kids
A special bond
I think the most heartwarming moment this weekend was when Tyler gave Tayler a home made birthday card.
Their official day is this coming Friday, but when Tyler has a gift or surprise or something wonderful for someone she has a hard time NOT giving it right away.
The card had the usual sweet drawings on it, but inside, the message said:
"13 years together."
A big difference!
When trying to figure out who someone is: Tayler focuses on the circumstances, Tyler on physical features.
Example:
Tayler to Tyler: I think I saw someone you know at the movie theater.
Tyler: What did he look like?
Tayler: He was staring at me.
Tyler: Did he have glasses?
Tayler: He was looking at me funny.
Tyler: Was he short?
Tayler: I don't know!
Late night antics
I had the privilege of catching the twins playing around in the kitchen the other night on a snack raid.
I had some fun with this morning's post. Read on...
Mattias has the day off, and it was my turn to sleep in. We're borrowing his mother's car so we can get in to the bus and he was going to drive Tayler to school.
I was up entirely too late last night trying to figure out finances.
I fell asleep after coughing fits, and was deeply asleep dreaming about something very interesting when something tugged at me to get up.
It's like the internet got a facelift
I've been finding lots of cool tools out there lately. Probably because my laptop was in the shop, and I was working with my daughter's laptop which had little installed on it.
I started looking for tools and services, and was amazed at what awesome things are out there. I feel a little like a kid in a candy store for the first time. Wow, look at all you can eat (do)!
An open letter to President Obama and Congress
Dear President Obama, representatives of the American people in the House of Representatives and Senate,
It's 8:15 PM in Sweden right now, and I just read about the health reform passing in the Senate. I read it with disbelief- the truth not really hitting me until I called my family into the living room with me so I could tell them the news. I broke into tears and hugged my children when I told them.
Stranded
"Even if I were stranded on a deserted island with another person, I would never eat a... somebody," Tyler said.
"What about a nobody?" Tayler asked.
Obsessions
I picked the kids up after my sleep study and I took us all to our orthodontics appointments. I had previously cancelled mine because I didn't think I would be out of the sleep study in time, but this proved to be an incorrect assumption. I got my five naps in fast and was out of there earlier than most patients. Scott had some stuff going on at work, so I went ahead and took the twins to their appointments, and while I was there, my orthodontist fit me in too.
Logically speaking
"Tayler do you feel safer now that you have a cellphone?" Tyler asked from the backseat.
"Yes."
"Then you shouldn't be afraid of fire or movie theaters or being alone anymore."
No response.
We're watching Adams Family Values
Wednesday was asking the new nanny why she was there.
Tyler said, "She's getting down to business."