April 18, 2006
you’re smarter when you’re pink*
Remember when Friday Playdate used to be funny? You know, with charming stories about my kids and my drinking and my shoes? Remember that?
Thank you, all of you, for your kind comments and e-mails about my impending nervous breakdown. Today was a good day, if only because we’re firing the speech pathologist! Woo hoo! I am way to happy about that, aren’t I? But at this point, the money would be better spent on lipstick or a babysitter while we look for someone who can really help us. And who won’t feel compelled to remind me that I’m the parent–like I could forget, when I haven’t peed alone in nearly six years.
On top of that, my parents will be here in 60 hours (but who’s counting?). The boys are very excited, as am I, mostly because I’m planning to dump the boys with them and run away for the week. But shh! Don’t tell them! Or they might stay in Albuquerque.
In other news, I have been slowly making my way through the boys’ Easter candy. They each got a fairly large box of Runts, although now somehow we are down to half of one box, despite the fact that the boys don’t like Runts and Wade is afraid to eat them as they are “too hard.” I don’t know how that has happened, or where the other box and a half went. Really.
How you can tell that this summer is going to be really REALLY hot: it’s in the 90s here now (yes, 90 degrees!) but when Charlie and I went to buy a kiddie pool today, there weren’t any. Because it’s not supposed to be THIS hot in April. Like I didn’t already know that.
Tonight, just for entertainment, I said to Charlie, “How was your day, buddy?” (He had a good day; I know this because he was WITH ME the ENTIRE TIME).
“It was BAD,” he said sadly.
“Really? Why?”
“Because there were DRAGONS EVERYWHERE!” he said, and laughed. And he’s the normal one.
Finally, this: over the weekend, I told Henry that he could take my camera to school this Friday for show and tell, because he was being so very careful with it and taking such great pictures and having such a wonderful time. We were going to print the pictures he took and make a little album for his teacher and copies for his friends. And then yesterday at the zoo I dropped the camera on the pavement and broke it.
Isn’t that funny?
Nooooo, it’s really not.
Photos by Henry.
*It’s a line from Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin. Wade bought it for the boys (who are spoiled) and he has been justifying it by saying, over and over, “It’s a very sweet movie.” Which I think is very sweet as well.
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April 18th, 2006 at 8:54 pm, Callie Says:
Sometimes, when I read your blog, I think our lives are just a little TOO parallel. MY Henry is also obsessed with taking photos, and they look very similar to your Henry’s! Must be the photographic eye of a five-year old, though my guy does also like to add in multiple shots of my rear. Those I am not a fan of, especially since he does them close-up.
April 18th, 2006 at 8:58 pm, Susan Says:
Oh, Callie, there are multiple shots of my ass, too. And yes, close up! Although really you don’t have to get all that close to see it. It’s RIGHT THERE.
April 18th, 2006 at 9:27 pm, adria Says:
It did not sound like the speech therapist was working for you and Henry. Congrats on that!
So sad to hear you broke the camera. Henry’s pics were great - keep them coming!
It is already 90 degrees there!? What is July going to be like??
April 18th, 2006 at 9:32 pm, Susan Says:
Adria, we’re sitting here watching the weather and Wade was saying, “Remember when we lived in Tacoma and it would get into the 40s at night in the summer? And we wore jackets until the Fourth of July? Wasn’t that GREAT?”
We’re going to DIE here this summer. That’s pretty much the deal.
April 18th, 2006 at 11:37 pm, Joel s Says:
that’s crappy about the camera. However, since your son isn’t going to want high quality 12×19 inch prints, your options are pretty good. You can buy a fairly low megapixel camera on ebay for under 50usd (which even in my world is affordable). 1.3 mega pixels does a nice normal print acceptably well. To check out the stats of the camera, I suggest dpreview.com, they’ve reviewed just about every digital camera I’ve ever heard of.
and I promise, your blog is still funny. really!
April 19th, 2006 at 4:18 am, Marly Says:
I feel your pain (and your sweat). I broke our camera last week, and it was 101 here yesterday. 101!!! In April!!!
April 19th, 2006 at 6:33 am, Arwen Says:
We gave Noodle disposable cameras for her birthday, it was what she wanted. I can’t wait to see the pix she and baby buffalo took. I think we need a hair update, it doesn’t look like it is growing so maybe it is being cut????
April 19th, 2006 at 7:52 am, Chag Says:
Cool! I’m not the only one eating the kids’ Easter candy. I should be done sometime Friday afternoon.
And glad to hear things are looking up. Here’s hoping you can get some alone time to recharge while your folks are in town!
April 19th, 2006 at 7:55 am, Candace Says:
What *is* it with the zoo and dropping cameras? I had owned my very first digital camera all of, like, 4 hours when I dropped it at the zoo. It didn’t break, but boy was Mr. Foot mad at me!
And you’re still funny. And charming, and smart, and pretty, and thin.
Feel better?
April 19th, 2006 at 8:15 am, Kara Says:
YOU are adorable. LOVING the photo essays by Henry and Charlie and that yellow flowery throw pillow. Sorry about the 90 degrees. Here’s how my morning goes most days (weatherman: “and it’s a scorcher in Oklahoma” me: oh, poor Susan). Yes, I watch the weather and think about the bloggers and where they live and what their weather will be like.
I need to get out more.
April 19th, 2006 at 8:21 am, ieatcrayonz Says:
Aw, poor camera. How about a sprinkler for the boys until the pools come in?
April 19th, 2006 at 9:20 am, Nancy Says:
Susan, you have the best smile.
April 19th, 2006 at 11:01 am, MamaChristy Says:
I, too, love the photos and I, too, am a sweaty pig with thi awful April heat. I don’t know where Marly is, but it was something like 101 in San Antonio yesterday as well. I suppose a really hot summer is just one more reason to not get pregnant anytime soon.
April 19th, 2006 at 12:24 pm, Kristen Says:
Henry’s pictures are awesome. And uh, Easter candy? What Easter candy? I do NOT have chocolate on my mouth!
April 19th, 2006 at 12:44 pm, Susie Says:
I dropped the video camera on the kitchen floor a couple weeks ago. Fun times! Glad you fired that therapist. You are too cute for words with your little green shamrock tee. So petite. I have ass envy.
April 19th, 2006 at 1:23 pm, Misfit Hausfrau Says:
Tell your parents you have to run some errands and come back next Thursday. Do it.
April 19th, 2006 at 3:21 pm, MJ Says:
For a women about to have a nervous breakdown, you look fabulous. Even after all that chocolate. (Sadly, I ate a bag of Easter egg chocolates without even hiding them for the children. Hey, they had enough chocolate already!)
Good move firing the speech therapist. I fired my children’s doctor (although I simply told her we were moving to a doctor who was closer to us) b/c she really didn’t get children. It was probably one of my best parenting moves. It certainly reduced the stress in my life.
Love the shoes. As I trudged around in my Blundstones today, I thought, “I need new shoes.” And those may be them.
Now for my obligatory end-of-day glass of wine.
April 19th, 2006 at 4:03 pm, MommyWithAttitude Says:
As a native Arizonan, I only dream of 90 degrees this time of year! It’s still 40 here in the mornings. Brrrr…
April 19th, 2006 at 5:51 pm, Jenorama Says:
I love the ear! Love all the pictures! Love the fact that you are firing the speech pathologist! Wheee!!!!
Run away and come to Missouri! I’ll meet you in KC!
Happy Birthday and stuff soon!
April 19th, 2006 at 8:27 pm, Nothing But Bonfires Says:
You look SO MUCH like Henry! Or I guess that should be Henry looks so much like YOU. Regardless, both of you are as cute as shiny little buttons! Which is to say very, very cute. I’d even venture to say that you have the best hair on the Internet.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:10 pm, fluentsoul Says:
I’m a big fan of Henry’s photographs. Your boys are adorable.
And congrats on firing that wretched speech therapist! Sometimes a professional is just what it takes to let us know we’re doing just fine on our own, thank you.
April 19th, 2006 at 11:50 pm, Meredith Says:
Henry’s got a lot of talent! I agree, you do have the best hair on the internet!
Where I live, we get to wear jackets every night and sleep under covers, but small consolation as it just rained for almost 3 months straight. Yuck!