why digital cameras don't work with kids 

messinism 

Matzah Roca and Markers (pronounced MAMAKS) 

THE HEIRLOOM

For her second child, Linda has requested that I make her an "HEIRLOOM" type of blanket. She says that her daughter loves her 'mowly blanket' so she must have another for her second child. Well, I took a crochet class, became obsessed with the ease and speed of granny squares and went way overboard with color work and created the log cabin below. Then I decided that it might not be heirloomy enough. No was it as gender neutral (the colors are navys, blues, green, cream and a touch of lavender)

So, I made the yellow one above (which looks more yellow than it actually is) and now I can't decide which one is more heirloom. How do you define "heirloom"?

Please help me decide which one is more heirloom by leaving a comment!

THANKS!

Total Crochet Heirloom 

Log Cabin Heirloom 

first pants free ca-ca 

Another First

Usually when we are putting Sylvie's pjs on at night, she likes to be nudey for a while and even does a 'nudey dance'. Last night, I was sitting on the floor while she did her dance, around the house, and waiting for her to come back. I got distracted with cleaning, or playing, or just spacing out, when Joey said, "did you know that Sylvie went down stairs?". I guess her danced lasted a while. She had to be led back to her room to get changed and when she came in she says "ca-ca" but that has come to mean anything that she finds on the floor that needs to be thrown away, or the actual garbage can, or someone else's dirty diaper, etc. So, I put her diaper and pjs on and that was it.

This morning, while I was taking a shower. Joey came in and announced that Sylvie had POOPED ON THE FLOOR behind the dining room table and that she had just admitted to him that it was her "ca-ca". OHMIGAWD. Not only was it there all night, it was totally unnoticed.

When I told my friend Katie, she was laughing but encouraged me that this was a big step toward poddy training and exclaimed that we should be thrilled. I guess a little neglect goes a long way toward development. Not the first time I was taught this lesson! Here is the spot behind the dining room table (Sans 'ca-ca')

Supersize

First trimester and I can't stop myself from the occasional drive thru. It's only once a week but it is so f'n good. Today's lunch: #8 filet o' fish meal with fries and the 'orange drink'. I love the orange drink because, when I was a kid, we were members of the IFA (interracial family association - love is a rainbow;) and McDonald's donated 'orange drink' for every get together we ever had. So, every month we got to drink as much as we wanted from the big orange cooler setting me off on my life-long love of orange everything. The best part of orange drink is that it is hardly carbonated.

Anyway, it is hard to cook anything when you are nauseous most of the time, but what am I going to do with the scrunched-up McDonalds bag? My husband refuses to eat fast food after seeing super-size me. How obvious can you get!?

Other things that only happen when you have a 20 month old:

1. The only water in the car is a sippy cup and when you are thirsty that will have to do. Who cares what the fox in the audi a6 thinks. YES, I need handles and a spout to drink, OK!

2. Cell phone is covered in mange/strawberry flavored slobber after absent mindedly leaving purse on table instead of hanging it up and out of reach.

3. All lipsticks are missing their covers and have little teeth gouges in them. See #2 for explanation.

4. Loose change is now called "uh-oh" see #2 again.

third times a charm 

First Timer

Thank you Kathleenc for yellow-brick-roading me to this wonderful new outlet for my issues. I am sure that there will be much to talk about and many photos to show. I am thrilled to join the technomasses in this fabulously self-absorbed way.