Friday, May 13, 2011
my parents came back
it was great to see my parents again - but for such a short time! it was gone so quickly. here are a few pictures.
Friday, May 6, 2011
who's telling this story anyways?
let's see if i can remember this right (even though it just happened!) -
dominic says at bedtime, "tell me a story"
ok, once upon a time there was a mean monkey---
"no it was an escavator!"
ok, there was a mean excavator---
"no, she was nice! a nice mouth escavator!"
ok, there was a nice mouth excavator. and she always helped everyone and was nice to everyone. one day she saw a monkey---
"no, it was a truck!"
ok, the truck needed help carrying his groceries---
"no, it was a pick-a-purple-pickle-pick truck!"
ok, the pick-a-purple-pickle-pick truck needed help with groceries---
"no, it was carrying pickles!"
well, the excavator helped that truck carry his pickles---
"she carried them one at a time"
were they very big pickles?
"no, they were tiiiiiiiiny."
oh, well, then she can carry a lot of pickles if they were tiny.
"ok, they were a little bit tiny."
ok, she carried them one at a time across the river---
"to here!"
she carried them one at a time across the river to dominic's house---
"it's omi's house!"
she carried them one at a time to omi's house---
"she put them in a jar!"
ok, she put them in a jar in omi's fridge---
"no, she put them in the freezer! in the downstairs freezer!"
and then opa ate them---
"no, dominic ate one!"
ok---
"and it was TOTALLY SPICY!"
[at this point, i start dying of laughter]
"it's not funny!"
ok, opa was eating them and dominic came and said, can i have one? and then he ate one and it was TOTALLY SPICY.
"ok"
the end.
dominic says at bedtime, "tell me a story"
ok, once upon a time there was a mean monkey---
"no it was an escavator!"
ok, there was a mean excavator---
"no, she was nice! a nice mouth escavator!"
ok, there was a nice mouth excavator. and she always helped everyone and was nice to everyone. one day she saw a monkey---
"no, it was a truck!"
ok, the truck needed help carrying his groceries---
"no, it was a pick-a-purple-pickle-pick truck!"
ok, the pick-a-purple-pickle-pick truck needed help with groceries---
"no, it was carrying pickles!"
well, the excavator helped that truck carry his pickles---
"she carried them one at a time"
were they very big pickles?
"no, they were tiiiiiiiiny."
oh, well, then she can carry a lot of pickles if they were tiny.
"ok, they were a little bit tiny."
ok, she carried them one at a time across the river---
"to here!"
she carried them one at a time across the river to dominic's house---
"it's omi's house!"
she carried them one at a time to omi's house---
"she put them in a jar!"
ok, she put them in a jar in omi's fridge---
"no, she put them in the freezer! in the downstairs freezer!"
and then opa ate them---
"no, dominic ate one!"
ok---
"and it was TOTALLY SPICY!"
[at this point, i start dying of laughter]
"it's not funny!"
ok, opa was eating them and dominic came and said, can i have one? and then he ate one and it was TOTALLY SPICY.
"ok"
the end.
Monday, May 2, 2011
that sneaky squirrel
"tell me a story" is probably the phrase i hear most from dominic. generally he directs the stories and gets excited when you tell it (even if he just told you what to say).
but often we have a story theme. for example, here is this week's story theme.
one day, that sneaky squirrel (a kinder surprise toy) went sneaking up the stairs early in the morning before anyone was awake. she sneaked into the kettle and when opa came to make his mate, she jumped out at him and said 'boo!' opa was so surprised he fell into the dishwasher!
easily adjusted:
the squirrel sneaks into the ______ and surprises _______ when s/he _______________. s/he is so surprised, s/he jumps into the _______.
endless stories.
but often we have a story theme. for example, here is this week's story theme.
one day, that sneaky squirrel (a kinder surprise toy) went sneaking up the stairs early in the morning before anyone was awake. she sneaked into the kettle and when opa came to make his mate, she jumped out at him and said 'boo!' opa was so surprised he fell into the dishwasher!
easily adjusted:
the squirrel sneaks into the ______ and surprises _______ when s/he _______________. s/he is so surprised, s/he jumps into the _______.
endless stories.
sunshine became a stranger to us
apparently dominic has seen so little sunshine that when we found a little (a few weeks ago), he could hardly stand it!
admittedly, it had been a long day and he was very tired. he wouldn't open his eyes long enough to get used to it. and i believe he was tired and hungry. it was pretty funny though.
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