g is for greta

So my baby is chicken legged no more. I know you’ve seen the photos from this month and noticed the rolls. Thank goodness. When we got to Ethan’s appointment today, the nurse said there was a note in the chart to watch his weight. She asked if we had the right kid! His height and…

Ethan is getting to be so grown up. He loves to roll over onto his belly. He does it as soon as he hits any surface. It scared me the first few nights to have him sleep like that, but he seems to sleep better that way. Yipee for me! The kids think it’s great…

Mason is addicted to chocolate milk. In the 2.5 years of his life, I have never known him to drink white. I blame his father. Anyway, I’ve been trying to convince him to try white milk. Corinne is soaking up all my words and (always the people pleaser) says real big sister-like, “I LOVE white…

The kids are always getting a hold of the camera and taking pictures. When I downloaded the pictures, I found these:   Not sure who took them. I think I’ll call the series ‘A View from the Kitchen Desk.’ The extreme close-up of the air vent is actually rather abstract looking. Someone might hang…

Tony and I are wanting to eat more soup as the weather gets colder. Last night I merged two recipes together and created a fantastic chicken tortilla soup. I have to share the recipe. 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 T veg oil 2 cans chicken broth 1 can beef broth 2…

For those of you out there who are unaware of our family’s history, Tony stayed home with Corinne the first year of her life while I worked and he wrote his Master’s thesis. He would entertain himself during the day at her expense thinking that she was a baby and wouldn’t be affected by it…

Where do I start? So much has happened. We left for Cleveland on Wednesday morning so that Tony’s mom could help me take care of Tony post-surgery and keep the kids entertained. Tony felt every bump in the road on the way there which made for a grumpy passenger. Once the Percocet hit his system,…

Tony is home post-surgery. Sounds like everything went well. He now has a permanent plate and 6 screws in his hand. Recovery is expected to take 4 weeks.  The kids are all sick. Corinne stayed home from school yesterday and today. I think she had the easiest of it and was nice enough to…

I’d like to have a clip of the week. However, it is highly likely that I will forget to do this. Anyway, here’s one for this week. A friend forwarded it to me, and I found it funny. Sorry if you’ve seen it already. Enjoy!  -g.

I mean this both literally and figuratively. On Saturday, Bucks fans everywhere mourned the loss of the game against Illinois. Tony, however, was in overdrive and on the first Illinois possession (which resulted in a bogus call by the referees and ultimately a touchdown) he punched the floor multiple times with his fist. I know,…