tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58867970577743461302024-03-12T20:55:40.794-04:00Jackman FamilySharing pictures and yammering endlessly about whateverAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-81813618180226269522014-03-07T17:40:00.001-05:002019-02-12T15:16:53.101-05:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzCLFIvNDvdOcxXSUof5b7btLUF586gURViTa0CCOSzhAiVV3r-SrJT9VPOya3tOGG_ZEohD2QltOsG0zq2rA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Why learn abt fire trucks when we are so very interesting already?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-24159001444476034752014-02-16T16:02:00.000-05:002019-02-12T15:16:52.976-05:00We are so proud <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzI6aNZlSqW1N7ivjHoXBdUBqz8iF9pDVaXA-SOtzmd9g_eR7QQkxzSbpUrGJ5ztEpHVccVZZ01i27oqgnHg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-72342955021178776652014-02-06T11:29:00.001-05:002014-02-06T11:29:29.295-05:00Two business guys bowling after work<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyhNWSOwlhmnxAO_cDoP-0X1JHoSGhsH-MLGSe50lSCtsyMrHZO0Su9AHeDuzK5DoBjUVkpF1AFoECpKInP' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-71783731027337814612014-02-05T10:44:00.001-05:002014-02-05T10:44:32.448-05:00Boing boing boing<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy47v1vRSdpwK6q6V4CaEC_3BEb1YM1zpfdyiULxM6ZQ-ZfVo_owg9Vzr-1rWvEl8zvKSQQeBuke9h53AmZgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-79374952698241219832014-01-10T15:02:00.001-05:002014-01-10T15:02:32.303-05:00Hey hey pack up your sleigh<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJr4S1OcJ9HZ9vN7ZB5gCBnU_lviK6DIdE1vhZiEalyonz9zqBHTi592vzXnqVl1nmueiO8s-_4pIYRsd8lA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-41603088558787966062013-09-30T08:57:00.001-04:002013-09-30T08:57:37.988-04:00D's first bike ride!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwWIB3I_aIExUSfKvdQ8VXhW0X8WDJWu9DeY9poCOEi-5_v0AvlmRYprnVUJ3oCbWRs0AJV9PgctcazOORiLg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-76727755359252985952013-09-06T09:45:00.002-04:002013-09-06T09:45:38.349-04:00Emotional, clingy, eating like a horse, and super tired but can't sleep because of sore knees . . . I call growth spurt!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-53774950307985233322013-08-24T09:10:00.001-04:002013-08-24T09:10:11.725-04:00Me: D honey, do you need a Kleenex?<br />
D: Nah, I'm pretty much a fan of the nose picking.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-86802936647510591002013-08-19T19:39:00.004-04:002013-08-19T19:39:28.345-04:00We haven't identified which neighbors yet, but somebody nearby is keeping chickens! D and I have spent a fair amount of time discussing the mystery. Tonight's conversation:<br />
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D: I like roosters. Their sounds make me happy.<br />
Mama: Oh yeah? I like roosters, too. Maybe some day we can live on a farm.<br />
D: Yeah! And we could wear chicken suits, and make friends with the chickens!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-1122896424428644362013-08-08T00:55:00.001-04:002013-08-08T00:55:07.824-04:00Holy cats, have I really not posted anything out here for two months? Whoops! Sorry, Grandma.<br />
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Summer has been super duper fun! Too fun to stop and mess about with a blog. Here's a little highlights reel, though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We had fun on a teeny tiny little plane that did not drop out of the sky</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We loved up our cousins</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We met some new creatures</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Had an adventure on an ancient pyramid</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Drank some drinks</i></td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-911316763016248432013-06-05T21:04:00.000-04:002013-06-05T21:04:15.859-04:00"Mama, my teeth are like <span class="st">stalactites and stalagmites."</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-86254289553118969192013-05-30T18:37:00.000-04:002013-05-30T18:44:16.334-04:00D thought Dorothy would swim better w the Star Wars theme song<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw80vI4O99pIE5MI6bYBygmqcQ7rm-V291Cl-3xYhVKeUeL9UYIQ3-rwXGKSaurtuxzIYGWHPGGt0upVzdP0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-71803063544398024322013-05-25T21:14:00.000-04:002013-05-25T21:15:08.034-04:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='326' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAYqk5YdPt9sXoR6xHMd4zjBwgxC9VhEXjPwFGKTgyuX2GU86h2YU4crriOSu2w4B9tlZ9E-NtUK8L8-5sUw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-33049031946629271232013-04-22T14:57:00.001-04:002013-04-22T14:57:36.139-04:00I considered being aggravated by the task of sorting through and shifting around the seemingly endless bags of D clothes that don't fit (any more / yet). I'd rather be playing legos, like everybody else at my house.<br />
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But after a brief, self-indulgent harumph, I remembered that we are the recipients of a truly astounding amount of thoughtfulness, generosity, and optimism. After all, he almost didn't get here! Then he almost didn't stick around. So instead I settled for sniffling over the little duds, folding each item with love and a wish for the Young Master Mason (the next baby branch on the tree) to wear them in good health.<br />
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The first four years were the happiest blur imaginable, and we have great hopes for many more. Who could complain about such work? Not even me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-87226804751427309822013-04-11T11:44:00.002-04:002013-04-11T11:44:59.323-04:00"Mama, you're as pretty as a goldfish."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-10282449753940694422013-04-02T11:03:00.003-04:002013-04-02T11:03:58.958-04:00<b>CRASH!</b><br />
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Midnight, I careen into D's room to look for the meteor or whatever made that ungodly racket. No gaping hole in the ceiling, no smoke, no alien invasion. After listening for a moment and groping around, I discover that he's lying face down on the floor at the foot of the bed, arms and legs akimbo, still totally asleep! I put him back in bed and listen for a couple more minutes -- never stirs, never makes a peep.<br />
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That is one sleepy Doodle.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-69092972158635132682013-03-20T11:37:00.000-04:002013-03-20T11:37:16.847-04:00D informed us the other night that he hates pork chops because "they're ennerating."<br />
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Some probing revealed that what he meant was "irritating." And of course additional probing about what irritation a pork chop might cause a 4 year old revealed that what he really meant was he'd rather have pancakes for dinner. Pancakes are NOT ennerating, for the record.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-23449705388569270192013-03-07T23:40:00.004-05:002013-03-07T23:40:39.752-05:00"Mama, we told a story together! I think I am smart. Not a lot smart, but a little. I want two sisters and a brother."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-50369448380473634392013-02-19T20:33:00.001-05:002013-02-19T20:33:14.398-05:00D laid his head lovingly on my lap the other day, and sighed "Oh Mama, I love your sweet, chubby little legs." Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-91247311113559177912013-02-05T23:47:00.002-05:002013-02-05T23:47:36.517-05:00Today we mourn (again) the newly-discovered (by some) loss of our dear friend, Gary the Snail. Sweet Baby D is now bravely nursing his broken little baby heart: "MAMA IT IS TOO TERRIBLE!" Torrents of tears. The poor thing cried so hard his lips turned blue.<br />
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Then at bedtime he delivered a pitch perfect impression of my shit-tastic rendition of <a href="http://youtu.be/YegIhoX8JFI">Mariposa</a>, and we laughed until we couldn't breathe. The little bugger will be just fine.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-25324428865282420022013-02-03T13:09:00.000-05:002013-02-03T13:09:58.125-05:00But seriously, folks. <br />
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"Gingerbread wouldn't come alive if it got out of the oven! . . . . <i>would it?</i>"</blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-62791282717571106722013-01-28T12:08:00.000-05:002013-01-28T12:08:02.996-05:00Did you know that Batman runs his own auto repair shop? Well, he does.<br />
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The other thing we love right now is swimming. Mama and D are taking Minnows again, to build confidence about being alone in the water. We are having a total blast, and D is improving in leaps and bounds. Hopefully June will find my little water bug in a snorkel and fins at the <a href="http://www.holchanbelize.org/">Hol Chan</a>!<br />
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Mama: You're turning into quite the little swimmer, dude.<br />
D: I am turning into a little FISH!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337241965271560481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886797057774346130.post-81305756175452125852013-01-16T20:47:00.004-05:002013-01-16T21:04:56.335-05:00Are we alone? I'll whisper, so D doesn't hear . . . . . sssssshhhhhh (looks around to double check)<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gary es muerto</span><br />
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But worse though . . . <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dorothy ate his remains. His tasty, tasty remains.</span><br />
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If D notices, we'll tell the truth. In the meantime we're leaving Gary's lovely shell in the tank as a little memorial. Donations to Mrs Puff's Boating School in lieu of flowers.<br />
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