Back in the saddle yet again
Okay, so it's been ages since I've posted anything. Between travel for work (I'm managing a development team in Seattle now, which means lots of time on airplanes) and everyone having the flu most of the winter, I've had precious little time for anything at all. It's really too bad because there's been a lot to write about lately, and now I don't have time or brain cells to do more than list a few of the real highlights.
But I do have to recount the day that Samantha explained sarcasm to the dogs. I've told this story to a couple of friends and they didn't believe that a 5 year old understood the notion of sarcasm. Evidently they don't understand just whose daughter this girl is.
You see, I'd just finished cleaning up all of the dog messes in the back yard (we let them run around up there in the winter when everything is covered with snow) and let the dogs up to play. Ella promptly relieves herself in the middle of the yard, prompting me to say something like "Oh, thank you so much Ella. I'm so happy to have more to clean up."
Samantha was evidently worried that Ella might not understand my tone of voice, so she walked up to her, looked at her very earnestly, and explained "Daddy's being sarcastic. Sarcasm is when you say something but mean the opposite. Like if I said 'Thank you so much for eating my doll Ella' that would be sarcasm. I don't really want you to eat my doll. Okay?" Ella, for her part, just cocked her head at Samantha, then ran off in the snow to play with Tucker.
Other highlights of life with Samantha lately:
She's losing her baby teeth. In fact she's lost 2 teeth this week, one of her top front teeth and one of her bottom teeth. She's entering into that goofy toothless smile phase that kids go through when they turn 6.
Oh, right, she turned 6 a month ago. We had a big party for her at the local Y. Very big hit, except that half of the kids and parents there got sick afterward including Marie (who helps out with the kids part time) and both of her kids. It's been a lousy winter for people getting sick.
Sam's swimming has advanced quite a bit too. Her instructor at the Y says she should jump up a level in her classes because she can swim one length of the pool without floatation now. Sure enough, when we went to family swim time over the weekend we went in the full size lap pool and she just swims. Well, she also holds onto the wall and grabs onto me as often as possible, but she's able to swim unassisted and to tread water for a few minutes at a time. Cool!
Joshua continues to be freakishly cute and (mostly) good natured. I'll post new pictures of him here soon.
But I do have to recount the day that Samantha explained sarcasm to the dogs. I've told this story to a couple of friends and they didn't believe that a 5 year old understood the notion of sarcasm. Evidently they don't understand just whose daughter this girl is.
You see, I'd just finished cleaning up all of the dog messes in the back yard (we let them run around up there in the winter when everything is covered with snow) and let the dogs up to play. Ella promptly relieves herself in the middle of the yard, prompting me to say something like "Oh, thank you so much Ella. I'm so happy to have more to clean up."
Samantha was evidently worried that Ella might not understand my tone of voice, so she walked up to her, looked at her very earnestly, and explained "Daddy's being sarcastic. Sarcasm is when you say something but mean the opposite. Like if I said 'Thank you so much for eating my doll Ella' that would be sarcasm. I don't really want you to eat my doll. Okay?" Ella, for her part, just cocked her head at Samantha, then ran off in the snow to play with Tucker.
Other highlights of life with Samantha lately:
She's losing her baby teeth. In fact she's lost 2 teeth this week, one of her top front teeth and one of her bottom teeth. She's entering into that goofy toothless smile phase that kids go through when they turn 6.
Oh, right, she turned 6 a month ago. We had a big party for her at the local Y. Very big hit, except that half of the kids and parents there got sick afterward including Marie (who helps out with the kids part time) and both of her kids. It's been a lousy winter for people getting sick.
Sam's swimming has advanced quite a bit too. Her instructor at the Y says she should jump up a level in her classes because she can swim one length of the pool without floatation now. Sure enough, when we went to family swim time over the weekend we went in the full size lap pool and she just swims. Well, she also holds onto the wall and grabs onto me as often as possible, but she's able to swim unassisted and to tread water for a few minutes at a time. Cool!
Joshua continues to be freakishly cute and (mostly) good natured. I'll post new pictures of him here soon.
posted by Matt | 10:29 PM
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So good to have you back. Keep writing, much enjoyed.
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