Joe*: Ring.
Me: Nice r sound. Use ring in a sentence.
Joe: Is that a wedding ring you are wearing?
Me: Yes.
Joe: He's a lucky guy.
Me: What's your next word?
*names have been changed to protect the (not so) innocent
Monday, May 9, 2011
competition
Cody has some competition these days. From a 7th grade artic student. Here's the official transcript of a recent conversation:
Joe*: Ring.
Me: Nice r sound. Use ring in a sentence.
Joe: Is that a wedding ring you are wearing?
Me: Yes.
Joe: He's a lucky guy.
Me: What's your next word?
*names have been changed to protect the (not so) innocent
Joe*: Ring.
Me: Nice r sound. Use ring in a sentence.
Joe: Is that a wedding ring you are wearing?
Me: Yes.
Joe: He's a lucky guy.
Me: What's your next word?
*names have been changed to protect the (not so) innocent
Friday, May 6, 2011
grandparents day
Today is grandparents day at one of my schools. And it is funny. Grandparents come in all shapes, ages, and sizes. Some kids act like being with their grandparents is a novelty; for other kids, it's no big deal.
One of my speech babes asked if my grandparents were coming to school today. I told him no. Apparently, that was the wrong answer. 'Why aren't they coming?' he demanded. I told him they lived too far away to come. That wasn't okay with him; and, honestly, it's not okay with me either.
One of my speech babes asked if my grandparents were coming to school today. I told him no. Apparently, that was the wrong answer. 'Why aren't they coming?' he demanded. I told him they lived too far away to come. That wasn't okay with him; and, honestly, it's not okay with me either.
Monday, May 2, 2011
something borrowed; something blue
Lance & Taylor got married! Yay! We were so glad to be able to both make a quick trip to Utah to visit & participate in the wedding festivities. For your viewing pleasure:
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| the girlies |
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| cody's best bud -- still :) hope that never changes! |
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| los hermanos |
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| only Corgan & Greyson had the guts to portray how we all felt during the freezing dang cold post-wedding pictures |
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| thanks for the polish bean! |
the windy city
Dave & Jessie passed up a trip to Italy to come visit us (and by us, I mean Chicago). We had a fabulous long weekend. Since I prefer to just see pictures on blogs, I am assuming that you do too :) So here they are!
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| the NBC building |
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| wrigley field |
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| it really was that windy |
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| still windy & cold (you can tell it was cold because of my eye wrinkles) |
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| lake michigan |
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| I know that this is an incredibly unflattering picture, but Dave was trying to take a picture of Soldier Field & I jumped into it. He was so dang mad! |
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| the Chicago skyline |
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| jellies |
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| boys will be boys? |
Friday, April 15, 2011
where i wish I was
celebrating with these two . . .
Congrats to my sweet cousin Savannah & her husband-to-be (for about 15 more hours) Austin!
I am sending lots of love from rainy, windy Iowa!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
my favorite things
It seems like I tend to come up with ideas for blog posts only when I am driving to/from the booming metropolis of Victor,Iowa. For whatever reason, the stretch of highway between here and there with only semi trucks to keep me company really gets my creative juices flowing! I desparetly need those juices because if I were to simply blog about our every day lives, it would sound something like this {all the time}:
Today I hit my snooze button three times before I rolled out of bed. I went to work; Cody went to school. I didn't wear anything vintage or homemade - rural Iowa isn't quite ready for that. (Quite frankly, neither am I). Two of my kids said my hair looked funny; six of them actually worked on their speech goals; and the rest just weren't having any of anything.
I came home; checked the mail, Facebook, and Google Reader; made dinner; asked Cody to turn the tv down; cleaned up after dinner; and went to bed.
Lackluster - right? And that is why I relish any ideas for a blog that will satisfy me, as well as my many fans who get on my case if I don't post semi-consistently (you know who you are!)
With that brief introduction, I present to you my list of favorite things as of today:
> Buying big bags of Coconut M & M's! Available only at Target in the Easter section. I haven't been able to find anything besides the little size anywhere. It's not from a lack of trying either. Please, buy at least one of these bags so that whomever invented the goodness that is coconut m&m's will know they are appreciated :) And so the big bags will continue.
> Our Best Bites. Thanks Stacie, for raving about this blog enough to convince me to check it out. Make the orange-kissed cookies. They will change your life.
DISCLAIMER: These next two posts make it sound like I watch a load of tv. I am uncomfortable with the amount of tv that I have been watching, but I have been sick for the majority of the last 2 months (not an exaggeration).
> Scotty McCreary. He is just the cutest thing to ever hit American Idol! If I were of the voting persuasion, I would vote for him every week. As an added benefit, I think hen looks a little like Cody.
> Parenthood. I started watching this show because all the speech blogs I read were raving about the accuracy of the show's depiction of a little boy with Asberger's. Now, I just love it. The family is dysfunctional, but they love each other just as much - if not more - than any functional family I know. Love it!
> My new favorite game on my iPod is Tiny Wings. It's so dang fun, even rivaling the beloved Angry Birds . . . I even nabbed the high score for about seven minutes (until Cody found out I beat his score and tore the iPod out of my hands & played it until the battery died and the high score was regained).
Until inspiration strikes again :)
Today I hit my snooze button three times before I rolled out of bed. I went to work; Cody went to school. I didn't wear anything vintage or homemade - rural Iowa isn't quite ready for that. (Quite frankly, neither am I). Two of my kids said my hair looked funny; six of them actually worked on their speech goals; and the rest just weren't having any of anything.
I came home; checked the mail, Facebook, and Google Reader; made dinner; asked Cody to turn the tv down; cleaned up after dinner; and went to bed.
Lackluster - right? And that is why I relish any ideas for a blog that will satisfy me, as well as my many fans who get on my case if I don't post semi-consistently (you know who you are!)
With that brief introduction, I present to you my list of favorite things as of today:
> Buying big bags of Coconut M & M's! Available only at Target in the Easter section. I haven't been able to find anything besides the little size anywhere. It's not from a lack of trying either. Please, buy at least one of these bags so that whomever invented the goodness that is coconut m&m's will know they are appreciated :) And so the big bags will continue.
> Our Best Bites. Thanks Stacie, for raving about this blog enough to convince me to check it out. Make the orange-kissed cookies. They will change your life.
DISCLAIMER: These next two posts make it sound like I watch a load of tv. I am uncomfortable with the amount of tv that I have been watching, but I have been sick for the majority of the last 2 months (not an exaggeration).
> Scotty McCreary. He is just the cutest thing to ever hit American Idol! If I were of the voting persuasion, I would vote for him every week. As an added benefit, I think hen looks a little like Cody.
> Parenthood. I started watching this show because all the speech blogs I read were raving about the accuracy of the show's depiction of a little boy with Asberger's. Now, I just love it. The family is dysfunctional, but they love each other just as much - if not more - than any functional family I know. Love it!
> My new favorite game on my iPod is Tiny Wings. It's so dang fun, even rivaling the beloved Angry Birds . . . I even nabbed the high score for about seven minutes (until Cody found out I beat his score and tore the iPod out of my hands & played it until the battery died and the high score was regained).
Until inspiration strikes again :)
Friday, April 1, 2011
april fools
So sorry about the spazzy italics in the last post -- I will never blog from my iPod again.
Four years ago, Cody & I played the best April Fool's prank EVER. Don't believe me? Watch this:
Please excuse two of my most endearing qualities: my side-mouth talking & greasy hair :)
Happy April Fool's Day! Good luck trying to top this joke!
Four years ago, Cody & I played the best April Fool's prank EVER. Don't believe me? Watch this:
Please excuse two of my most endearing qualities: my side-mouth talking & greasy hair :)
Happy April Fool's Day! Good luck trying to top this joke!
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