Sunday Morning
This morning I sang the Marron 5 song as I be-bopped around the house. Zachary and I have had a great day so far. He woke up a little early, wimpering, but when I went in there he was smiling and happy.
My friend Leslie has these delightful Sunday mornings where she makes delicious pancakes (I've never tasted her own creation, but I use her recipe all the time) and lounges around reading the newspaper while her delightful daughter entertains herself (and anyone else around). So I channelled Leslie's family today and we had banana pancakes and I read the Sunday paper while Zachary watched "Kangaroo" (it's Baby Einstein's Baby Gallileo for the uninitiated). After I finished the paper I took a quick shower and we headed to the bookstore and toystore. I wanted to pick up a couple of videos for the long drive to Grandma's on Wednesday.
Zachary loves the bookstore. They have a Thomas the Train table and lots of trains and he always makes a beeline for it. Sunday morning is especially fun because I get to see all the crazy people that have camped out at Toys R Us overnight for the latest shipment of TMX Elmo or the PS3. It's easy for me to be smug since we have a TMX hidden in the closet and no interest in the PS3. The toy store was the usual melee today, but we found a couple of videos (JoJo's Circus and the DoodleBops) for the drive. Zachary
was so good. I let him choose between two different JoJo's videos. He deliberated for quite some time, it appeared he was carefully thinking about this important decision!
For lunch we went to our friend Dee's restaurant. Zachary loves "Unka Deeeee" but alas he wasn't there today. It didn't matter, my date was so well behaved and we had a great time. We go to this restaurant so much that I don't even have to order anymore, they just ask if I want my usual. Zachary and I always split the grilled Amberjack with a small Ceasar and the requisite french fries. The good news is Zachary usually eats as much Ceasar salad as he does fries, so at least he's getting some sort of veggie at this meal. He's been on a bit of a veggie strike, existing solely on carbohydrates lately. I guess I should be thankful that at least he eats a variety of fruits (when I have the variety!).
Yesterday Zachary was playing while I was on the phone, when I got off this was what I saw:
My friend Leslie has these delightful Sunday mornings where she makes delicious pancakes (I've never tasted her own creation, but I use her recipe all the time) and lounges around reading the newspaper while her delightful daughter entertains herself (and anyone else around). So I channelled Leslie's family today and we had banana pancakes and I read the Sunday paper while Zachary watched "Kangaroo" (it's Baby Einstein's Baby Gallileo for the uninitiated). After I finished the paper I took a quick shower and we headed to the bookstore and toystore. I wanted to pick up a couple of videos for the long drive to Grandma's on Wednesday.
Zachary loves the bookstore. They have a Thomas the Train table and lots of trains and he always makes a beeline for it. Sunday morning is especially fun because I get to see all the crazy people that have camped out at Toys R Us overnight for the latest shipment of TMX Elmo or the PS3. It's easy for me to be smug since we have a TMX hidden in the closet and no interest in the PS3. The toy store was the usual melee today, but we found a couple of videos (JoJo's Circus and the DoodleBops) for the drive. Zachary
was so good. I let him choose between two different JoJo's videos. He deliberated for quite some time, it appeared he was carefully thinking about this important decision!For lunch we went to our friend Dee's restaurant. Zachary loves "Unka Deeeee" but alas he wasn't there today. It didn't matter, my date was so well behaved and we had a great time. We go to this restaurant so much that I don't even have to order anymore, they just ask if I want my usual. Zachary and I always split the grilled Amberjack with a small Ceasar and the requisite french fries. The good news is Zachary usually eats as much Ceasar salad as he does fries, so at least he's getting some sort of veggie at this meal. He's been on a bit of a veggie strike, existing solely on carbohydrates lately. I guess I should be thankful that at least he eats a variety of fruits (when I have the variety!).
Yesterday Zachary was playing while I was on the phone, when I got off this was what I saw:
So I laughed and asked Zachary what he was doing.
He replied "Soo DOHHHH Kuuuuu" as if it were completely normal! This kid is truly a genius, I tell you!
The green flag has dropped at Miami Homestead. If you know what that means you know why I have to go!
posted by Melanie @ 1:50 PM
7 Comments:
At 2:56 PM,
Anonymous said…
Oh Gawd! Are you watching stupid cars go in a circle? I LOVE the pictures! Z looks so happy!
At 3:18 PM,
Leslie said…
Zachary does look so happy. And I laughed at the Sudoku. Emma Rose, too, "does" Sudoku. She takes the pencil and fills in all the little squares with 0s.
I love that you channeled our Sunday morning banana pancakes today! We didn't have them today because we have company who went out kayaking really early (Emma Rose and I stayed home and slept 'til 9).
I wish our bookstore had a Thomas the Train table!
Leslie
At 8:19 PM,
Melanie said…
Michele, you don't know what Heaven is until you've sat with 80,000 rednecks cheering for cars going in a circle!
Leslie, how funny that Emma Rose "does" SuDoku as well! Somewhere in the back of my brain I'm remembering that now. Yes, we have your pancakes quite often and they are so yummy!
At 8:21 PM,
Melanie said…
P.S. Leslie, I think I would trade ALL the pancakes in the world for Z & me both to sleep in until 9:00! I know you've paid your dues in that department so you deserve a late morning.
At 10:45 PM,
Anonymous said…
It is so much fun reading about a parent's love of their child. You sound very proud.
I don't know if you know it or not, but you don't have to go to the ToysRUs so your son can play with a train table and trains. You can build one yourself for about $10.00. Look at www.toy-train-table-plans-store.com for the plans. It takes about 3 hours and cost about 75% less than what you would purchase in the store and is much sturdier.
Madeline Binder
At 12:28 PM,
Melanie said…
Thanks, Madeline, for the tip. I'll check that out!
At 4:33 PM,
Anonymous said…
Melanie, FYI if your son loves Thomas The Tank Engine you may want to look at the toy train table plans that I designed for my grandson. It is now 6 years old and as sturdy as ever!
Read the testimonies of the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends who have build the the table for that special loved one in their life.
Madeline
www.toy-train-table-plans-store.com
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