So, in a nutshell, here are some quick, happy tidbits about the Family of D’s:
*d1 is writing full sentences (and obviously inherited my writing skills as opposed to his fathers) and has mastered some ‘popcorn’ words. He has recently taken a liking to old re-runs of 'Full House.' Seriously, you can only take so much Danny Tanner before you want to scream.
*d2 can spell his name outloud, count to 18 (skips 13 and 16 but are they really that important?), and can swing a left-handed golf club quite nicely.
*d3 weighs in around 21lbs (94th%), is on the verge of crawling and loves his solid foods and first two fingers to eat. He is such a HAPPY baby.
*We visited Nivens Apple Farm in 45 degree temps and drizzle so not much pickin’ occurred. More of the grab-a-bag-of-apples-from-the-cooler, snap a few pictures and call it good. We’ll try again next year.
*I hit my Weight Watchers goal and am now down 30lbs since my journey began in May. Now I can begin to enjoy food a little more…..and I could even more if I would motivate myself to get to the gym at lunch. Oh wait, I don’t always get a lunch. Pffft….
*I have begun mastering the art of couponing and have found some friends to join in. We even attended a short seminar. In the last month, I have reduced our monthly grocery budget by approximately 15% but think I can get it down to at least 25 or 30%. My goal is 50% but I’ll give myself time to get there. Hey, I have three growing boys so I better figure something out now or we’ll all be living on beanie weenies and cup 'o noodles until they are out of college.
*D1 and I redecorated our living room last weekend and are very pleased. It’s pretty subtle but we found a way to do it without having to paint which was GREAT, especially since we did not agree on the color choices. And on a budget, of course.
*We met Phil & Amy from Biggest Loser, season 7.
And some not-so-happy facts:
*Averaged 2 trips/week to the pediatrician in the month of October alone, yet (so far) have managed to avoid the hiney (H1N1 – look at it; can’t you see ‘hiney?’) flu. Instead, we’re battling ear infections and coughs/colds. At one point, I felt it more efficient to just hand my paycheck to the Walgreens pharmacist than to have it direct deposited.
*Learned that the head pastor of our church was leaving to pursue an opportunity in Missions. We’re happy for him but it’s also a little frightening for a church our size.
And some random, yet funny, notables:
*(riding home in the car last week) –
d2 - ‘Mommy, I need to brush my teeth. There’s something stuck in there’
Me – ‘OK, we’ll brush them tonight before bed. What did you eat that is stuck?’
d2 – ‘A booger.’
*(first day of music class for d1) –
Mrs. C – ‘Amanda Jones?’
Amanda – ‘Here.’
Mrs. C – ‘Jaden Foster?’
Jaden – ‘Here.’
d1 – ‘Hey, why are we doing all this talking? Aren’t you supposed to teach us a song or something?’
*(d1 staying with our good friend, SS for the day; SS feeding him lunch) –
SS – ‘Would you like some pretzels with your lunch?’
d1 – ‘Nah, but I’ll take some chips and dip if you’ve got it?’
d1 – ‘Hey Maya, you gonna eat your pizza rolls?’
Gotta love the brutal honesty of a child. Here are some recent random pictures – clearly I’ve been slacking on my photographing as well. It’s that issue of time again. It’s just easier to snap a less quality picture with my phone than figure out where I hid the real thing from the little people.
