Mary Grace has a tummy ache today and Anne just confirmed a fever too, so Anne wanted to give her some medicine. Now giving Mary Grace medicine has ALWAYS been a huge problem. She often prefers to feel miserable than to take something that might taste bad.
This has been the situation for the past almost 6 years. We've tried sneaking mess into foods and drinks with very little success. We had just about given up trying until this morning.
Anne offered Mary Grace some chewable childrens Tylenol, and she took it. She even said she liked it.
Our minds have been blown!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Rrrrrrrrrrrr!
Anne mentioned that Mary Grace had a surprise for me and what a surprise it was!
She started out trying to get Mary Grace to say some words by leading the witness, but that wasn't working (the witness is way too smart for that). Once Mary Grace left the room, I learned that Mary Grace learned to say her R's!
Now we've been trying to get her to say her R's for like two years. And while she's mastered some of them, the ones that come at the end of the words like car, bar, etc. Have been elusive.
Well, TODAY is the day that's learned it. She's tossing our the "car", star", and even "guitar" like it's no big deal! She is even acting like it's no big deal!
So I had to ask, how did you learn? Did mommy work with you? Did your teacher at school help you?
Her answer? And I am not making this up, and I had to ask twice to make sure I got it right...
"my foot taught me"
Wait, what?
"I learned to say my R's from my foot."
Hmmmmm. Ok, whatever, at least she's saying them now. Yay, no speech class!
Then tonight, Anne was trying to get Mary Grace to tell me the temperature (twenty FOUR degrees), and we asked her 2 or 3 times, until she finally responded "24 dude!!!"
LOL
She started out trying to get Mary Grace to say some words by leading the witness, but that wasn't working (the witness is way too smart for that). Once Mary Grace left the room, I learned that Mary Grace learned to say her R's!
Now we've been trying to get her to say her R's for like two years. And while she's mastered some of them, the ones that come at the end of the words like car, bar, etc. Have been elusive.
Well, TODAY is the day that's learned it. She's tossing our the "car", star", and even "guitar" like it's no big deal! She is even acting like it's no big deal!
So I had to ask, how did you learn? Did mommy work with you? Did your teacher at school help you?
Her answer? And I am not making this up, and I had to ask twice to make sure I got it right...
"my foot taught me"
Wait, what?
"I learned to say my R's from my foot."
Hmmmmm. Ok, whatever, at least she's saying them now. Yay, no speech class!
Then tonight, Anne was trying to get Mary Grace to tell me the temperature (twenty FOUR degrees), and we asked her 2 or 3 times, until she finally responded "24 dude!!!"
LOL
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Sledding at Tay Lodge
Brrrr, it's a cold day outside, but we all decided to brave the cold and go sledding with the Regans. After piling on layer after layer we made our way to the car, where I realized that William looked like that kid from Christmas Story. He's nearly the right age, too. I guess it's time to forbid him from putting his tongue on a flag pole in the winter.
Anyway, we arrived at the hill to find it deserted! Very strange, but hey, we had the hill all to ourselves. Once we exited the car, we realized why; the wind up there, combined with the cold made it downright in-hospitable!
After the first few runs, we had our first case of frostbite; Joe decided he had enough, so Patrick took him to the car to warm up. His little brother Dan was tettering between being cold enough to give up and having so much fun he wanted to stay. The rest of the kids were way on the fun+stay side.
After about 45 minutes though, everyone had enough of the wind blown snow slapping us in the face and called it quits. It was our second sledding adventure this year, and while the ground conditions were better than the first, but air conditions were considerably worse.
We got home and drank hot chocolate and played mouse trap, and relaxed in the warmth of the house.
William and Daddy
Mary Grace and Catherine
Mary Mary Grace and Daddy
Anyway, we arrived at the hill to find it deserted! Very strange, but hey, we had the hill all to ourselves. Once we exited the car, we realized why; the wind up there, combined with the cold made it downright in-hospitable!
After the first few runs, we had our first case of frostbite; Joe decided he had enough, so Patrick took him to the car to warm up. His little brother Dan was tettering between being cold enough to give up and having so much fun he wanted to stay. The rest of the kids were way on the fun+stay side.
After about 45 minutes though, everyone had enough of the wind blown snow slapping us in the face and called it quits. It was our second sledding adventure this year, and while the ground conditions were better than the first, but air conditions were considerably worse.
We got home and drank hot chocolate and played mouse trap, and relaxed in the warmth of the house.
William and Daddy
Mary Grace and Catherine
Mary Mary Grace and Daddy
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Chicken Pot Pie
The boys cooked Rick's surprise dinner tonight; I had seen a video recipe for Chicken Pot Pie on Wegmans.com, and decided it was to be our dinner.
Now, everytime I play a video on the laptop, the kids cluster around it to see what's going on. They sat and watched the entire recipe video. So when it came time to cooking, they both wanted to help.
Absence of excessive counter-top space meant I had to choose, and since it was William who was most persistent in asking, he had the honor of being my sous chef.
He did helpful things like poking the fork into the crust to keep it near the bowl, adding the butter, vegetables and flour for the roux, and beating the egg for brushing on the top. All in all, he was a good assistant!
As soon as it went into the oven, he started asking if it was ready every 30 seconds. He went on and on about how good it smelled and how he couldn't wait to try it. He even sat at the table waiting for it for a good 10 minutes before it was ready.
When it was finally ready, I gave him a nice big scoop and he ate it all up, except for the crust; he didn't care for that. Mary Grace took one taste and picked out some of the chicken, then opted out. Anne and I loved it. Thankfully, the recipe made enough for two, so I'll be making up another one in a few days.
The joys of comfort food in the dead of winter.
And for our distant relatives, here's a few recent photos.
Now, everytime I play a video on the laptop, the kids cluster around it to see what's going on. They sat and watched the entire recipe video. So when it came time to cooking, they both wanted to help.
Absence of excessive counter-top space meant I had to choose, and since it was William who was most persistent in asking, he had the honor of being my sous chef.
He did helpful things like poking the fork into the crust to keep it near the bowl, adding the butter, vegetables and flour for the roux, and beating the egg for brushing on the top. All in all, he was a good assistant!
As soon as it went into the oven, he started asking if it was ready every 30 seconds. He went on and on about how good it smelled and how he couldn't wait to try it. He even sat at the table waiting for it for a good 10 minutes before it was ready.
When it was finally ready, I gave him a nice big scoop and he ate it all up, except for the crust; he didn't care for that. Mary Grace took one taste and picked out some of the chicken, then opted out. Anne and I loved it. Thankfully, the recipe made enough for two, so I'll be making up another one in a few days.
The joys of comfort food in the dead of winter.
And for our distant relatives, here's a few recent photos.
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