Yes, my blog title is "Monkeys in a Car." And no, I don't mean MY children.
I'm tucking CME in to bed tonight, and rather than going into his usual monologue about Halo Wars, or his imaginary friend, Roginox's, latest escapades, he starts telling me what a crazy day he had. How he saw monkeys in a car.
I did some questioning, thinking he'd seen something on TV, but he insisted it was real, and that his Dad had seen them too.
While I was at work tonight, our friend Major Mark came over to get my Mark's advice on a new HDTV purchase. They took the kids to Ultimate Electronics to do some comparison shopping.
On the way home, they were stuck in traffic on Sante Fe. Major Mark noticed something with a funny tail in a blue Prius a few cars ahead. They pulled up closer, and saw a Capuchin monkey, wearing an orange shirt, sitting in the back window of the car looking back at them. As they pulled up, they saw another monkey sitting in the lap of the woman driving, with its hands on the steering wheel. This made an impression on my kids.
I'm not sure what the city regulations are concerning driving around with monkeys in your vehicle, or letting them have the steering wheel. But I'm going to be on the lookout for a blue Prius. Nice to know there's someone out there with goofier monkeys than mine!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
You can leave now, Mommy.
I dozed off while snuggling with CME at bedtime. He was telling me a "story" about his favorite game, Halo Wars, while we shared his big comfy pillow. I guess I must have tuned him out because next thing I know, he's shaking my belly, saying, "Mommy?... Mommy?... You can leave now Mommy... Time for bed... Go now..."
Today was a good day. It was quiet. There has been lots of battling between the two boys lately, but today was pretty peaceful. We're getting Matty evaluated next month with Sensational Kids. He's starting to show some sensory seeking behaviors, and he's definitely having impulse control problems. CME had a rough day at school, but only because he didn't want to do his phonics. Other than that, he was fine. It was his first red card in a month, so I can't complain too much.
I've got all the paperwork back to the dev. ped. and am expecting a diagnosis soon. She did say she'd call before our June appointment, but I'll give her a week and call the office to double check. I'm getting impatient. It will either be Aspergers, High-Functioning Autism or PDD-NOS. My money's on Asperger's. I'm also waiting for the schools to get back to me with the next step for getting him in 1st grade.
Not much else to report. I've been working on a knock-off version of the Circle Vest, but I don't like how my makeshift edging is looking, so I'll probably frog it back to the arm holes. It's a nice yarn to knit with, so I won't mind doing it again.
Things are really feeling very monotonous lately. I'm not sure if the upcoming summer break is going to be an improvement, but at least it'll be different.
Today was a good day. It was quiet. There has been lots of battling between the two boys lately, but today was pretty peaceful. We're getting Matty evaluated next month with Sensational Kids. He's starting to show some sensory seeking behaviors, and he's definitely having impulse control problems. CME had a rough day at school, but only because he didn't want to do his phonics. Other than that, he was fine. It was his first red card in a month, so I can't complain too much.
I've got all the paperwork back to the dev. ped. and am expecting a diagnosis soon. She did say she'd call before our June appointment, but I'll give her a week and call the office to double check. I'm getting impatient. It will either be Aspergers, High-Functioning Autism or PDD-NOS. My money's on Asperger's. I'm also waiting for the schools to get back to me with the next step for getting him in 1st grade.
Not much else to report. I've been working on a knock-off version of the Circle Vest, but I don't like how my makeshift edging is looking, so I'll probably frog it back to the arm holes. It's a nice yarn to knit with, so I won't mind doing it again.
Things are really feeling very monotonous lately. I'm not sure if the upcoming summer break is going to be an improvement, but at least it'll be different.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
I'm not worried
I've been getting to know the features of Ravelry a little better the past week or so. I've used it to peruse patterns and chat with friends, but hadn't paid much attention to all of its bells and whistles.
This morning, I listed some my stash yarn. You can list your yarns, and Ravelry can find patterns to fit the yarn you already have. I went through my shelves box by box and bag by bag. Sock yarns, lace weights, and all of my "nice" yarn went into the database. I did NOT add the 20 or so little skeins of cheap cotton for dishcloths, or the 12 or so skeins of Caron's Simply Soft I keep for baby hats, or the countless skeins of Cascade 220 I use for felting bags. Nor did I add in any partial skeins and leftover balls, of which I have an entire two shelves. And I also didn't add in any yarns which are currently being knitted in one of my 14 works-in-progress.
It's fair to say I listed just over half of my total yarn stash. Then I added the number of yards up...
Let's just say I'm no longer worried about the state of the economy. I'll survive.
This morning, I listed some my stash yarn. You can list your yarns, and Ravelry can find patterns to fit the yarn you already have. I went through my shelves box by box and bag by bag. Sock yarns, lace weights, and all of my "nice" yarn went into the database. I did NOT add the 20 or so little skeins of cheap cotton for dishcloths, or the 12 or so skeins of Caron's Simply Soft I keep for baby hats, or the countless skeins of Cascade 220 I use for felting bags. Nor did I add in any partial skeins and leftover balls, of which I have an entire two shelves. And I also didn't add in any yarns which are currently being knitted in one of my 14 works-in-progress.
It's fair to say I listed just over half of my total yarn stash. Then I added the number of yards up...
Let's just say I'm no longer worried about the state of the economy. I'll survive.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
RAK'ed at Starbucks
The person in the car ahead of me paid for my coffee and Matty's chocolate milk this morning. Thank you Random Person!
I didn't have my wits about me enough to pay for the next in line, but I will next time.
BTW, think some nice thoughts for Mark and his brothers today. Today is their mom's birthday. We'll be making a Blitz Kuchen in her honor on Sunday.
I didn't have my wits about me enough to pay for the next in line, but I will next time.
BTW, think some nice thoughts for Mark and his brothers today. Today is their mom's birthday. We'll be making a Blitz Kuchen in her honor on Sunday.
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