Today, it was quiet (nap) time and Carmen didn't really want to go down. I let her not sleep as long as she stays quiet in her room for at least an hour. Usually I hear her playing for a little while, then come in and find her asleep somewhere. Sometimes it's in her bed, sometimes it's on the floor. So cute!!!
Anywho, today I was really tired and decided I would nap during her nap time, too. We were laying in her bed reading and she leaned over, sang a little song, kissed my face, put one of her little blankets on me, and went outside and drew pictures of the kittens. I had a good hour-long nap.
IT WAS SO CUTE.
I called Dad and told him about it, and he said, "It's good to know someone's taking care of you while Mark's at work!"
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
2-year-olds are hilarious
I love talking to Carmen and hearing her talk. We had a blast on the Oregon coast with all of her Dewey cousins and aunts and uncles.
Mark's sister, Karen, has a sweet husky named Koda. Carmen fell in love with him and figured out how to get along with him. They snuggled a lot and did a lot of chase, and the most common phrase I heard from Carmen was, "Ohhhhhhh, he give me kisses!!!!"
On one of our last nights there, we had the following exchange:
Carmen: Koda's my doggy!
Me: Actually, he's Karen's doggy. Karen is Koda's mommy.
Carmen: *thoughtful pause* No, he's my doggy. We'll buy him!
Ben (Karen's husband, happens to be walking outside at that moment): SOLD!!!
They had offered to trade their dog for our two-year-old. I'm sorry to say the offer wasn't the least bit tempting. ;)
Another time, we were doing a final load of laundry before packing all of our stuff to go home. We got some clothes from Mark's parents, and Mark's dad decided that this might be a good time to sneak off and take a shower. Carmen walks past my in-laws' bedroom and goes, "*gasp!* Grandpa Larry is naked!"
I nod my head a little and try to talk about something else, hoping she's done with her announcement for the day. Sometimes they'll stop if you don't draw attention to it. But this is an exciting deal to her. She continues. "Mommy, Grandpa Larry is naked! HE'S NAKED, MOMMY! Grandpa Larry's NAAAAAAAKED!!!"
Finally, my father-in-law manages to stand up for himself and he squeaks out, "Carmen, I'm not completely naked! I'm wearing a towel!"
"Oh, he's not completely naked, Mommy. Grandpa Larry's wearing a towel!"
"Thank you." and he scurries off to the bathroom without further incident.
You just can't hide anything from a 2-year-old.
Mark's sister, Karen, has a sweet husky named Koda. Carmen fell in love with him and figured out how to get along with him. They snuggled a lot and did a lot of chase, and the most common phrase I heard from Carmen was, "Ohhhhhhh, he give me kisses!!!!"
On one of our last nights there, we had the following exchange:
Carmen: Koda's my doggy!
Me: Actually, he's Karen's doggy. Karen is Koda's mommy.
Carmen: *thoughtful pause* No, he's my doggy. We'll buy him!
Ben (Karen's husband, happens to be walking outside at that moment): SOLD!!!
They had offered to trade their dog for our two-year-old. I'm sorry to say the offer wasn't the least bit tempting. ;)
Another time, we were doing a final load of laundry before packing all of our stuff to go home. We got some clothes from Mark's parents, and Mark's dad decided that this might be a good time to sneak off and take a shower. Carmen walks past my in-laws' bedroom and goes, "*gasp!* Grandpa Larry is naked!"
I nod my head a little and try to talk about something else, hoping she's done with her announcement for the day. Sometimes they'll stop if you don't draw attention to it. But this is an exciting deal to her. She continues. "Mommy, Grandpa Larry is naked! HE'S NAKED, MOMMY! Grandpa Larry's NAAAAAAAKED!!!"
Finally, my father-in-law manages to stand up for himself and he squeaks out, "Carmen, I'm not completely naked! I'm wearing a towel!"
"Oh, he's not completely naked, Mommy. Grandpa Larry's wearing a towel!"
"Thank you." and he scurries off to the bathroom without further incident.
You just can't hide anything from a 2-year-old.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Creatures of Habit
In high school, my AP Psychology teacher didn't assign seats. After the first few weeks of school, we all pretty much sat in the same seats anyway, because we are creatures of habit. We like familiarity. There were a few times during the year when either I or my best friend, Ross, would try to sit somewhere else, and we thought it was exceedingly hilarious when another student would get indignant and go, "Hey, you're in MY seat!" We were tempted to respond with something cheeky, like, "There are no assigned seats, remember?" ... but we were unpopular enough as it is, and returned to "our" seats if someone didn't like us mixing things up. =p
Anyway, I've noticed that I've quickly formed some habits after moving to Austin. My friend Jocelyn started working in the day care at the local Gold's Gym so I gave her a ride home yesterday. I went on autopilot and started heading back to my place instead of her apartment. It's amazing how quickly habits form: We arrived in Austin in the afternoon of July 8, our stuff got here July 19, and we got our garage on August 1. We finally got Internet at the end of July. ("I see you scheduled for this day because we said it was available, but we actually can't do it for another 2 weeks." ... yeah, I know how it goes. -_-) So to me, it feels like life here officially began about two weeks ago. Three and a half, if you start from when our stuff got here and I actually met a few neighbors.
Do you go to the gym? Have you developed workout habits there? Do you feel possessive of some of the cardio machines there? Is there one you always work out on, and when you get to the gym and someone else is working out on it, you feel kind of awkward, like, "Oh, great, now I have to go work out on a different machine. One I don't love so much." And maybe ... or maybe not ... you can't decide whether you should take the machine right next to yours, or space yourself away from the stranger who is unknowingly using your machine?
Okay, so I think too much when I work out.
In American Fork, there was a particular elliptical machine I always used - the one on the end. I don't like the treadmill because my knees get achy. Here in Austin, I quickly found a machine I've used just about every time I've worked out. It's the fourth one in, because it's exactly where the fan on the wall hits my head and helps me cool down while working out. It's also right in front of the TV, so I get to .... watch .... ESPN .... because ........ Well, no, there's nothing great about the TV my machine is in front of. I just read books anyway. ;)
Do you guys have funny habits about things you use in public places, too? Like is there are particular chair at the pool you always leave your stuff by? Is there a machine at the gym that's "yours" too? Or am I just crazy?
I wouldn't mind just being crazy. ;)
Anyway, I've noticed that I've quickly formed some habits after moving to Austin. My friend Jocelyn started working in the day care at the local Gold's Gym so I gave her a ride home yesterday. I went on autopilot and started heading back to my place instead of her apartment. It's amazing how quickly habits form: We arrived in Austin in the afternoon of July 8, our stuff got here July 19, and we got our garage on August 1. We finally got Internet at the end of July. ("I see you scheduled for this day because we said it was available, but we actually can't do it for another 2 weeks." ... yeah, I know how it goes. -_-) So to me, it feels like life here officially began about two weeks ago. Three and a half, if you start from when our stuff got here and I actually met a few neighbors.
Do you go to the gym? Have you developed workout habits there? Do you feel possessive of some of the cardio machines there? Is there one you always work out on, and when you get to the gym and someone else is working out on it, you feel kind of awkward, like, "Oh, great, now I have to go work out on a different machine. One I don't love so much." And maybe ... or maybe not ... you can't decide whether you should take the machine right next to yours, or space yourself away from the stranger who is unknowingly using your machine?
Okay, so I think too much when I work out.
In American Fork, there was a particular elliptical machine I always used - the one on the end. I don't like the treadmill because my knees get achy. Here in Austin, I quickly found a machine I've used just about every time I've worked out. It's the fourth one in, because it's exactly where the fan on the wall hits my head and helps me cool down while working out. It's also right in front of the TV, so I get to .... watch .... ESPN .... because ........ Well, no, there's nothing great about the TV my machine is in front of. I just read books anyway. ;)
Do you guys have funny habits about things you use in public places, too? Like is there are particular chair at the pool you always leave your stuff by? Is there a machine at the gym that's "yours" too? Or am I just crazy?
I wouldn't mind just being crazy. ;)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
We're in Austin!
It's been two months and I've been too lazy to post a blog update. Why? Maybe my pictures aren't interesting enough; I don't know! But now I'm going to buckle down and sum up the past few months. My immediate family came down to Utah at the beginning of July to celebrate the Fourth with my grandparents and cousins in Richfield.
Carmen had a lot of fun goofing around with her cousins. This is Portman, who is about a year and a half older than Carmen.
We went to some horse races and left after about an hour because 1) my uncle and his family didn't come like they said they might and 2) it was really boring. In an hour they had a single race (maybe two?) and the guy droned on and on about nothing to fill up the space. And it was kind of toasty, but at least the stands were in the shade! Carmen was happy to see the horsies.
In the evening, we went to a rodeo in Salina. Carmen also enjoyed watching it (and it was Mark's first rodeo, too!) and we had to keep her away from the fence when they brought the bulls out and stuff ... because you never know where they'll go ...
We bought some fireworks from the grocery store. Carmen *loved* the fireworks. This is how she reacted whenever she wasn't with one of us when the fireworks went off. She'd run back to us going, "Wow, wow, it's loud!"
After returning from Richfield, the moving began ... and I think I'll save that for another post to be posted SOON ... you know, in less than two months. ;)
Carmen had a lot of fun goofing around with her cousins. This is Portman, who is about a year and a half older than Carmen.
We went to some horse races and left after about an hour because 1) my uncle and his family didn't come like they said they might and 2) it was really boring. In an hour they had a single race (maybe two?) and the guy droned on and on about nothing to fill up the space. And it was kind of toasty, but at least the stands were in the shade! Carmen was happy to see the horsies.
In the evening, we went to a rodeo in Salina. Carmen also enjoyed watching it (and it was Mark's first rodeo, too!) and we had to keep her away from the fence when they brought the bulls out and stuff ... because you never know where they'll go ...
We bought some fireworks from the grocery store. Carmen *loved* the fireworks. This is how she reacted whenever she wasn't with one of us when the fireworks went off. She'd run back to us going, "Wow, wow, it's loud!"
After returning from Richfield, the moving began ... and I think I'll save that for another post to be posted SOON ... you know, in less than two months. ;)
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