Last Day of Brendan the Two-Year-Old

and a quintessential picture reflecting Brendan's morning attitude versus Liam's...



For a boy who's seemed like he was three since the age of one and a half, I'm still surprised Brendan is going to be three tomorrow. Mixed emotions for Mommy but Brendan's pretty psyched about his big day. I wonder though, with his newfound big-boy-ness, will he still say things like,

Mom, is this the right feet?

That's where we go for fwinmmin lessons

Do you want me to do (insert various assorted dangerous things here), or no?

I didn't do nothin naughty

Stupid (or fat or hate) is not nice

Don't forget my vitaminins

What?! That's incredibal!!

I'm not fussin, I'm just laughin

I gotch ya

I sleeped good, are you happy?

I'm not sayin poopoo, because poopoo is potty talk. you shouldn't say poopoo so I'm not gonna just keep sayin poopoo, poopoo, poopoo, poopoo. Well I'm just sayin, poopoo's not nice because you shouldn't say poopoo. or butt.

No, I amn't

Why Is a Raven...

I really just don't get why Democrats and moderate Republicans don't run a campaign something along the lines of Sarah Palin, Mad Hatter. You know? Like The Nation did, but bring it more mainstream. Paint this Tea Party with colors from the land of tweedledum, tweedledee, not authentic American Revolutionary heroes. This seems to me like the best possible response to all the craziness, just call it what it is. Thank you. :o)

That's Me Boy!

Aidan had his four month checkup today, and they confirmed what I had been thinking all along - he's a big boy! Weighing in at 17lbs 4oz and 26 1/2 inches tall, he is still on the charts but up at the top. Everyone commented on his cheerful disposition, adorable smiles, rugged good looks and obviously above-average intelligence. :o) He was a good sport about the 612 (actually 4) shots and mostly loved holding the doctor's stethoscope and drooling all over the place. As the day progresses he seems to be liking the effects of the shots less and less, but he's still a trooper.
Also today Liam and Brendan had fun going for a short visit to the park with my friend from work and two of his daughters. This was our second playdate, and the warm-up time for his girls was much shorter than last time. Liam and Brendan basically needed no warm up time and would happily have gone home with my co-worker's family.
Also, I never explained the title of my previous post (I think) and basically it was a reference to Halloween costumes. I'd explain further but Aidan needs a little comforting.

Able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound

Today was yet another day in the surreal world that is my life.

Brendan was playing with Spiderman and G.I. Joe. At one point I don't know WHAT was going on, all I know is that Spiderman was spanking G.I. Joe.

Liam regressed to being a physically unstable toddler while wrestling with Eric and Brendan and smashed his face directly into the corner of the couch. He now has a GIANT bruise the entirety of his cheek. Of course school pictures are next week, but the good news is he has to go to the make-up session anyway because we will be in Champaign next week. Phew.

"Did you say the Hippodrome?" Brendan's favorite line from his new favorite movie, On the Town. Second favorite line - "Did you say the Woolworth Tower?"

I have almost run out of steam as far as school is going, so I don't know what to expect as far as grades this semester. drat.

I am really pissed at the 12 morons who voted in the primary elections who picked the dingbats we now have to choose between for the general election. I'd love to select C - None of the Above, but I think it's probably too important an election to do that. Also, why don't people vote in primary elections? In the paper you read about people literally dodging bullets to go vote in other countries, and here you can basically go at your leisure, even leave work if you want, to go vote.

I would post more funny things the kids say, because there is no shortage, but that would require accessing my memory and that part of my brain has already logged off. Along with many, many other parts.

Images from apple picking, baking and life...