Friday, November 20, 2009
The Dancer in All of Us
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Maeve's Musing, H1N1 Style
Today I took the kiddos to the pediatrician's office for their somewhat controversial H1N1 vaccination. Because Maeve is 3 1/2, she is eligible for the nasal mist (lucky her) versus the good old injection. Unlike most trips to the doctor's office for vaccinations, I chose not to discuss today's visit with Maeve ahead of time. In fact, I didn't even tell her where we were going when we got in the car. As we pulled into the parking lot of Dr. Douglas' office, Maeve quickly inquired as to why we were there. I explained that we were there so that Michael could get a "flu" shot and perhaps she might get a special spray on her nose while we were hanging out. I immediately sensed skeptical silence emanating from the back seat, but we proceeded inside anyway. To summarize for you: Maeve endured the "misting" with flying colors and the nurse and I informed her that she did such a "big girl" job, we'd come back in a month for another round (yippee). Michael, staying true to himself based on previous inoculations, screamed bloody murder for about 30 seconds and gave anyone who looked his way, the nastiest glare I've ever seen. As we traipsed back to the car, I asked Maeve what did she think was better, the shot or the spray? She answered, "Mom, I think staying home is better."
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Fasten Your Seat Belts...
The kitchen remodel has begun. We're 36 hours into it as I write this post and already, I want out! Trying to navigate our way around this already small house is posing a huge challenge for us, especially our 1-year-old. I can only hope that things pick up speed soon. Here are a few last shots of the semi-deconstructed "old" kitchen...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Cow-Belle...and the rare, Geisha-Cat
This year Maeve stretched the limits of creativity a bit and sported not one, but two different costumes for the 2009 Halloween "season." Upon accepting an invitation to her friend, Patrick's Halloween party, I asked Maeve what she would like to wear for a costume. Initially, she chose last year's Geisha costume, which was a relief for me because I knew I wouldn't have to spend any money. On the day of the party however, with a 1/2 hour to go before departure, she decided that she'd also like to be a cat. I deftly applied my best cat rendering to her face and out the door we flew!
Fast forward to the 48-hour countdown to Halloween. There I am with the kids at BJ's of all places convincing myself that not only do we need one more bag of candy, but we also need the Belle (of Disney's "Beauty & The Beast") costume that is strategically hanging right in my sight line upon entering the store. Of course, Maeve was more than thrilled as a result of one of my weaker moments and instantly commanded me to call her Belle instead of Maeve. The smile that stretched across her face, of course, convinced (tricked) me that my clutch decision was the right decision. Michael on the other hand, was a more challenging subject to costume. First we tried a monkey, then we tried Batman, followed by a lion. We finally decided upon a cow costume probably because it was more like a cow outfit with a tail coming off his behind (that he couldn't see) and ears protruding from his hood. He kept it on most of the night and enjoyed the sights and sounds and oddly balmy weather of the evening. Here are a few shots from the spooky event...
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