When I was thinking about today’s photo it occurred to me that I haven’t posted a picture of the 5th member of the family in a while. This is Chloe, our cat. She’s a sweet little thing, except when she’s not. One interesting thing is the different reactions the kids had to her. When Jacob was a baby he didn’t have much interest in Chloe, but Violet loves her. She gets excited when she sees her and tries to grab her all the time. Overall Chloe has been good with her, though there are times she’s been close to taking a swipe at Violet so we always have to watch them when they are together.
When I started my daily blogging back in October I joined NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month. Each month they challenge there members to post everyday to their blog. It’s a great community of people and one that I find I don’t take advantage of enough. So today I thought I’d do a post around this months suggested theme, TIES.
In a couple of months Melissa’s mom is formalizing her long time relationship by getting married. They have been planning the wedding for the last couple of months and as time goes by the plans change. The original plan was for the guys to were black suits and red ties, so they went out and picked up matching red ties for everyone. Plans have changed and now it seems instead of wearing our black suits and red ties we’re going to be renting suits. So now I have a nice red tie without an anywhere to wear it.
Today we take a moment to admire the inner workings of the computer. The mass of electronics that I have changed the world. Perhaps not my most inspired picture of the day, but its the heart of a tool I use ever day. I thought it might be fun to show off what it looked like inside.
Everyday on the way to work I walk by this fountain. It seems that its running most days regardless of the weather. Its a nice reminder that winter last for ever, even that some days it feels like it will.
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Ever since Jacob was old enough to enjoy going to playgrounds I have found myself taking a moment to look over any I pass trying to decided if it would be worth bringing Jacob to. Today as I was on my way to a clients office and I couldn’t help but snap a few pictures of a little playground. I’ve passed it a number of times so I had already determined that though he would enjoy it, as he enjoys any playground. It wasn’t worth the trip. Taking these pictures and writing this up makes me think of 2 other playgrounds I have filed away that I want to take Jacob to, perhaps next time I pass them I’ll snap a few pictures to share. Or maybe the next time I pass them will be with Jacob and I can get some action shots.
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Today I thought I’d share a picture of some of the different teas from our cupboard. The back row has a Vanilla Earl Grey (I’m not sure where that came from), Two different Green teas, a Dreamland, and a box of regular PC Earl Grey. To the right there is the Decafe Earl Grey that Melissa drank during her pregnancy. Up front is the can of Earl Grey Lynn and Dan brought back from England last summer. It lasted longer then I expected, mostly because we tried to save it for special occasions. But today the unthinkable happened I drank the last cup. So It’s back to drinking regular PC Earl Grey, or maybe it’s time to plan a family trip to England. Though it might be a little expensive way to get a good cup of tea.
Tonight was the first night I was alone with the kids, now that Melissa is back to work. It was a fun night, Violet, Jacob and I had dinner and played a bit when I got home. The after Violet was a sleep, Jacob and I put together Violets Babies Accessories she got for Christmas. I had planned on putting them together long before today, but I never seemed to have the time. Tonight Jacob and I found the time. I can’t wait to see Violets face in the morning when see sees her babies in their High Chair, Stroller and Crib.
Tonight Jacob and I sat at the computer and I let Jacob take control. He took the mouse and picked which show’s sites we went to on PBS Kids. It’s interesting to watch him with a mouse. He holds it in two distinct ways, the first, is the photo of the day. The second is our bonus Picture. When he’s moving the pointer around the screen his hand is back on the mouse. Then when he clicks he lifts his hand and moves to the button. This causes the mouse to slip some of the time making it a little frustrating for him. Occasionally he kept his had on the top of the mouse while he tried to move it around. I’ve been thinking about getting either a mouse for kids, or just a smaller mouse. To make it easier for him, but after watching him navigate around PBSKids.org today, playing different games I wonder if he needs it. Perhaps I just have to give him a few pointers he will do just fine with a regular mouse. What do you think should Jacob have his own mouse? Something better suited to his small hands?
Today I decided to do something a little different for my Project 365 picture. As you can see it’s a picture of me. I thought it might be interesting if I take one every month through out the year to see how much I change. It’s not an original idea, there is an entire flickr group dedicated to taking a self portrait every day for a year. This is my mini version of that. I’ll be back with a regular project 365 picture tomorrow.
Even when he’s sick Jacob has a bed time routine we try to keep to. Brush Teeth, get into PJs, Read story and then bed. Of course lately the final step has been dragging on but he’s really good at sticking to the plan. Most nights its Jacob who starts off the routine by saying it’s time to brush my teeth. So off we go to the bathroom, Jacob climbs up on his stool I put tooth paste on his tooth brush and away he goes. I follow up with a second round of brushing and then it’s off to his room for PJs and story time.
