Here's a first. A Fess Up Friday post that incorporates confessions from every member of our family. And it all centers around one unfortunate incident that happened on Wednesday.
Kimberly - After grocery shopping on Wednesday, I carried in the first batch of groceries, as well as my purse and keys (stupidly). I left the door open while I went to get the last bag of groceries.
Landon - Mommy asked for my help carrying in the toilet paper and I wasn't willing to help. Mommy said I couldn't play outside if I didn't help so I proceeded to throw a tantrum. So, while I was outside crying and Mommy went to get the last batch of groceries, I took the opportunity to go inside and locked both locks of the back door. Despite Mommy knocking, then banging on the door, and yelling for me to let her in, I did not unlock the door.
Kimberly - I honestly thought Landon was going to let me in, so I hesitated going over to my neighbor's house to get our spare key. After 15 minutes of being outside, I swallowed my pride and made my way next door, to find that they weren't home. At this point, I was swearing and praying and panicking all at once.
Landon - I did eventually let Bentley out of my room, where we keep her when we go out. Despite Bentley's whines and cries at the back door, I didn't let Bentley outside, because I knew if I let her out that would give Mommy the chance to come back in and I wasn't willing to let that happen because Mommy made it very clear there would be consequences.
Alan - Kimberly called me at work using some random guy's cell phone who was walking down our street that she flagged down. "I need you to come home right now," she explained. "Okay," I replied, "What's wrong?" "Landon locked me out of the house. I'm using this man's cell phone to call you. Come home!," was her frantic response. I laughed and said, "I'll be right there." "This is NOT funny," she said before hanging up the phone.
When I pulled up to the house an eternity later (or that's what it seemed like to Kimberly who had already been outside for at least 25 minutes before calling me and my office is at least 20 minutes away), I smiled and stifled a laugh at my wife who was not very happy standing on the back step. "This is NOT funny," she reiterated. To which I replied, "It kind of is," before getting an icy look and cold shoulder from Kimberly.
Kimberly - After Alan let me in and he disciplined Landon (because I was too angry to), Landon came up to me and said, "I'm sorry." I looked at him and so-not-biblically told him, "I can't forgive you right now. I'm just too angry."
Landon - Later, after rest time and being forgiven by Mommy, we did go outside to play. I decided to climb over the snow bank to peek in the kitchen window, just as Mommy had done earlier in the day. "Let me in. Open the door right now," I shouted at the window, imitating how funny Mommy looked and sounded when she had done the same thing just hours earlier.
And that concludes our first ever family confessional on Fess Up Friday. See you next week!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
If You Build It
There's been a lot of building going on at our house thanks to the some 240 Duplo pieces received by Iowa Grandma for Landon's Christmas/Birthday gifts.
See those two long structures in the middle of the track? Those are rhinoceroses.
Daddy's been getting in on the fun, too. He constructed this tree with the cat stuck in it.
These photos are just from one building session (and to be honest, these are the some of the only photos I've taken thus far). There have been towers to the ceiling, robots, dogs, bi-planes, and helicopters. There was even a Duplo centerpiece for our table for a few days.
Hundreds of Duplos equals hours of fun in this house. Thanks, Iowa Grandma!
See those two long structures in the middle of the track? Those are rhinoceroses.
Daddy's been getting in on the fun, too. He constructed this tree with the cat stuck in it.
These photos are just from one building session (and to be honest, these are the some of the only photos I've taken thus far). There have been towers to the ceiling, robots, dogs, bi-planes, and helicopters. There was even a Duplo centerpiece for our table for a few days.
Hundreds of Duplos equals hours of fun in this house. Thanks, Iowa Grandma!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Fess Up Friday
Busy, busy week it's been! On Sunday, we had Landon's 3rd birthday party. I made the cake (Lego blocks with Toy Story characters as accessories to go with the toys/Toy Story theme). At Landon's request, he wanted the blocks to be purple, yellow and orange. The purple and yellow frosting turned out great. The orange was another story. First, it was too peachy. Then, when I tried to darken it, it was a peachy/grey/purplish color. I went to throw it away when Alan came into the kitchen.
"What are you doing?," he asked.
"Throwing it away," I replied.
"I'm not going to let you waste all that frosting," he said.
"It didn't turn out; I'm throwing it away."
And so begin The Great Frosting Argument. This went back and forth for quite some time until he grabbed the frosting bowl and transfered the frosting to a Tupperware container and put it in the fridge, while I pouted and stewed the entire time. I'm pretty sure at one point Landon told me, "Don't yell, Mommy" and "Don't be upset, Mommy." Kind of a ridiculous thing to fight with your spouse over, huh?
So, we had Landon's party on Sunday and while we were reading books on Sunday night, my mom noticed a lump on the side of his neck. Alan checked it out, then I checked it out. It didn't bother Landon for us to touch it, so we just figured we'd ask at his 3 year doctor's appointment about it - which happened to be the following day. The lump was a swollen lymphnode. The doctor wanted to do a strep test and if it wasn't strep, he thought it could be viral infection. He didn't seem too concerned; we didn't seem too concerned. Primarily because Landon had NO other symptoms (both he and I have been fighting colds, but who hasn't this winter season?!?). So, we maintained our routine. I took him to school on Tuesday and was surprised to here a voicemail message from his doctor's office relaying that Landon had strep throat. I called my mother, practically in tears, because not only did I stupidly send my son to school on Tuesday, but we also hosted a birthday party for him and some friends at our house on Sunday (oh, and we went to church on Sunday morning and he played at Legoland on Monday afternoon). Yup, just hand me over the Most Clueless Mother in the World Award right now.
Speaking of strep throat, I knew that there was a coupon for a free $10 Target gift card with a new or transferred prescription in the Target ad from the previous week. I didn't have the ad when I picked up Landon's prescription on Tuesday afternoon, but found the ad on Tuesday night before I went to the Minute Clinic at Target to get myself tested for strep. Who vocalized to her husband that she wished she had strep throat so she could use the coupon to get a free $10 Target gift card when she got her antiobiotics? Yup, me. Oh my word, I seriously sound demented (please don't agree with that statement). But, alas, I didn't get to use the coupon, because my strep test came back negative.
And, last but not least...while picking up Landon from pre-school he was having a hard time listening and obeying. I knew that I wanted to get gas and use the coupon that I had for a free cookie. I referenced this to Landon in terms of if he wasn't going to listen there were going to be consequences. When we went in to get the cookie and pay for the gas, he asked about his and I told him he wasn't going to get one because he didn't listen and obey. Tantrum ensued which included swinging at me with his arms. And so I carried him kicking and screaming out of the store. And I buckled him kicking and screaming into his car seat. And then I climbed into my seat and I ate the cookie. And made a really big deal about how good it was.
"What are you doing?," he asked.
"Throwing it away," I replied.
"I'm not going to let you waste all that frosting," he said.
"It didn't turn out; I'm throwing it away."
And so begin The Great Frosting Argument. This went back and forth for quite some time until he grabbed the frosting bowl and transfered the frosting to a Tupperware container and put it in the fridge, while I pouted and stewed the entire time. I'm pretty sure at one point Landon told me, "Don't yell, Mommy" and "Don't be upset, Mommy." Kind of a ridiculous thing to fight with your spouse over, huh?
So, we had Landon's party on Sunday and while we were reading books on Sunday night, my mom noticed a lump on the side of his neck. Alan checked it out, then I checked it out. It didn't bother Landon for us to touch it, so we just figured we'd ask at his 3 year doctor's appointment about it - which happened to be the following day. The lump was a swollen lymphnode. The doctor wanted to do a strep test and if it wasn't strep, he thought it could be viral infection. He didn't seem too concerned; we didn't seem too concerned. Primarily because Landon had NO other symptoms (both he and I have been fighting colds, but who hasn't this winter season?!?). So, we maintained our routine. I took him to school on Tuesday and was surprised to here a voicemail message from his doctor's office relaying that Landon had strep throat. I called my mother, practically in tears, because not only did I stupidly send my son to school on Tuesday, but we also hosted a birthday party for him and some friends at our house on Sunday (oh, and we went to church on Sunday morning and he played at Legoland on Monday afternoon). Yup, just hand me over the Most Clueless Mother in the World Award right now.
Speaking of strep throat, I knew that there was a coupon for a free $10 Target gift card with a new or transferred prescription in the Target ad from the previous week. I didn't have the ad when I picked up Landon's prescription on Tuesday afternoon, but found the ad on Tuesday night before I went to the Minute Clinic at Target to get myself tested for strep. Who vocalized to her husband that she wished she had strep throat so she could use the coupon to get a free $10 Target gift card when she got her antiobiotics? Yup, me. Oh my word, I seriously sound demented (please don't agree with that statement). But, alas, I didn't get to use the coupon, because my strep test came back negative.
And, last but not least...while picking up Landon from pre-school he was having a hard time listening and obeying. I knew that I wanted to get gas and use the coupon that I had for a free cookie. I referenced this to Landon in terms of if he wasn't going to listen there were going to be consequences. When we went in to get the cookie and pay for the gas, he asked about his and I told him he wasn't going to get one because he didn't listen and obey. Tantrum ensued which included swinging at me with his arms. And so I carried him kicking and screaming out of the store. And I buckled him kicking and screaming into his car seat. And then I climbed into my seat and I ate the cookie. And made a really big deal about how good it was.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Fess Up Friday
I know it's been a while - definitely not because of lack of confessions, but we've been busy around here!
Wednesday was definitely an "off" day for us. Landon and I are both fighting colds, so as a result, he slept in on Wednesday. I had very good intentions of getting him in the bathtub after watching Sesame Street, but I was preoccupied ordering my niece's birthday present on the computer. Next thing you know it's lunchtime and then nap time, so as a result, Landon was in his pajamas until after 4:30 when he woke up from his nap and Alan ended up giving him his bath.
So on Thursday, when it was time to get Landon ready for school, he didn't have any white socks in his drawer (all Alan's fault! He was the last one to do laundry and didn't collect the whites from Landon's room because he was napping at the time. Not a very good excuse because the laundry basket is right inside the door and wouldn't have been hard to get, but anyway...). I put the white socks on Landon that he wore for about 4 hours on Wednesday.
And this last confession probably isn't really a confession since I'm sure I'm not the only one to do it, but here it goes. I'm a list-maker. They help me organize my thoughts of what I'd like to get done/what needs to get done. Since Landon's birthday party is Sunday, I have quite a bit going to do. In my process of making lists today, I also included the simple, basic things so I could feel better about crossing them off my list. And now I can cross write, "Fess Up Friday" post off my list!
Wednesday was definitely an "off" day for us. Landon and I are both fighting colds, so as a result, he slept in on Wednesday. I had very good intentions of getting him in the bathtub after watching Sesame Street, but I was preoccupied ordering my niece's birthday present on the computer. Next thing you know it's lunchtime and then nap time, so as a result, Landon was in his pajamas until after 4:30 when he woke up from his nap and Alan ended up giving him his bath.
So on Thursday, when it was time to get Landon ready for school, he didn't have any white socks in his drawer (all Alan's fault! He was the last one to do laundry and didn't collect the whites from Landon's room because he was napping at the time. Not a very good excuse because the laundry basket is right inside the door and wouldn't have been hard to get, but anyway...). I put the white socks on Landon that he wore for about 4 hours on Wednesday.
And this last confession probably isn't really a confession since I'm sure I'm not the only one to do it, but here it goes. I'm a list-maker. They help me organize my thoughts of what I'd like to get done/what needs to get done. Since Landon's birthday party is Sunday, I have quite a bit going to do. In my process of making lists today, I also included the simple, basic things so I could feel better about crossing them off my list. And now I can cross write, "Fess Up Friday" post off my list!
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