Wordless Wednesday

Cold Weather Denial

We've been blessed with some unseasonably warm weather this month, such that many days only a light jacket has been required to go outdoors. That mild weather appears to have left us as this morning it was a brisk 23 degrees as we were leaving the house. Jonathan was tricked by the sun, however, and announced that he did not need his "big coat". Needless to say, he was none too pleased when I informed him that, not only was his "big coat" required, but he also needed a hat and gloves.

This evening, we decided to poo-poo the cold weather and enjoy Popsicles. Well, at least Bryan and Jonathan did (I had a 100 calorie Nutty Bar. Man, those are delicious!). As compared to last year, when more of the Popsicle ended up on the floor than in his mouth, Jonathan is a pro. And the results are too cute:



Random though--why don't they make a whole box of cherry Popsicles? All three of us like the red ones the best, with grape a distant second and the orange only for the truly desperate. It just seems like something someone would have thought of already!

Happy Belated V-Day!

After a week of doctor's visits and general nursing him back to health, Jonathan seems to be recovered from his hand infection. Now if we could just get rid of this growth on his head, a growth adorably named Beatrice:




You would never know by looking at these pictures that Jonathan was at least a wee bit irritated with me for interrupting him during America's Funniest Home Videos, would you?

And the Winner is...

...LARA! Congrats! Your comment was selected by the random number generator at Random.org, making you proud new owner of an original "Bryan" scarf! Shoot me a message on Facebook with your address and we will get it in the mail to you right away.

Thanks for playing everyone!

Idle Hands Lead to a Giveaway!

When Bryan's dad was in the hospital several years ago due to complications related to open heart surgery, he learned to knit. The skill was acquired out of a basic necessity to keep busy; hours spent days on end in a hospital waiting room will do that to a person. The events of earlier this month caused him to revive the habit, resulting in this:






Bryan thought it would be a good idea to do a giveaway of one of the scarves as, obviously, we are quite saturated. I wanted to take his picture with them but he was, for some reason, resistant. He is, contrary to his general nature,shy about this skill. I just don't get it, what woman wouldn't love a randomly crafty husband? I had a great time trying to get him to comply.

Bryan trying to take up entire frame of the picture, scarves in background nonetheless:



Bryan trying to snatch away the camera:



Bryan throwing a scarf at me in an attempt to impede my efforts:



Me trying to be sneaky and take a picture over my shoulder. Ineffective.:



During this process, Bryan stated that he would agree to the picture, but only if said scarves were wrapped around his ding dang. Since we didn't have enough scarves for that, I had to come up with my own arrangement. I can assure you that all of the scarves are ding dang contact free.




So if you would like to have one of these handmade beauties for your very own, post a comment to this blog. Please note any color preference you may have should you be chosen as the lucky winner. All of the scarves are roughly of the same width and length, but for the pink and purple striped one which came out a bit on the short side. Bryan will be reading the comments as well and would enjoy any Muppet or other similarly furry creature references. (Disclaimer: Despite the fact that he is pictured and despite the fact that Bryan would more than willingly allow him to take up residence in a new home, Arthur is NOT one of the giveaway options.)

All posts in by Tuesday, February 3, 2009 made by 11:59 p.m. will be in the running. Good luck and thanks in advance for helping me avoid a takeover of my home by furry knit objects.

Snow Day

Jonathan's school was open today as was my office, but my boss decided to let us leave early before the ice started accumulating. I picked up Jonathan and we came home and made white chili. That would have been happy enough, but then Bryan had the idea to make cupcakes. YUM!




I've been really bad about taking pictures lately, even in spite of the fact that I have a new camera! I'm trying to take at least one a day, though, since my Dad FINALLY has email at work; I'm going to attempt to send him one new picture a day because he is nothing short of crazy about this kiddo:

Ready for Summer

I am already thinking about warm weather, despite the fact that there is a lot of winter weather left. Just a few minutes ago, I remembered that I had Gymbucks to redeem, so I purchased this ensemble (the link is to the shirt; I got the swim trunks and the hat, too. Have I mentioned I have a Gymboree addiction?). I can't wait to see my little cutie sporting that pouty fish shirt.

Now back to my regularly scheduled flannel pajamas.