Caden says

Caden says some of the funniest things. Here are a few . . .

"Mommy, I'm hiding from you under the kitchen table." He's very into playing "hiding". He thinks he's hidden if his eyes are closed or he's under a blanket or the kitchen table.

"My belly hurts. It needs a drink of water so it can go to sleep." I don't get this one, but as soon as we get him a drink of water he calms right down and goes to sleep.

"I tired. I need clean pajamas so I can go to sleep." Like his mommy, this boy likes to be clean, though most days he's filthier than I could have ever thought possible before having him, but he REALLY loves to wash his hands and brush his teeth.

"I gotta check my cherries; see if they're good." Referring to the now empty cherry tree in our front yard.

"You stank!" Not very nice, but something about the way he says it makes us laugh.

" I want the door just a little bit." For you non-native Cadenese speakers, this means that he wants his bedroom door open just a crack at night.

back to the grind

School is back in session and going full speed ahead. Today was the 5th day of school and I already feel behind with my "TO DO" list. I work hard all day long; I really do, but at the end of the day it seems I have even more to do than when the day started. At least it's never dull.

Caden is really enjoying preschool at Newton Medical. He's learning a lot. Last week he learned several nursery rhymes: Hey, Diddle Diddle; Little Jack Horner; and Hickory Dickory Dock. He was quite proud to recite them for both set of grandparents. This week the theme is ABCs and they've been working on name recognition. Caden can identify all the letters in his name (plus many more), though he still sometimes calls the "N" M. Today he brought home a baggie of milk jug lids each with a letter of his name is glitter on the top so we can practice "spelling" his name. His teachers say he's well-behaved, affectionate, and easy going, so so far so good!

Doug has been busy working and enjoying the Olympics. He's really into beach volleyball, but that's only because golf is not an Olympic sport. He lives tomorrow for Raleigh, North Carolina for 4 days of training. He's most excited about the fact that on one leg of his trip he got a free upgrade to first class. I told him not to get used to it.

That's what we've been up to. Nothing too exciting, but our school routine is definitely back in full swing now.