This is day three of Jack’s flu. It seems it will be another day of Jaleel White (Urkel) spouting catchphrases as Sonic, Jack comatose on the couch, and Sam toddling around like a bored orangutan.
Month: December 2014 (Page 2 of 2)
Just a quick jaunt over the mountains and back for the holiday this year. Sadly, there were lots of sniffling noses and later some more serious viral illnesses. But we made the most of it anyway.
Got stuck on Vail pass for about 10 minutes.
But we made it! (I drove Sam and Ben drove Jack. The boys were very good on both trips over and back.)
We snuck out for a fancy dinner Wednesday sans kids. I love doing that!
Jack snuggled up in elf jammies and a new dinosaur. Sam discovered the fluffiest, most patient cat in the world.
Thursday morning, getting dinner done!
While the gentleman wage war.
Carving the bird
and rooting for scraps.
Jack graduated this year to rolls and jelly and a touch of turkey. A big improvement over last year’s pizza Thanksgiving dinner. Do you see those deviled eggs? I ate about a third of them over the week. Mmmm.
A trip to the “movie few-ter” with all the accoutrements to see Big Hero 6.
Then a demonstration of his ninja moves in the parking lot.
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Mustaches with Grandpa
Again, the world’s most patient cat.
I was surprised how much Jack watched and enjoyed the Pirates of Penzance. Here is he standing on a footstool, fighting along with his sword.
So tired.
Time to drive home, with the obligatory stop in Vail at Mickel Donnulls.
Here’s a pro tip for all you: if you want to keep losing weight, don’t make homemade bread and then buy a jar of Nutella. Not a good idea.
The tree is decorated. The house lights are on. Presents are being bought and the boys are full of Christmas joy. The family Christmas pictures are being printed. Ben’s work holiday dinner party was loads of fun. TV Christmas specials are being enjoyed. All in all it’s a great December so far!
I was in Sacrament meeting with Jack this morning when he started shivering and complaining of being cold and thirsty. After about half hour I decided he was really getting sick and took him home. Poor guy is tucked upstairs with a fever now. We went to whole four days with no one in the house being sick, it was glorious! I hope it passes quickly and we can go back to Christmas joys.
(I’m behind big time on posting on this blog. I haven’t uploaded Thanksgiving photos yet, so I’ve been holding off on posting. But sometimes you just have to skip ahead and write what’s on your mind NOW instead of waiting to do it in the proper order).
Last night was the Live Peter Pan broadcast and I’m sort of sad I missed the beginning. I started late, only setting it to record when Ben started getting tweets about a pirate with a Star Wars tattoo. (Christian Borle playing Smee, and Ben confirmed his left bicep. We think it’s either a huge fan who included it, or a hint that he will be in the new movie.) I stopped watching after 45 minutes so I can watch it later and fast forward the many many commercial breaks.
This was so much much better than Sound of Music. Although Allison Williams didn’t have the power and professionalism of her lost (and cast way too old) boys, she had the character nailed. Christopher Walken was terrible. Actually, I pretty much agree with this blogger’s take on it.
But what really sold it for me was when Jack crept downstairs in his jammies, 30 minutes after we put him to bed. He was cradling his puppy toy and peering around the Christmas tree, tentatively asking what we were watching. I’m usually pretty strict about bedtimes, but the sight of him melted me. I opened my arms to fold him in my lap and together we watched Peter Pan. He LOVED the Disney show when he was 3. He remembered a lot of it and asked lots of questions about new parts. He was keen to see the pirates. He honestly thought Pan could fly. “I guess she can leap really really far” he explained when I asked him about her jumps. When she stayed up and flipped upside down he was truly baffled. Ben and I shared laughing eyes – the wires and harnesses so obvious to us. But to Jack this was something magical. When I finally insisted he go to bed I turned off the show so it wouldn’t be temptation for him, promising that he can finish it later. I miss magic things.
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