he thinks i'm sad or faking being sad if he doesn't want me to "hold you")
9. excuse me please
10. thank you mama (dada)
11. i'm sad
12. no miss yvonne's house today mama!
13. no singing mama, stop it! (pffft...whatever!)
14. i'll be right back, right now! (he's usually yelling this at us)
15. ow, that hurta my butt! (joking as we go over speed bumps)
16. mama, go to yogurt? (mama, going to yoga?)
17. remember daddy? remember this?
18. come on mama(dada), come play with me, please?
19. get up momma (dada), get up, dance with me! (either to ring a round the rosy, or the mambo)
20. mista dobalina, mr bob dobalina (lyrics to the del tha funky homosapien tune)
Friday, August 29, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
pee and treats
well, day 1 of the underwear wearing was successful!
g peed a couple of times in his undies at miss y's, but also went on the toilet too.
then, for our proud parent moment (well, dan's...because i wasn't home to witness)...he has finally peed on the toilet for us! he did it twice last night! and seemed to be excited about it and told dan when he had to go!
dan called me and told me and griffin said in his sweetest little voice, "went pee on toilet and got treats!"
indeed he did. 2 m&m's for each pee.
red and blue for the first go around. and blue and orange for the 2nd time.
our little man is growing up. it's the cutest thing to see him running around in his little undies! he seems like such a big man...with a cute little butt! (ok, if he reads this when he's older, he'll be mad at me for talking about his cute bootie)
way to go my sweet little man. i remember when we brought you home and you were wearing the good-smelling newborn sized pampers...and they were still a little big and we'd have to pull the sides real tight to stay on.
i remember how when you moved into a size 1 pamper, we were amazed at how quickly you were growing.
now your running around in size 2T UNDERWEAR!!! Where has the time gone, my sweet little precious baby? i love you so much, and when i think of all of the things you've done and learned since then, i am so overcome with pride and happiness and feel incredibly lucky to have such a healthy, happy, smart and sweet little bird.
g peed a couple of times in his undies at miss y's, but also went on the toilet too.
then, for our proud parent moment (well, dan's...because i wasn't home to witness)...he has finally peed on the toilet for us! he did it twice last night! and seemed to be excited about it and told dan when he had to go!
dan called me and told me and griffin said in his sweetest little voice, "went pee on toilet and got treats!"
indeed he did. 2 m&m's for each pee.
red and blue for the first go around. and blue and orange for the 2nd time.
our little man is growing up. it's the cutest thing to see him running around in his little undies! he seems like such a big man...with a cute little butt! (ok, if he reads this when he's older, he'll be mad at me for talking about his cute bootie)
way to go my sweet little man. i remember when we brought you home and you were wearing the good-smelling newborn sized pampers...and they were still a little big and we'd have to pull the sides real tight to stay on.
i remember how when you moved into a size 1 pamper, we were amazed at how quickly you were growing.
now your running around in size 2T UNDERWEAR!!! Where has the time gone, my sweet little precious baby? i love you so much, and when i think of all of the things you've done and learned since then, i am so overcome with pride and happiness and feel incredibly lucky to have such a healthy, happy, smart and sweet little bird.
Monday, August 25, 2008
weekend adventures
things have been busy with us, but good.
we had a great weekend. hung out with friends, babysat for some other good friends, went to dinner at a fantastic pizza joint and managed to get in some exercise, shopping for griffin undies and grilling out at home.
Went out to the iron girl course and did the run. I still have some work to do.
Went on a 16 mile bike ride and it was great not pulling that burly!! That thing must add on another 35 lbs..I think griffin is about 26 lbs and the thing itself has to weigh 10 lbs or more!
it felt good and i'm not too worried about the bike portion, although i've been told it's kinda hilly.
this past week dan and i went out on a date. whoa. we are trying to do a monthly babysitting swap with pete and kim, and we decided to go out to dinner. it was nice. dan and i definitely need to do things like this more often. it was almost like a first date in the beginning...we weren't sure what to even talk about! we are always talking about griffin, or daily tasks/events, so it took a minute to get in the groove of us as a couple. i think (probably like most parents) we have let our interests, and identities slip a bit, so we just want to do a better job of getting back in touch with ourselves as individuals, as well as a couple!
anyway, it was a much needed night out and great for the soul!
griffin has been great lately. potty training is clipping along at a slow pace. he does better at daycare than with us. i don't think we are as strict with it as miss yvonne is.
we put him in underwear today...i think he needs to see what it feels like to be wet. we'll see how it all goes.
he kinda got spoiled this weekend with a lot of movie watching. we had a few social events that it just seems easier to let him sit there and watch a movie..but now of course we have a little habit to try and break.
tonight we may hit the state fair...there is some music on the free stage i want to check out (brandi carlile)...and of course all the food. i need to try and resist some of the temptations...i've been good with exercise lately, so i don't want to send it all to hell with some bad state fair choices!
another busy week again and then a long weekend. sad that it also means summer is coming to an end!! where did it go?
I compiled a list of the summer activities i wanted to do this year....let's see where we are at:
1. swim at the beach (besides some floating at pie's cabin, we haven't done this!)
2. go to richfield pool - DONE
3. go to edina pool
4. go to state fair
5. go to a drive-in movie
6. hit the farmers market (just gone to the one down on nicollet mall at lunch..need to go to the others!)
7. do a lot of bike riding - DONE
8. have a picnic
9. have lots of summer bbq's - DONE
10. eat outside more - DONE (although typically we eat in our screened porch, as outside has NO shade and it's far too sunny)
11. rent a canoe/paddle boat and go around the chain of lakes
12. hit a summer beer tent or two - DONE
13. take a summer family trip - DONE
14. sleep in a tent
15. go to a saints baseball game - DONE
16. go to outdoor concerts at harriet or other local parks (we DID see our wedding band trailer trash, so i guess that counts...still need to go to harriet)
17. go to the outdoor movies in the park
18. rollerblade more often -DONE - have been going at least once per week
19. go to some art fairs
20. enjoy ice cream!! - DONE (of course!)
looks like we need to get a lot of activities done in the next few weeks!!! and it also looks like i've done most of my eating/drinking activities. go figure.
we had a great weekend. hung out with friends, babysat for some other good friends, went to dinner at a fantastic pizza joint and managed to get in some exercise, shopping for griffin undies and grilling out at home.
Went out to the iron girl course and did the run. I still have some work to do.
Went on a 16 mile bike ride and it was great not pulling that burly!! That thing must add on another 35 lbs..I think griffin is about 26 lbs and the thing itself has to weigh 10 lbs or more!
it felt good and i'm not too worried about the bike portion, although i've been told it's kinda hilly.
this past week dan and i went out on a date. whoa. we are trying to do a monthly babysitting swap with pete and kim, and we decided to go out to dinner. it was nice. dan and i definitely need to do things like this more often. it was almost like a first date in the beginning...we weren't sure what to even talk about! we are always talking about griffin, or daily tasks/events, so it took a minute to get in the groove of us as a couple. i think (probably like most parents) we have let our interests, and identities slip a bit, so we just want to do a better job of getting back in touch with ourselves as individuals, as well as a couple!
anyway, it was a much needed night out and great for the soul!
griffin has been great lately. potty training is clipping along at a slow pace. he does better at daycare than with us. i don't think we are as strict with it as miss yvonne is.
we put him in underwear today...i think he needs to see what it feels like to be wet. we'll see how it all goes.
he kinda got spoiled this weekend with a lot of movie watching. we had a few social events that it just seems easier to let him sit there and watch a movie..but now of course we have a little habit to try and break.
tonight we may hit the state fair...there is some music on the free stage i want to check out (brandi carlile)...and of course all the food. i need to try and resist some of the temptations...i've been good with exercise lately, so i don't want to send it all to hell with some bad state fair choices!
another busy week again and then a long weekend. sad that it also means summer is coming to an end!! where did it go?
I compiled a list of the summer activities i wanted to do this year....let's see where we are at:
1. swim at the beach (besides some floating at pie's cabin, we haven't done this!)
2. go to richfield pool - DONE
3. go to edina pool
4. go to state fair
5. go to a drive-in movie
6. hit the farmers market (just gone to the one down on nicollet mall at lunch..need to go to the others!)
7. do a lot of bike riding - DONE
8. have a picnic
9. have lots of summer bbq's - DONE
10. eat outside more - DONE (although typically we eat in our screened porch, as outside has NO shade and it's far too sunny)
11. rent a canoe/paddle boat and go around the chain of lakes
12. hit a summer beer tent or two - DONE
13. take a summer family trip - DONE
14. sleep in a tent
15. go to a saints baseball game - DONE
16. go to outdoor concerts at harriet or other local parks (we DID see our wedding band trailer trash, so i guess that counts...still need to go to harriet)
17. go to the outdoor movies in the park
18. rollerblade more often -DONE - have been going at least once per week
19. go to some art fairs
20. enjoy ice cream!! - DONE (of course!)
looks like we need to get a lot of activities done in the next few weeks!!! and it also looks like i've done most of my eating/drinking activities. go figure.
Monday, August 18, 2008
catching up with friends
we had a lovely weekend. melissa, martin, along with kids chloe and nicollette were in town for a wedding.
we went to como during the day on friday, then had a bbq with some of our friends that night. fun times and always fun to hang out and catch up with melissa.
we kept the party going pretty late and i think i impressed some neighbors with my joke telling....uhhh..yeah.
saturday i went to my friend nuala's memorial service. it was sad, but it was also a great tribute to a wonderful woman. many people spoke on how involved she was in her community, her heritage, her jobs, her friendships and her family. she was truly a leader, organizer and a collector of friends. she had a fiesty spirit and when she wanted to see something happen...she did it. i think we can all learn from her example and carry on the great things she did. i hope i can be inspired to be a better person and reach out to people in need more than I do.
saturday evening melissa and martin had a wedding, so dan and i babysat the kiddos. they were well-behaved and we got along just fine. they are super cute. nickels is one of the most mellow and happy babies i've seen. chloe is quite the character, and can wear a person out...she is smart beyond her age and is the master of getting her way. but she's so damn cute that it just seems to work out and you aren't really sure what just happened, but she is really sweet, cute and funny.
sunday was spent cleaning, running errands, grilling out and hanging out at home.
back to work today. i have a huge presentation that i have to give tomorrow in front of about 25-30 people. i'm DREADING this. as much as i appear to love the spotlight, things like this make me nervous. i should be fine tuning my power-point presentation right now, but i don't want to think about it.
maybe if i just grab a microphone and belt it out in song, i'll feel right at home?
i mean...i do ROCK at alanis morrisette's "all i really want". maybe i can put my speech to the tune of that song and just really win the crowd over?
we went to como during the day on friday, then had a bbq with some of our friends that night. fun times and always fun to hang out and catch up with melissa.
we kept the party going pretty late and i think i impressed some neighbors with my joke telling....uhhh..yeah.
saturday i went to my friend nuala's memorial service. it was sad, but it was also a great tribute to a wonderful woman. many people spoke on how involved she was in her community, her heritage, her jobs, her friendships and her family. she was truly a leader, organizer and a collector of friends. she had a fiesty spirit and when she wanted to see something happen...she did it. i think we can all learn from her example and carry on the great things she did. i hope i can be inspired to be a better person and reach out to people in need more than I do.
saturday evening melissa and martin had a wedding, so dan and i babysat the kiddos. they were well-behaved and we got along just fine. they are super cute. nickels is one of the most mellow and happy babies i've seen. chloe is quite the character, and can wear a person out...she is smart beyond her age and is the master of getting her way. but she's so damn cute that it just seems to work out and you aren't really sure what just happened, but she is really sweet, cute and funny.
sunday was spent cleaning, running errands, grilling out and hanging out at home.
back to work today. i have a huge presentation that i have to give tomorrow in front of about 25-30 people. i'm DREADING this. as much as i appear to love the spotlight, things like this make me nervous. i should be fine tuning my power-point presentation right now, but i don't want to think about it.
maybe if i just grab a microphone and belt it out in song, i'll feel right at home?
i mean...i do ROCK at alanis morrisette's "all i really want". maybe i can put my speech to the tune of that song and just really win the crowd over?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
cursing the c word (and for clarification - not the one that rhymes with punt)
so a wonderful woman that i had the humble pleasure of knowing passed away this morning after fighting a 3-year battle with ovarian cancer.
i'm sad for her family, sad for all of the friends, collegues and people that had the wonderful pleasure of knowing such a warm, caring, humble, chatty, witty, smart and beautiful woman.
it's got me thinking a lot about cancer. what the hell is going on!? it seems like when i was little, you rarely heard of someone with cancer. sure, it was out there, but maybe your uncle's neighbors cousin or something. then, as the years went on...more and more people are being diagnosed.
i was just trying to count all the people i personally know who have battled cancer (or lost the battle), or are friends or family with someone who is. I lost count after about 75 people. seriously.
the list ranges from some of my best friends parents, to children i know, to co-workers, to close friends, to relatives, to our own parents, and even in my own little family of 3, we have dealt with skin cancer and tumors.
so, what is up? was it just not diagnosed back in the day? did we not have the medical technology to detect it, and people just died of "natural causes"?
i have to think its more than that. is it the food we eat, the environment we live in, the chemicals we use, the water we drink? what?
regardless, it sucks, no matter how you break it down. the world is losing some wonderful people and today my heart hurts for the most recent victim to this stupid disease.
nuala - you will always be in my heart. i strive to be a better person because of you. your positivity, determination, non-judgemental attitude and your humble grace are all things i look up to you for. peace out my friend
i'm sad for her family, sad for all of the friends, collegues and people that had the wonderful pleasure of knowing such a warm, caring, humble, chatty, witty, smart and beautiful woman.
it's got me thinking a lot about cancer. what the hell is going on!? it seems like when i was little, you rarely heard of someone with cancer. sure, it was out there, but maybe your uncle's neighbors cousin or something. then, as the years went on...more and more people are being diagnosed.
i was just trying to count all the people i personally know who have battled cancer (or lost the battle), or are friends or family with someone who is. I lost count after about 75 people. seriously.
the list ranges from some of my best friends parents, to children i know, to co-workers, to close friends, to relatives, to our own parents, and even in my own little family of 3, we have dealt with skin cancer and tumors.
so, what is up? was it just not diagnosed back in the day? did we not have the medical technology to detect it, and people just died of "natural causes"?
i have to think its more than that. is it the food we eat, the environment we live in, the chemicals we use, the water we drink? what?
regardless, it sucks, no matter how you break it down. the world is losing some wonderful people and today my heart hurts for the most recent victim to this stupid disease.
nuala - you will always be in my heart. i strive to be a better person because of you. your positivity, determination, non-judgemental attitude and your humble grace are all things i look up to you for. peace out my friend
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
weekend sans daddy
g and i had a good weekend. friday we babysat for burke and that was just fine.
saturday we met up with dina and biked about 16 miles or so. we made a pit stop at lake harriet to look at the street car trolley. we didn't have any money, so we couldn't ride it, but i told griffin that if he was good, after his nap we could go back and ride it. (he's 2...he doesn't remember this kind of thing, right?)
well, after said nap...the FIRST thing he says is "after nap, go back and ride train". crap! i guess we are going back.
so, we go back, ride the trolley and then he demanded that we sit and watch it go by about 2 more times. he's obsessed i tell you!
that night we had a quiet evening at home. the little man fell asleep laying on my chest, and i let him stay that way for a long time. i don't get moments like that with him all that often anymore, since he's getting so big. so i kept him there for quite awhile (well, until "keeping up with the kardashians" just got too interesting that i had to sit up and ditch him in the crib)
that show is horrible. i feel stupid for just watching it. somehow i got sucked into a marathon. i couldn't pull away! finally around 2 a.m. i realized i was going to be tired and crabby in the morning and i wouldn't even have a good drinking tale to blame it on.
sunday was spent walking around lake nokomis, cleaning and then going to phil and jes' for a deck party. good times.
griffin was shy in the beginning, but quickly warmed up, thanks in part to the large cookie i gave him, and the freezie pop that filly gave him.
we had to leave early due to griffins 2nd blowout of the night. i guess i need to come to parties with more than 1 pamper. we left behind a nice waft of poo as we exited. i'm sure the partygoers were breathing sighs of relief when we hit the road.
dan unfortunately didn't get home until after midnight. they got a later start, he had a 9-hour drive ahead of him, and then wound up in traffic. he hit hudson right as they closed 94 in both directions due to a chemical spill....so that added a long time onto his drive, which led him through stillwater.
we had a great weekend, but griffin definitely missed his dad. he got sick of me by sunday. he told me (after about the 10th time i told him i loved him in the the course of the morning)...ok mommy! (in a very stern voice)
woops. i better stop smothering. that never ends up well.
saturday we met up with dina and biked about 16 miles or so. we made a pit stop at lake harriet to look at the street car trolley. we didn't have any money, so we couldn't ride it, but i told griffin that if he was good, after his nap we could go back and ride it. (he's 2...he doesn't remember this kind of thing, right?)
well, after said nap...the FIRST thing he says is "after nap, go back and ride train". crap! i guess we are going back.
so, we go back, ride the trolley and then he demanded that we sit and watch it go by about 2 more times. he's obsessed i tell you!
that night we had a quiet evening at home. the little man fell asleep laying on my chest, and i let him stay that way for a long time. i don't get moments like that with him all that often anymore, since he's getting so big. so i kept him there for quite awhile (well, until "keeping up with the kardashians" just got too interesting that i had to sit up and ditch him in the crib)
that show is horrible. i feel stupid for just watching it. somehow i got sucked into a marathon. i couldn't pull away! finally around 2 a.m. i realized i was going to be tired and crabby in the morning and i wouldn't even have a good drinking tale to blame it on.
sunday was spent walking around lake nokomis, cleaning and then going to phil and jes' for a deck party. good times.
griffin was shy in the beginning, but quickly warmed up, thanks in part to the large cookie i gave him, and the freezie pop that filly gave him.
we had to leave early due to griffins 2nd blowout of the night. i guess i need to come to parties with more than 1 pamper. we left behind a nice waft of poo as we exited. i'm sure the partygoers were breathing sighs of relief when we hit the road.
dan unfortunately didn't get home until after midnight. they got a later start, he had a 9-hour drive ahead of him, and then wound up in traffic. he hit hudson right as they closed 94 in both directions due to a chemical spill....so that added a long time onto his drive, which led him through stillwater.
we had a great weekend, but griffin definitely missed his dad. he got sick of me by sunday. he told me (after about the 10th time i told him i loved him in the the course of the morning)...ok mommy! (in a very stern voice)
woops. i better stop smothering. that never ends up well.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
trains and mama, dada
first of all - came across this blog "blog of the unnecessary quotation marks". - hilarious!!
tonight griffin and i went for a bike ride...about 12 miles I think? we met up with dina and jes, and of course had to stop at dq, since it was miracle day...it's for the children, yo.
speaking of which....when i'm walking around downtown, i get numerous requests daily to stop and listen to someones speech, or sign a petition or donate money. they've gotten a bit more pushy and have started saying, "do you have a minute to save the children?"
ummm...no. i don't.
when i tell them no, they'll say, "god bless, the children thank you".
today someone asked me if i had a moment "for the gays".
anyway, dan left this a.m. for fishing up in da UP. he was going to pick up his dad, then head to michigan for an evening with extended family. he's looking forward to spending a weekend with his pops.
griffin and i will definitely miss him, but we will keep busy. tomorrow night we are babysitting for friends pete and kim (well, their son, burke anyway)
saturday we may do another long bike ride, then probably hanging at home that night.
sunday is a deck party at phil and jes's place. they just built a new deck and patio.
so each night when griffin goes to bed, we ask him what he is going to dream about. his answer is always, "trains and mama & daddy"
each morning we ask what he ended up dreaming about, and he says the same thing.
it's 10:45 p.m. i just heard him stirring in his sleep through the monitor (while i'm busy watching chelsea lately, of course). he was saying, "trains and mama dada" awww. he's thinking about me when he sleeps. then there was a loud rustle and he yelled out, "mama makes mickey mouse pancakes, i dream about that"
i did make him pancakes for dinner...shaped like the mouse. awwww...he is going to dream about that. can he be any sweeter?
wouldn't it be rad if you could decide what you wanted to dream about? (and i wouldn't be choosing a mouse with a super feminine voice....maybe donald duck...he doesn't wear any pants....)
tonight griffin and i went for a bike ride...about 12 miles I think? we met up with dina and jes, and of course had to stop at dq, since it was miracle day...it's for the children, yo.
speaking of which....when i'm walking around downtown, i get numerous requests daily to stop and listen to someones speech, or sign a petition or donate money. they've gotten a bit more pushy and have started saying, "do you have a minute to save the children?"
ummm...no. i don't.
when i tell them no, they'll say, "god bless, the children thank you".
today someone asked me if i had a moment "for the gays".
anyway, dan left this a.m. for fishing up in da UP. he was going to pick up his dad, then head to michigan for an evening with extended family. he's looking forward to spending a weekend with his pops.
griffin and i will definitely miss him, but we will keep busy. tomorrow night we are babysitting for friends pete and kim (well, their son, burke anyway)
saturday we may do another long bike ride, then probably hanging at home that night.
sunday is a deck party at phil and jes's place. they just built a new deck and patio.
so each night when griffin goes to bed, we ask him what he is going to dream about. his answer is always, "trains and mama & daddy"
each morning we ask what he ended up dreaming about, and he says the same thing.
it's 10:45 p.m. i just heard him stirring in his sleep through the monitor (while i'm busy watching chelsea lately, of course). he was saying, "trains and mama dada" awww. he's thinking about me when he sleeps. then there was a loud rustle and he yelled out, "mama makes mickey mouse pancakes, i dream about that"
i did make him pancakes for dinner...shaped like the mouse. awwww...he is going to dream about that. can he be any sweeter?
wouldn't it be rad if you could decide what you wanted to dream about? (and i wouldn't be choosing a mouse with a super feminine voice....maybe donald duck...he doesn't wear any pants....)
Monday, August 4, 2008
so it begins...
so, potty training started today. we have no idea what we are doing. apparently griffin peed through his pull-up on the way to school...in the 20 minutes he was wearing it. i thought these things were like a pamper, only easy for a kid to pull on and off themselves? if this is the case and they just leak pee right through, what is the point of them?
anyway, we spent about $100 last night at Target equipping ourselves with what we thought were the things we needed. a cars potty seat, $50 in pull-ups, a book that tells griffin how he is a big boy if he uses the potty (and that makes a totally annoying flushing sound), and of course a big bag of m&m's and marshmallows (treats he'll get if he uses the pot). he doesn't care about stickers, so not sure if that would work.
i can just see griffin in 15 years from now, having a craving for marshmallows right after he goes to the can.
maybe bribing your kid with sweets isn't the way to go...but hey, we're new at this.
anyway, he enjoyed sitting on the toilet, but nothing happened. he just wanted to get on and off and flush the toilet over and over again. we'll see what kind of luck miss yvonne has today.
we had a great weekend. friday was low-key. a nice night at home.
saturday was a busy day full of fun stuff. we packed up and headed out to lakeville for "a day with thomas"
griffin about lost his load when he saw thomas. all the kids there did. it was cute to see. we took about a 20-minute train ride (which for the adults was fairly boring), and then griffin got to meet the creepy sir topham hat.
there were other activities for kids to do, but g was a tad too little for some of them. overall, he really liked it and we'd probably go back if he's still into trains this much next year.
we then headed out to our friends shannon and laurences house for their slip&slide party. laurences good friend chris was in town from england visiting. dan and i have become quite fond of chris and it was so great to see him and catch up. the party was great. the make-shift slip&slide was the highlight. dan's got a bum knee from it, but it was good stuff. griffin even went down by himself a couple of times.
we put g to bed over there and continued to hang out catching up with friends. went home too late, only to get up too early.
sunday was my rollerblade 1/2 marathon. the first couple of miles were tough...i was still sleeping basically. but, i found my groove and it was actually great. there is the part where you head up the hill to finish the 1/2, or you'd go straight to do the full. even though i'd only signed up for the 1/2, i was very tempted to keep going and just do the full, because i was feeling good. but then i came to my senses and the thought of the nap i was going to take shortly made me decide to just finish.
when i was finishing there were super loud cheers and everyone saying, "good job..you look great out there!" gee...thanks! after the 4 beers last night and the 4 hours of sleep i got, that's quite sweet of you. then i look behind me and there is about an 80-year old man in overalls just finishing. he looked like he was about to die. maybe i didn't do THAT well if i came in the same time he did. oh well. i did it.
anyway, we spent about $100 last night at Target equipping ourselves with what we thought were the things we needed. a cars potty seat, $50 in pull-ups, a book that tells griffin how he is a big boy if he uses the potty (and that makes a totally annoying flushing sound), and of course a big bag of m&m's and marshmallows (treats he'll get if he uses the pot). he doesn't care about stickers, so not sure if that would work.
i can just see griffin in 15 years from now, having a craving for marshmallows right after he goes to the can.
maybe bribing your kid with sweets isn't the way to go...but hey, we're new at this.
anyway, he enjoyed sitting on the toilet, but nothing happened. he just wanted to get on and off and flush the toilet over and over again. we'll see what kind of luck miss yvonne has today.
we had a great weekend. friday was low-key. a nice night at home.
saturday was a busy day full of fun stuff. we packed up and headed out to lakeville for "a day with thomas"
griffin about lost his load when he saw thomas. all the kids there did. it was cute to see. we took about a 20-minute train ride (which for the adults was fairly boring), and then griffin got to meet the creepy sir topham hat.
there were other activities for kids to do, but g was a tad too little for some of them. overall, he really liked it and we'd probably go back if he's still into trains this much next year.
we then headed out to our friends shannon and laurences house for their slip&slide party. laurences good friend chris was in town from england visiting. dan and i have become quite fond of chris and it was so great to see him and catch up. the party was great. the make-shift slip&slide was the highlight. dan's got a bum knee from it, but it was good stuff. griffin even went down by himself a couple of times.
we put g to bed over there and continued to hang out catching up with friends. went home too late, only to get up too early.
sunday was my rollerblade 1/2 marathon. the first couple of miles were tough...i was still sleeping basically. but, i found my groove and it was actually great. there is the part where you head up the hill to finish the 1/2, or you'd go straight to do the full. even though i'd only signed up for the 1/2, i was very tempted to keep going and just do the full, because i was feeling good. but then i came to my senses and the thought of the nap i was going to take shortly made me decide to just finish.
when i was finishing there were super loud cheers and everyone saying, "good job..you look great out there!" gee...thanks! after the 4 beers last night and the 4 hours of sleep i got, that's quite sweet of you. then i look behind me and there is about an 80-year old man in overalls just finishing. he looked like he was about to die. maybe i didn't do THAT well if i came in the same time he did. oh well. i did it.
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