Timeout

I just wanted to say "hi" and give a little update. I'm in the middle of tax season, which is a little stressful, as usual. Jackson has added a new phrase: "Daddy here?" Cute as all get out. He is totally infatuated with his Daddy (who, by the way, is still trying to lobby for being called Papa). Jackson is also starting to add some new foods to his menu (strawberries, green beans and he even tried some deer burger). I'm glad that he's finally eating something other than potatoes!

Jackson received his first timeout at Mrs. Linda's yesterday. Actually, it was a series of timeouts. He was climbing up onto the couch and chair and jumping up and down. I've told him so many times at home to "sit down or you're getting down" that when he's climbs up onto the couch, he'll stand up and proclaim "'it ouwn." He knows...but he was testing Mrs. Linda. She said her heart just couldn't take the thought of him falling, so she put him in timeout. When I arrived to pick him up he was confined to the pack-n-play, for the third time. Hard-headed, that one. Clint sternly told him that "if you get in trouble at school, you get in trouble at home." Let me just tell you, I had to stifle a giggle.

Well, there's not much else happening around the Cook household these days. We're just counting down until April 15th!

Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Fun

Jackson was so excited this weekend that it was warm enough for him to finally play outside for an extended period (He isn't content with 30 minutes, then back inside to warm up). We played with his Tonka trucks, dug in the dirt and most importantly, rode the four-wheeler. I am with Kristi on this one. It scares me to death! Here's some pictures of our cool dude!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!

No more BabySmash for you!

Remember the BabySmash program that I thought was so great. Well, it is. Just not for my child. He's a little too hard on the keyboard. A few weeks ago, he popped the Shift key off (while being properly supervised). I still have no idea how he did that.



So, Tuesday night, as I was cooking dinner and Clint was packing, things got quiet. Too quiet. Clint came through the kitchen to ask what J was doing just as I was thinking the same thing. We discovered our young one standing in the chair at the desk pointing to the computer screen. "Sei judg cue de ese" he says in a very excited tone. (That's Jacksonese for those of you who don't know.) Clint laughed and I removed said young one from the chair to the sounds of hysterical screaming. Hhhmm...Maybe I should turn on the BabySmash just in case he climbs back up in the chair? Why, you ask? Because I was cooking and Clint was packing. Therefore, I knew that J could slip back in there undetected. So, I turn on the BabySmash and go back to the kitchen.



I was right. In just a minute or two I heard the sounds of the computer talking in letters and colors. Young one was in the chair. By the time I reached him again, the computer was shutting down into hibernation mode. How? I have no idea. This program is supposed to keep kids from damaging files and getting into places they shouldn't on a computer.



When I rebooted, I was missing three desktop icons and the about 8 keys in the "backspace" area were not functioning. How? Again, no idea. I found the icons in the recycle bin (one of which he managed to rename), but I ended up having to run a "system restore" to get the keys to work.



Moral of the story: Maybe BabySmash is for older kids, or maybe it's just not for Cook kids.

Wordless Wednesday

One year ago...

Wordless Wednesday

Not Me! Monday

Okay, this is my first Not Me! Monday, so bare with me. Hop over to MckMama at My Charming Kids for more Not Me! Mondays.

I did not pretend to still be napping when Clint pushed the bedroom door open so that I could have a few more moments of peace.

I did not cry like a baby when I snapped my fingernail off in the quick and ran to find my husband. My husband did not avoid my crying self because he thought it was something insignificant, like I found a spider. What?

I did not thoroughly enjoy cuddling with Jackson while watching a short kid's movie. And Jackson certainly did not sit still while watching, that would have been perfect.

I did not get tickled by said movie and wonder "Do kids actually watch this?" Apparently so.

And lastly, I did not pour Jackson a sippy cup full of milk just to gulp half of it myself and pour him more.

Don't forget to read the other posts at MckMama's!

Doughnuts!!

Hallelujah!

Krispy Kreme is giving away a free doughnut on Tuesday!! And, yay lucky me, we have one just a few blocks over. Here's what their website says:

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies -- just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet "free" can be.

Wordless Wednesday...on Friday

I am totally aware that it is in fact Friday and not Wednesday. But, I had intended to post this on Wednesday and had a few issues with my home computer. So, let's pretend.