November 2012 archive

Nov 30

Grumpy Baby’s School Pictures

Grumpy Baby has a very expressive face, we’ve been down that road. More than anything, though, she really dislikes the folks that do the school pictures. Skeptical isn’t really the word as much as “Go ahead, make my day”.

Last year, I couldn’t tell exactly what look she was going for, but they turned out so absolutely awful I bought one just out of pity. This was so her demeanor; they really couldn’t have captured it better. Just confounded, I guess. Without any will to live.

Have you seen this child?

So, when I heard that pictures were back, I had to see them. Would they top last year? She’s funny now, but she’s SUPER skeptical of strangers and she does NOT smile at people easily (she still won’t smile at my father, but he can be scary looking to children). So I made today the day, and I laughingly walked into her daycare, anxious to see her attitude towards the photographer this year.

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Nov 15

The Little Jerk

Warning, serious post ahead, as I reflect today.

The Little Jerk is…not so much a jerk anymore. Once she started walking, she became this adorable, funny, witty, goofy kid that is just captivating. She’s still a jerk to strangers, but you know, that’s ok. Once I was lamenting that it’s frustrating that The Older One, aka Angel Baby, would go to anyone, but The Little Jerk? Still won’t even go to my father. Someone reminded me to remember my annoyance down the road, because soon, Angel Baby will be a teenager, and the obedient, “never met a stranger” qualities won’t be a great thing.

Most of you know, unless you happened upon this site from somewhere far away, that The Little Jerk was born with a cleft in her soft palate. If we’re being honest, during my pregnancy, I worried about miscarriage or complications, but it genuinely never once occurred to me that she might have any birth defects. Funny side note, when she came out, she had the most gigantic, horrific looking nose I had ever seen. It was ghastly; in fact, I think I gasped. I remember thinking “Oh…my. What on earth?!” And seriously, before you say “Oh, I’m sure it wasn’t bad”, let me show you Exhibit A:

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Nov 06

The News

If you read WSLS, you may have noticed that they constantly misspell words. When I say “misspell words”, I mean huge errors that are so obvious it’s actually offensive. I’m not talking about ending a sentence with a preposition (hell, I do that!), I’m talking about blatant errors that make it painfully obvious that no one bothered to even skim it.

And you know, I’m ok with stories that are sent from an iPhone or other smart device because it is breaking news and needs to get up. What I am not ok with is obvious errors in stories that are neither breaking news nor really even something someone needs to read in the next hour or so. For example:

This is their EDITED version!

NO! The errant apostrophe; one of my most hated mistakes.The original headline said it’s, so I kindly let them know. They changed it on the front page, but neglected to in the entire rest of the article. And if you notice, they didn’t spell the name of the restaurant correctly, either. It’s not Horizons, it’s Horizon. Then, another, just as horrifying one:

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Nov 02

Famous Dave

I read an article (click here to read) about the wish of Dave Moran, an awesome guy who is suffering from terminal cancer, and what seem like really super cool friends of his.

Almost famous? We can help do that, right?

Ok, go like his Facebook page, alright?

Ok, now share it. Share it to everyone you know. Get the word out! Check his webpage often here. Click on the picture below, cut it out, take it with you places. Let’s see how many places that Dave can see in the next month! And be creative!

ZOMG Y’ALL IS THAT DAVE MORAN?!

No, I don’t know him, but I do read the news page, and I cried when I read what his friends are doing. What phenomenal people, really! We could all use friends that would do something so special for us, right? Ready? Set? Go.

Nov 01

Halloween, y’all / Kid Style

One of the cool things about living in Virginia is that the weather can be unpredictable, so you can have a super warm Halloween. One of the sucky things about living in Virginia is that the weather can be unpredictable, so you can have a super freezing Halloween. Let’s look at the last few years:

It may not be obvious, but it makes it seriously difficult to choose a costume because of this nonsense. Will it be freezing? Hot? Can this costume have easily removable/addable layers? Can cats/cheerleaders/zombies wear mittens? Doctors can pull off gloves and a white coat, but as you see, the weather was perfectly normal that year. One thing we’ve never once had to worry about, though, is snow. Oh wait, UNTIL NOW. What the hell, Sandy?! Luckily the snow had melted, though it still made for a particularly chilly night. Kennedy spent her first Halloween with her dad, stepmom, and brothers, which I’ll admit was difficult for me since we have a tradition, but it’s important for her dad’s side to get traditions as well. He sent me this picture of her and her older brother:

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