Yesterday

Yesterday, I picked up my sick boy from school.  He talked and chatted all the way home.  I started to respond to something he said when he replied, "No.  I don't want to talk.  I sick."  oh.  Never mind he's been chatting the entire drive!  LOL  He paused for a tiny bit then kept talking.  That boy!

Sick boy

My boy was sick today. He barfed at school after nap on all his stuff. When I picked him up, the first thing he said to me in a tiny quiet voice was, "I threw-up on Mickey.". We came home and threw Mickey and his blankies into the wash. Mickey needed to be washed anyway. So this pic show Oli and a clean Mickey!

My sweet boy.

Oli for Ivy

Oli wants to get Ivy a Barbie for Christmas.

Broom shovel

Scene: Oliver is shoveling with his kid sized broom.
Me: Are you shoveling snow?
Oli: I am shoveling Yellow snow.
Me: oh.

Thanksgiving Egg Sale

Here is Oliver with CJ and Eleanor.  The girls let Oliver help sell eggs.  I think he was a good helper...until he dropped an egg.  I think he really just LOVED being included with his cousins!  It was really fun to watch.  Oli would run into the house to get a drink and then run back out to help.  Then, he would run in the house to get pie...and then speed back outside.  At one point he brought his pie outside so he wouldn't miss anything!

Heart visit

Today Ivy had her visit with Dr. Reinking, the pediatric cardiac doctor.  It turned out to be a great visit, really.  She weighed in at 15 pounds 9 ounces!  yay!  AND also awesome was that Dr. R said that her murmur is softer!  He said before you could "hear it across the room" and now it's softer - that's good news and hopefully means that the holes are closing on their own!  So far, it looks like she won't have to have surgery!  I sure hope she continues on this path!  What awesome news.  Her next visit is in three months and she will have an echo at that visit.

School Pics

I have been waiting what seemed like forever to get Oliver's pictures back.  Today was the day.  I was so excited to look at the picture of Oli and Mickey Mouse together.  I had handed in all the paperwork that said what color background you wanted for the picture and if you wanted something special in the picture with your child there was a blank to write what that something special was to be.  I filled in the blank:  Mickey Mouse.

So, I look at the pictures when I picked Oliver up and instead of Mickey with my smiling Oliver, it was Goofy sitting there in that picture.  Now.  This wouldn't be so disappointing if I didn't specifically write "Mickey Mouse" on the special paper that was sent home for pictures.  I wrote "Mickey Mouse" because I wanted Mickey (not Goofy) in the picture with my son.  I wanted Mickey because that is who Oliver loves.  That is who Oliver takes to school just about every day.  Mickey is his baby.

Oliver has a stuffed Goofy and he is super cute.  If OUR Goofy was in the picture, I would *almost* be okay with the photo.  But.  It's not OUR Goofy.  It's some random Goofy that the photographer has or something.

So now, I look at this picture - and it's the best of three shots of Oliver - and I want to love that picture - but then there's someone else's Goofy.  Not Oliver's Mickey.  It makes me sad.

So then.  I have to be "that parent" that asks why isn't Mickey Mouse in the picture with my kid?  It almost sounds silly as I ask the questions...I'm trying NOT to be cranky about it - but I did write "Mickey Mouse" on that blank line!

If we are given the opportunity to "fill-in-the-blank" and then it's ignored....well that's just not right.

I'm just disappointed.  I waited for these pictures.  I knew they were going to be SO cute!  Oliver & Mickey.

Oliver has never really carried a blankie or had a 'lovey' until now...and it's Mickey Mouse.

Look how cute he is!  

Do you see what I'm saying?  This was going to be my special memory of Oliver and his baby Mickey.  And now it's Goofy.  Every time I look at the picture, I smile because Oli is so CUTE...and then I see Goofy and it bums me out.

You have to understand this.  Right?