Michael has been fighting off a cold since he had strep, but he is a trooper. He is almost always filled with an enthusiasm for life as you can see on a recent trip to Johnny Rockets.
Moments before we had our picture with the Easter Bunny, something that the boys had never done. We had the outfits, and they are only kids once, so I figured why not get one. We went early, and that decision paid off. The nice people at Easton took many shots until we captured a good one with Peter Cottontail. Even though Michael was not feeling great, with his enthusiasm, you would never know it.
~RAP
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Friday, March 25, 2005
We can do this the Hard Way or the Easy Way
Last week the boys were diagnosed with strep, and were treated with antibiotics. Alex was prescribed the traditional liquid amoxicillin concoction. In the past, we would mix the antibiotic with Alex's milk, but that was when he was "medium boy." Now he is a "big boy," and I decided that he was going to drink it like a big boy; Alex decided he was going to throw a fit.
I picked Alex up and sat him on the island. Being a bright kid, he asked me why I did this. I did it to make him feel helpless, but I did not tell him that. Instead I informed him there were two ways that he could drink the medicine. The hard way: scream, throw a fit and then drink it. The easy way: drink it and be done. He understood that he was going to drink it, and he unhappily chose the easy way. He continued to choose the easy way the rest of the week, but more nonchalantly than unhappy. Later that week, Michael was complaining about taking his vitamins. Alex walked up to Michael, put his arm around his and said, 'Michael, we can do this the hard way or the easy way.'
~RAP
I picked Alex up and sat him on the island. Being a bright kid, he asked me why I did this. I did it to make him feel helpless, but I did not tell him that. Instead I informed him there were two ways that he could drink the medicine. The hard way: scream, throw a fit and then drink it. The easy way: drink it and be done. He understood that he was going to drink it, and he unhappily chose the easy way. He continued to choose the easy way the rest of the week, but more nonchalantly than unhappy. Later that week, Michael was complaining about taking his vitamins. Alex walked up to Michael, put his arm around his and said, 'Michael, we can do this the hard way or the easy way.'
~RAP
Egg Hunt
Last week the boys enjoyed their first Easter egg hunt of the season. They are wearing red and blue jackets and are carrying wild oats bags. Jen said that we did not need to bring any bags -- the baskets would be provided. Good thing, I took alternative measures.
Her other claim, that they would not start exactly at 2, also lacked veracity. Fortunately, they started as we walked in and the boys are quick enough to claim the lion's share of plastic eggs.
RAPatton
Her other claim, that they would not start exactly at 2, also lacked veracity. Fortunately, they started as we walked in and the boys are quick enough to claim the lion's share of plastic eggs.
RAPatton
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Evil Plan
Because of some mistakes here and there we have wondered if Alex is somewhat colorblind; 10% of the male population is. Last night our fears were allayed.
We were watching the premiere of Clone Wars last night; midway through the episode Alex espoused a theory that one solider was the leader, and the others were the followers. The way that this was signified on the screen was with red markings for the leader and blue ones for the followers. Red and Blue are the classic color blind criteria, and it is good to know that Alex is able to distinguish them so that he can use that data to learn about the world through observations from his own eyes.
RAPatton
We were watching the premiere of Clone Wars last night; midway through the episode Alex espoused a theory that one solider was the leader, and the others were the followers. The way that this was signified on the screen was with red markings for the leader and blue ones for the followers. Red and Blue are the classic color blind criteria, and it is good to know that Alex is able to distinguish them so that he can use that data to learn about the world through observations from his own eyes.
RAPatton
Thursday, March 17, 2005
GQ
Hippity-Hop-Hop, Hippity-Hop-Hop, Easter is on it's in way. With it's arrival we can expect Spring flowers, and new outfits for the boys. This year they will don Ralph Lauren shirts with pastel stripes. One day they will look back and blame me for dressing them like that. At which point, I will state, "it wasn't me, it was the one armed man -- scratch that -- it was, your mother."
RAPatton
RAPatton
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Odd Phrases of Hipster Lingo
The good people at:
http://www.gizoogle.com/
should contract our Alex to help them stay up to date with lingua franca du jour. Alex seems to absorb the odd phrases of hipster lingo as if by Osmosis. Just last week, he ran to tell Jen that something was "radical." This morning he told us that he was "soo into it" and that something was "soo cool."The quirkiest thing is that Alex seems to be picking up on 80s lingo instead of 00s slang.
Robert "Technolizzles" Patton fo` Optimum
http://www.gizoogle.com/
should contract our Alex to help them stay up to date with lingua franca du jour. Alex seems to absorb the odd phrases of hipster lingo as if by Osmosis. Just last week, he ran to tell Jen that something was "radical." This morning he told us that he was "soo into it" and that something was "soo cool."The quirkiest thing is that Alex seems to be picking up on 80s lingo instead of 00s slang.
Robert "Technolizzles" Patton fo` Optimum
Monday, March 14, 2005
Taken in by his Enthusiasm
Jenny had breakfast yesterday with two of friends: Liz Soppe and Michelle Whitaker. Michelle's daughter, Madison, is in Michael's class, and she often volunteers in the classroom. Michelle recounted how recently she was playing an game with some kids in the class, and her amazement at how smart Michael is.
She went on and on about how bright he was; in addition to his intelligence, you could tell that she was taken in by his enthusiasm. Her oldest daughter is in the gifted program (LEAP, it starts in the 4th grade), and she assured Jen that there is no doubt that Michael will be in it also.
RAP
She went on and on about how bright he was; in addition to his intelligence, you could tell that she was taken in by his enthusiasm. Her oldest daughter is in the gifted program (LEAP, it starts in the 4th grade), and she assured Jen that there is no doubt that Michael will be in it also.
RAP
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