Tonight Liam was all tucked in and falling asleep when he heard us upstairs putting Lance to sleep. He called Ryan into his room and asked this question:
Liam: What if Daisy eats the Easter Bunny?
Ryan: Don't worry the Easter Bunny is too smart and fast for Daisy.
HAPPY EASTER!
Showing posts with label Liam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liam. Show all posts
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sick Day
Yesterday morning Liam woke us up at 3:30 am with a coughing fit. I don't do well at that time of morning, but then I couldn't go back to sleep because I debated keeping him home from school for the next couple of hours. I finally decided it was bad enough that I shouldn't send him to school to spread his germs, but I had to find a sub. (The bad news in our program is that we need to call and find our own subs). At 6am I began calling people and gave up at 7am so I could get Lance ready for school. After we dropped Lance off at school I got a call from our school secretary that she had found a sub for me. This is good, but it is its own story for another blog.
So, I got Liam all set up in front of the t.v. and started cleaning the house because I had the day off. Liam was bored. He watched t.v. for a half hour total. Then he wanted to play a game, so we played a game. After the game I suggested nap time. Nap time consisted of us lying in my bed, me trying to sleep while he read me books. He agreed to only 30 minutes of this and he watched the clock. The books were a little about his level because they were story books, so every page had a word he did not know and could not sound out. Needless to say I didn't get to rest. I suggested t.v. again. He wanted XBox. Number one rule in our house is no video games on sick days (make note to change that rule). Then he told me that I could still take him to school and he would just get a tardy. (maybe should have taken him up on his offer) He finally watched a little t.v. again. Then he was bored and wanted to play outside. I told him to play in his room. He said he couldn't because Lance wasn't there and he makes up the games. Finally after lunch I had to find some compromise because I was almost going crazy from the boredom he was experiencing. It was a nice day (about 45 degrees) so I told him to go sit in the sun and read a book. Every 5 minutes he was asking if he could move the chair somewhere else on the deck or go sit on the swings or in the fort or.... Finally I said the sun is better in the front of the house you can move there. Then it was can I go on the driveway, can I go on the grass, can I have chalk?
So, I got Liam all set up in front of the t.v. and started cleaning the house because I had the day off. Liam was bored. He watched t.v. for a half hour total. Then he wanted to play a game, so we played a game. After the game I suggested nap time. Nap time consisted of us lying in my bed, me trying to sleep while he read me books. He agreed to only 30 minutes of this and he watched the clock. The books were a little about his level because they were story books, so every page had a word he did not know and could not sound out. Needless to say I didn't get to rest. I suggested t.v. again. He wanted XBox. Number one rule in our house is no video games on sick days (make note to change that rule). Then he told me that I could still take him to school and he would just get a tardy. (maybe should have taken him up on his offer) He finally watched a little t.v. again. Then he was bored and wanted to play outside. I told him to play in his room. He said he couldn't because Lance wasn't there and he makes up the games. Finally after lunch I had to find some compromise because I was almost going crazy from the boredom he was experiencing. It was a nice day (about 45 degrees) so I told him to go sit in the sun and read a book. Every 5 minutes he was asking if he could move the chair somewhere else on the deck or go sit on the swings or in the fort or.... Finally I said the sun is better in the front of the house you can move there. Then it was can I go on the driveway, can I go on the grass, can I have chalk?I guess he wasn't really all that sick. He went to school today and my day is much quieter.
Really we did have fun, but he was just so bored not being with friends at school or with Lance. I thought it was so cute when he was outside, he had his shades, his books and his iced tea and he was just reading and relaxing.
Note: Somehow I did get my dishes done and 2 loads of laundry (in a 7 hour day)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A good answer to "WHY"
Today Liam was helping with breakfast before I got down stairs (you already know where this is going, don't you?) He had crawled up on the counter and was getting down two plastic bowls for cereal, he even asked if I was having cereal also. As I came downstairs, Lance said he wanted instant oatmeal. I said that is fine, but we have to use glass bowls. Liam went right back up on the counter and put the plastic bowls back in the cupboard. He was looking for the "glass" bowls because he could not find any clear bowls. (Don't you know all glass has to be see through?) Anyway I told him which bowls they were and started explaining what glass is...that it doesn't have to be clear to be glass.
THEN IT HAPPENED...he dropped one of the bowls and it broke all over the floor. It made my explanation easier...that's glass, it breaks easily. I think we now know what glass is in our house.
Disclaimer: No good dishes were broken or destroyed in this demonstration of glass. The bowl in question was 12 years old and will now go to a good home at the garbage dump.
THEN IT HAPPENED...he dropped one of the bowls and it broke all over the floor. It made my explanation easier...that's glass, it breaks easily. I think we now know what glass is in our house.
Disclaimer: No good dishes were broken or destroyed in this demonstration of glass. The bowl in question was 12 years old and will now go to a good home at the garbage dump.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Our Liam makes news
Yesterday my dad called me to tell me that he saw Liam's picture in the newspaper. There was a picture of Liam at school in Friday's paper next to an article about their school. He was in the south metro section of the Star Tribune, which is the largest paper in the 7 county metro area, and one we don't subscribe to. It was pajama day for his class the day that they took the pictures, luckily we bought new pj's for the celebration at school.
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