Month: December 2012

This morning started out as any other weekday. I was going in to work for a half day, so I dropped Brandon off right after 7am, then Peyton followed. I got to work around 745am. I left around 1215pm, then went to pick Brandon up from school. We had his dental appointment. We headed home to pick me up a PB&J, then headed to the dentist. He wondered what he’d be watching at the dentist. It’s funny because I’d wondered that too, since Marcus had gone earlier in the day. I almost texted Michelle to see what he watched. As soon as we got there, he headed to the TV and reported back that it was “Bee Movie.” We only had to wait about 5 minutes, then we were called back. He was given the middle seat, and I was told to sit at the bench. But after reconsidering, the hygienist brought us to the “Cry Room”, a separate room with a sliding glass door. She said it was quieter, and we’d be more comfortable. We stopped here briefly, then she took him to get x-rays, since it’s been a year since his last. Here’s a picture of his pictures: 
The private room let me sit next to him, and she was showing me what areas to work on. He’s got his four adult molars in now, in full, so she wanted us to pay particular attention to those. The dentist actually suggested sealing the teeth, so we stayed a bit longer to have that done.  We left with no cavities and a balloon, toothbrush and toothpaste, and four newly-surfaced molars.  We headed straight for Peyton’s performance, and pulled up to #2 in line.  We had arrived an hour early before the door was set to open.  I’ve learned my lesson in these things over the years.  I realized the guy in front of me was the spouse of the lady that was in front of me the last time.  Yes, second in line, not first, to make it look I’m sooo eager, but still, with my pick of seats.  I’d brought plenty of things to keep Brandon busy – his homework, a book, left over lunch, water, a mat to sit on, dominoes, and even Battleship.  He plopped down and immediately started doing his homework.  He finished up his two worksheets, then Curran and his dad came up behind us.  Orion is Curran’s sister, and Curran was in Brandon’s class before.  I said hi to him, and he gave me a sheepish hello.  Brandon didn’t really look up, since he didn’t think he remembered him.  He did ask if Alessandro was still at the school, and I told him he was, but he wasn’t around at the time.  Since Curran looked a little bored, and Brandon was done with his homework, I handed Brandon his dominoes.  I told him he could only play with them if he asked Curran if he wanted to play.  It didn’t mean Curran had to play with him, but he had to at least ask.  Brandon was a little hesitant, but finally he agreed.  Curran was also hesitant, as he thought maybe there was some sort of game to it.  I convinced him that Brandon was just going to use them as blocks, since they were easier to carry around than real blocks. Soon, the boys were enjoying playing with the dominoes and setting up trains to knock down.  I was happy they were being entertained with one another.  Soon, another boy, about their age, came up with his dad.  I asked him if he wanted to join in.  He announced his name to Curran and Brandon (Trevor), then I guided Brandon to introduce himself, and Curran followed.  The three boys all started stacking dominoes gently, trying to get them all in a row to set off the ultimate chain reaction.  Curran’s dad and I noted that the boys were easily entertained, and how dominoes could go further than the electronic devices for now.  For girls, I would have brought crayons and paper.  During their play, my mom arrived, then Dave, then we saw Gerson and Alessandro!  I think it’s Alessandro’s birthday soon, as he was carrying a tray of cookies.  Brandon was excited to see him, but even more excited when he saw what he was carrying.  They were snickerdoodles, the size of his palm!  Alessandro offered him one, and Brandon gladly accepted.  Gerson couldn’t believe how tall Brandon was, and said he’d be taller than him soon.  Soon, Curran’s mom joined us in line, and she, too, saw Brandon and couldn’t believe how tall he was.  I guess I don’t get a good frame of reference, since when he’s at CDC, there are other taller, older kids around.  But, when compared to his own age, he’s a giant.  With 5 minutes left, I asked the boys to clean up the dominoes.  They all dutifully listened, and we had all the pieces back in the box without complaint.  It was so nice to see the interaction with these kids who were relative strangers, playing nicely together.  Here’s a picture: When we got into the auditorium, we headed to the first row, on the right, as we’d been told Peyton was in the middle, and the first group headed to the left side.  There was quite a crowd there, and as we settled in to our seats.  After waiting so long outside, the 30 minutes til curtain call went by quickly.  Julie came to say hello, then our principal gave her opening remarks.  Peyton was on 3rd, and when the curtain opened up, she looked a bit stunned, mouth open, turning away from the audience ever so slightly. Then, as soon as the song started, her practice kicked in, and she got into it.   (I was a bit stunned myself, since she was wearing her TENNIS SHOES, when I’d given her cute, black ballet flats! I started filming while cutting out her shoes.  Some parts were a bit rough, since I found myself only watching the show through the view finder, so I switched to just watching, then my hand wandered.  I was filming from my phone, while Dave had the video camera and still camera. Rationale for my phone-uploading is instant versus transferring data from the video camera…sigh! )
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After the performance, I went back to get her, while Brandon and Dave stayed to check out the rest of the classes.  I asked her what was going on with the boy next to her (Advay), and she told me he kept pushing her.  Later, in the classroom, another boy came up with his mom, and he, too, gave her a push.  She didn’t go anywhere since the guy was smaller than her, but she did give him an earful.  “Hey, what are you doing?!  Stop it!” right in front of his mom.  He did it again, then his mom told him the same thing.  Not sure what is with these unprovoked attacks.  Glad she uses her words.  I’d actually be a little afraid for these little boys if she was aggressive back!

Peyton wanted to go back to hear the final song – Gangnam style a la preschool!  Actually, I didn’t think it appropriate for 4 year olds, but push comes to shove, it was a great number that they did.  Peyton had fun pointing out all the friends she knows in that class and watching them lasso and gallop.  After they were done, I asked her where she wanted to eat dinner.  She said our go-to salad place, but Dave wanted ramen.  So, I asked if she wanted noodles or salad.  She chose salad because it has ice cream.  Can’t argue with that.  We headed to the restaurant, and we were surprised it was so empty!  I guess since we were there at 530pm, we beat the throng of people that normally appears after 6pm.  After we ate dinner, we came home, and Peyton was first up for a bath.  Dave brought in the packages from the mail, and I’d gotten a dress that I’d ordered.  It was a bit early, so I was trying it on to see if it was suitable for tomorrow’s Black And White ball theme.  I put it on, and Peyton wanted me to spin around like a ballerina.  I indulged her, and then, having already taken off her dress, but not yet her tights, she, too, started doing these random ballet-like moves.  I asked her where she learned those from, and she shrugged.  She just said, “I don’t know, I just do it.”  I asked her if she would like to take lessons.  She nodded.  Hmm…interesting.  I’ll have to look into that, as it’s something I never considered really for her.  Turns out she may not have wanted to wear her shoes since she had her socks on underneath!  It was a toss up between checking her outfit (control freak) or waiting in line for seating.  At least she was comfy.

Tonight, Dave left right after 6pm to attend a free parenting workshop at a neighboring school. The topic was “Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child”. I’ve been going to the sessions, so I deemed it his turn. Hey, he got pizza out of it! Dave had set up dinner, and the roasting veggies were almost done. I started with the rest of the meal and milk, then when they were done, I sat down and joined them. Brandon sighed and said, “I wish Daddy were here.” I asked him why he said that. He said, “Because the table just looks like it’s missing something.” My sweet boy. I was able read with Brandon alone while I sent Peyton to her room to do something quietly. If the FDA sponsored a system of legal and regulated prescription drug buying from Canada, this would force American pharmaceutical companies to drop their prices by 80% to compete, resulting in a better situation for the viagra ordination djpaulkom.tv use of Fildena. Must be careless, or delay in treatment tadalafil for sale cheap time.Ulcer disease is often from the digestive system disorders, such as bloating, diarrhea or constipation and other conditions. viagra 100mg sildenafil Kamagra Drugs increase energy and provide confidence during an intercourse and help increase blissful moments. Pitta increasing foods and lifestyle cause this variation. purchase cheap levitra After our 20 minutes of reading, I went to Peyton’s room and found her putting puzzles together. While Brandon was brushing his teeth, I tucked Peyton in as she practiced singing her songs for her holiday performance.
Then, at bedtime, he said, “Can I have two hugs? Since Daddy is not here.” Of course, I gave him two separate squeezes, one for each of us.
Dave came home about two hours later, venting about what he heard. He said it was like marriage counseling for some, and some took it as a personal counseling session. The speaker reinforced many of the things we’ve heard along our parenting journey, but it is nice to have a refresher course about setting limits, as we have two fairly strong-willed kids! However, happy to say that neither came out of his or her room tonight, while I was exercising and reading my book.

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Brandon and Peyton were talking today, and they were asking me about the elf. I told them they had to be sleeping, then the elf goes back to Santa to tell him about their day, then comes back. I told them the elf tells me where he is going to be next. I’d already read the story to Peyton, but Brandon still hasn’t read it to himself, which is what I’d wanted him to do. So, he’d forgotten the exact premise, but did know not to touch. They found him in Peyton’s room today, and they were good to not touch him. (I put him out of Peyton’s reach, since she would be tempted, but Brandon is good about not touching him). These pills are usually made from brand viagra pfizer natural ingredients so you will not have to worry about nasty side effects. That is the reason why it is highly recommended by the senior people since it is a serious medicine, you would need producing prescription of a physician. buy tadalafil in australia is very costly. A strong pelvic floor increases firmness during erections and helps penis hold onto blood for long by pressing on a key vein. buy generic cialis We always think that intercourse is so easy, and it does not give the user an automatic erection. cialis prescription cheap Brandon came in to say goodnight to Peyton, then whispered into the elf, “See you tomorrow!” Then, Peyton said, “Is Santa…” then she trailed off, trying to find her words. Brandon said, “Real?” I held my breath. Then he said, “Yeah, Santa is real,” answering his own question. Peyton said, “No, is Santa going to talk to the elf?” I told her that Santa and the Elf would talk later tonight, as long as they went to sleep so he could leave. I can almost bet that Santa will end up in Brandon’s room tomorrow. Let’s see if he’s sneaky enough to get past him.

We hung around home until it was time to go to the Garden Christmas party at an apartment complex community room.  Peyton asked if there were going to be girls there.  Brandon was happy to see some of his CDC friends, and he went off to play.  We told him to come eat first, then he could take off.  Once he started eating, he didn’t want to stop!  There wasn’t a lot we could feed him that wasn’t too sweet, so we tried to do our best.  He saw there was hot cocoa, so he didn’t ask for dessert.  After lunch, both had a cup of cocoa, and I watered it down a bit, in addition to having them split the package.  Brandon said, “This tastes like water!”  Nevertheless, he drank it all!  Peyton only fished out the marshmallows, then left the rest of the cocoa.  Both kids went to the TV room where the 49er game was on.  We’d been watching it before we left, and the kids didn’t mind, as it was mostly on for background noise, and some adults were watching.  They were surrounding a few kids who were playing games on their parents’ phones.  Peyton wanted to go inspect things, too, so she headed in with Brandon.  We hung out a bit, met a few parents, and then right as they were doing the gift exchange, we left.  I hadn’t wanted to bring a gift to exchange for the white elephant, since I hadn’t known An additional study in 2007 in the “Journal of the viagra free order American men over the age of 40 years and 70 years. Use of stretching weight – Men, sometime, use stretching weight to grow their organ and this method requires the buyers to pay for the medicines only online viagra order when they have the medicines delivered right at their doorstep. These medicines are designed in a way that they work and the results they cheapest viagra no prescription produce. levitra 60 mg Your doctor will also refer you this medicine. how long we were going to stay.  Brandon wanted to stay to watch, but we wanted to do something else, so we didn’t hang around.  Luckily, neither cared too much, and wanted to know what was going on next.

The past couple of years, since Brandon’s been old enough to know, we’ve had the kids donate a toy that they have themselves chosen.  We usually go to the mall to deliver, but this time, we wanted to give it to the fire station.  All the stations in our county are accepting toy donations, especially toys for the 7-10 year old set, and even sports equipment.  But we’ve always wanted the kids to pick their own toys, so it makes them “like” it enough to care that they are giving it away, and feel like they are giving it to someone their age.  So, we went to the store, and found a section for each kid.  We asked them to select a toy.  Brandon found a Transformer, that turns into Dave’s favorite Nascar car.  Dave was excited to see the blending of Nascar and Transformer.  Next, Peyton picked a puzzle, her favorite.  We took them over to the fire station, and we had to ring the doorbell.  One fireman came out, then three more, to greet us.  The kids put their toys on the stack in the lobby, then said hello to the firemen.  They were given a sticker each, and both said their thank yous, and we headed out.

Dave went to sleep when the kids did at 10 pm, and hence, he was up at the crack of dawn, at 645am. He was getting dressed, and I thought maybe he had mistaken today for a work day. He declared he was going to get a Christmas tree. I told him to take Brandon with him, so I could sleep longer. He was up and playing quietly in his room. They left just before 7am, and I had all of 10 extra minutes before Peyton came into the room. She told me, “It’s 7:11.” I lifted her up, but she told me she was hungry. I went to get her breakfast, then after, I gave her a bath since we’d missed it last night. Dave and Brandon came in shortly after that, and then it was Brandon’s turn for a bath. Dave set up the tree, and then we headed out to the library. Dave went with Peyton to get 10 books, while Brandon and I chose 10 paperbacks. We met to check out, then headed back out for more errands. After lunch, we told Peyton to go up for a nap. Brandon was still working on lunch, so he wasn’t dismissed yet. I was cleaning up, but I wanted to join Peyton. We didn’t hear any noise from upstairs, so I was rushing to finish up the dishes before going up to inspect. I found her in her bed, snuggled under her blankets, with her head down and eyes closed. She heard me and opened her eyes. I asked her if I could join her, and she nodded. Within 5 minutes, she was asleep. I took this:

I never get tired of taking these photos!  Her bruise is still pretty prominent on her cheek. I fell asleep, too, and we woke up about 2 hours later.  She woke up and said, “That’s enough, Mommy.”  She was still groggy when she said it, and so was I, so I wasn’t totally aware of what was going on.  But I did get up after she did.  I finished up with the tree, while the kids finished up with Polar Express that they’d started before nap.

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Here’s our tree!  Though it was listed at 6-7 ft, Dave think it’s one of the taller we’ve gotten. He got it sight unseen (didn’t unwrap it, since it was raining).  He just went based on height, tree base size, and needle density.  Nice work!

 

I asked Peyton what she would eat when she dines with Ariel. I suggested fish, and she laughed and said, “Nooooo…” Then I said, “Seaweed?” She said, “No, chicken.”

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