Srsly. Why didn’t I take out the dried chickpeas and let Jack go to town before? He has spent at least an hour today (not consecutive) removing them from one container and putting them very specifically into *other places*, using a large serving spoon. Given that he has had 5 days in a row of illness ( a “raging double ear infection” according to our doc yesterday morning), and is also working overtime to produce snot equal to his 30 lb body weigh for those days, and this is the most fun we’ve had in DAYS.
Also fun? A small mag lite, turned on. He likes to “paint” with it.
It really has been a long time, has it not? In a nutshell:
- One set of parents, Ben’s sister and her fella visited in October
- The other parental unit came to visit for Thanksgiving
- I have been making Christmas presents for many people (tutus, a folding fabric dollhouse, and a crayon apron). Some pictures to follow. Yeah, I really promise!
- Finished Baby E’s quilt, sent it, and forgot to take pics of it. Will see if I can get some to share.
- Jack has had a major growth spurt (grew over an inch, and put on some weight) and also has been cutting 5 teeth. Suck!
- Ben started a new job.
- Jack has a large vocabulary, and is using it to tell me all sorts of things. Like we need to be dong stuff all the time because he is boooooored. Of course, he doesn’t know the word for “bored” but he does know the signs and words for different activities, and he lets you know that he wants to do them RIGHT NOW.
- Jack hates it when I am on the computer because *obviously* I am not paying attention to him. His demands on my time have increased dramatically over the last few months. Sorry for those who are looking for new posts!
- The tree has been put up and decorated. Some shopping has been completed. ben bought his present a few months back, so he’s taken care of!
- We got a chest freezer so that I can have a place for all our extra food so I don’t have to cook all the time.
um…. what about y’all? Gotta run. Little boy is stomping on my feet and using his butt as a wedge to push me back from the computer (currently set up in the kitchen on the counter because he won’t let me sit down to use it!)
