My daughter tilts her head. She just does, ok? She tilts it slightly to the right and we don't know why. The pediatrician had me make an appointment with a pediatric opthamologist, which is where we spent the morning today. As soon as the doctor walked in she said, "oh, does she always hold her head like that?"
So they held up a piece of paper with some stick figures on it and she correctly named all of them except the phone (in her defense it was a rotary dial and hello! She wasn't born in 1920! Where is their picture of the Blackberry? That she would know.) Then, they dilated her pupils with eye drops (they had me cradle her! So I actually loved that part a little bit since I never get to cradle her anymore.) She was a champ.
The verdict was that her eyesight is great! So I just have a slightly lopsided baby. I explained to my girlfriend she'll probably outgrow it. Like when she goes to school and kids call her "Tilt" or "Heavy Head" or ??? (my name calling skills leave a lot to be desired, I know).
My other option is to slap* the tilt right out of her.
*Horrified readers: I would never ever slap Adrienne. I simply could NOT think of a segue to that commercial though! You understand... right?
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
You Say It's Your Birthday?
Monday is my very amazing husband's birthday. Today being part of his birthday weekend, I let him make me pancakes and then I let him take the girls to his dad's house for a couple hours. Come to think of it? This feels a lot like my birthday. But that's just how my husband rolls. Awesomely.
Jim was born on the 28th to be clear. A lot of people ask him if he's a leap year baby and just celebrates his birthday on the 28th. That is not this case for him, but my friend Suzie is actually a leap year baby. I feel a little famous for knowing her. When I learned that tidbit, I wondered aloud if that was her personal fun fact when she had to share something interesting about herself on like the first day of school or whatever. But she is super cool and very interesting and had other (better!) facts to share. I always longed for such a cool factoid though. I dreaded that stupid ice-breaker (i.e. degrading power tactic teachers used to break us down) because a) There is nothing particularly interesting or unique about me and b) I was always in a class with people who were triplets, national equestrian champions, kids who could lick their own elbows, or yes, people born on February 29. I never stood a chance anyway.
Now these guys are golden when it's their turn to share an interesting fact on the first day of school:
As is this dude:
Jim was born on the 28th to be clear. A lot of people ask him if he's a leap year baby and just celebrates his birthday on the 28th. That is not this case for him, but my friend Suzie is actually a leap year baby. I feel a little famous for knowing her. When I learned that tidbit, I wondered aloud if that was her personal fun fact when she had to share something interesting about herself on like the first day of school or whatever. But she is super cool and very interesting and had other (better!) facts to share. I always longed for such a cool factoid though. I dreaded that stupid ice-breaker (i.e. degrading power tactic teachers used to break us down) because a) There is nothing particularly interesting or unique about me and b) I was always in a class with people who were triplets, national equestrian champions, kids who could lick their own elbows, or yes, people born on February 29. I never stood a chance anyway.
Now these guys are golden when it's their turn to share an interesting fact on the first day of school:
As is this dude:
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Grizzly Details
Good news! YouTube is back in action! Here's proof:
As far as talking animal commercials go it could be better, but I'll take it. Not to mention, it comes with a slew of puns that I can't bear to let slide. Let's paws to list a few:
~ Don't feed the bears. It's the cLaw.
~ That little bear bear is smart. Fur real.
~ The bears sure did get those people to scatter.
~ Thank you McDonalds, for the Fryday fun.
Now I'm hungry for a bear claw. Or a shamrock shake. Or! A bear claw shake! Have a wonderful weekend Friends!
As far as talking animal commercials go it could be better, but I'll take it. Not to mention, it comes with a slew of puns that I can't bear to let slide. Let's paws to list a few:
~ Don't feed the bears. It's the cLaw.
~ That little bear bear is smart. Fur real.
~ The bears sure did get those people to scatter.
~ Thank you McDonalds, for the Fryday fun.
Now I'm hungry for a bear claw. Or a shamrock shake. Or! A bear claw shake! Have a wonderful weekend Friends!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
WWW Wednesday
Whine: YouTube is down! Or something! Apparently "Internet Explorer cannot display the web page" (has there every been a more annoying error message by the way? No. There has not.) What if I wanted to watch some kittens roughhousing? Or a skateboarder do an Ollie right onto his rump? Or embed a McDonald's talking bear commercial?!?!?! What then, YouTube? What do you suggest I do?!
Wish: I wish my county hadn't run out of salt money. Or plow money. Actually, I"m just speculating but I'm a really good speculator and I can't think of any other reason my very busy road is still not plowed after Sunday's blizzard. Ee. This sounds like another whine doesn't it? Yes, I guess it sort of is. Ok, I also wish to always wake up when Molly yells for help in the middle of the night. Last night I didn't. (I was TIRED ok?) Luckily Jim was home and came to her rescue, but it has me wondering how many other times she has yelled for me and I haven't heard her.
Woo-hoo! For the SECOND day in a row Jim has taken Molly out for the afternoon to run errands! This time I thought they were just running to the corner store but that was two hours ago and they are still gone! A better wife and mommy (one who wakes when her daughter cries, "help!") would be worried, but I'm just pumped to have some quiet time! (A is napping). Glorious quiet time. Except for the dishes, laundry, and dust bunnies calling my name. But I can drown them out just as I do M in the middle of the night.
Note: Sorry, no commercial today thanks to YouTube. :(
Another note: Do you want to know why M was yelling for me? She got her hair tangled up in her bedpost. Yes. Her hair. In the bedpost. Bizarre, I know. But this is the same girl who trapped herself between her mattress and mattress cover when she was a baby. And the same girl who screamed for me during nap time when her thumb got stuck in a buttonhole and turned blue. And the same girl who cried out from her crib a couple years ago because she took her barrette out of her hair and pinched it on the inside of her cheek. So. Really this was just another day in the life of M.
Wish: I wish my county hadn't run out of salt money. Or plow money. Actually, I"m just speculating but I'm a really good speculator and I can't think of any other reason my very busy road is still not plowed after Sunday's blizzard. Ee. This sounds like another whine doesn't it? Yes, I guess it sort of is. Ok, I also wish to always wake up when Molly yells for help in the middle of the night. Last night I didn't. (I was TIRED ok?) Luckily Jim was home and came to her rescue, but it has me wondering how many other times she has yelled for me and I haven't heard her.
Woo-hoo! For the SECOND day in a row Jim has taken Molly out for the afternoon to run errands! This time I thought they were just running to the corner store but that was two hours ago and they are still gone! A better wife and mommy (one who wakes when her daughter cries, "help!") would be worried, but I'm just pumped to have some quiet time! (A is napping). Glorious quiet time. Except for the dishes, laundry, and dust bunnies calling my name. But I can drown them out just as I do M in the middle of the night.
Note: Sorry, no commercial today thanks to YouTube. :(
Another note: Do you want to know why M was yelling for me? She got her hair tangled up in her bedpost. Yes. Her hair. In the bedpost. Bizarre, I know. But this is the same girl who trapped herself between her mattress and mattress cover when she was a baby. And the same girl who screamed for me during nap time when her thumb got stuck in a buttonhole and turned blue. And the same girl who cried out from her crib a couple years ago because she took her barrette out of her hair and pinched it on the inside of her cheek. So. Really this was just another day in the life of M.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
He Shoots! He Scores $0!
Let's talk about things that are six inches long. A pencil. A paring knife. A DVD slot. A can of Diet Coke. All roughly six inches, right? Know what else is six inches? The hole this guy is shooting a puck into (what? where did you think I was going with all this 6" talk?):
Our house is a perpetual mess because we loooove aiming at things around here. I actually moved the diaper bin in the garage back a bit so I could give every diaper a good toss. It's a pain when I miss, but sweet desperate housewivish victory when I score. We love to ball up socks and throw them from our living room, upstairs, and into the laundry room (this is a huge challenge, but we feel very blessed the layout of our house allows for such frivolities). And if somebody drops say... a grape, on the kitchen floor, you better duck because you know it's getting tossed across the room, toward the sink. In all these things, we miss. A lot.
My point is, this guy's shot is amazing. The deal was for him to receive $50,000 from a third-party insurance company (who!? I don't know!) to donate to charity. Now the company is saying, they'll just give it to a charity since that's what he was going to do anyway. But not the St. Vincent Heart Center, which was his charity of choice. What a gyp! I feel like I deserve $50,000 when I bank an empty can off my car headlight into a giant recycling bin three feet away so I'm furious for this gentleman. Furious. I mean, what the devil?
Our house is a perpetual mess because we loooove aiming at things around here. I actually moved the diaper bin in the garage back a bit so I could give every diaper a good toss. It's a pain when I miss, but sweet desperate housewivish victory when I score. We love to ball up socks and throw them from our living room, upstairs, and into the laundry room (this is a huge challenge, but we feel very blessed the layout of our house allows for such frivolities). And if somebody drops say... a grape, on the kitchen floor, you better duck because you know it's getting tossed across the room, toward the sink. In all these things, we miss. A lot.
My point is, this guy's shot is amazing. The deal was for him to receive $50,000 from a third-party insurance company (who!? I don't know!) to donate to charity. Now the company is saying, they'll just give it to a charity since that's what he was going to do anyway. But not the St. Vincent Heart Center, which was his charity of choice. What a gyp! I feel like I deserve $50,000 when I bank an empty can off my car headlight into a giant recycling bin three feet away so I'm furious for this gentleman. Furious. I mean, what the devil?
Monday, February 21, 2011
Happy Trailers
As you know I was the lone American geek watching the Super Bowl with a notepad, but can I just say? I'm SO glad I geeked it up that day! I'm still looking back to my notes for A.B. material. Here is one nonsensical blurb in my nonsensical Super Bowl Sunday handwriting:
Know how many movies I want to see?
None! Maybe Trasf. 3.
Pirates of Carribean 4
Whole movie of talking animals!- Rango
On the previous page I noted: Cowboys & Aliens movie trailer w/Harrison Ford.
Michael Douglas- cry
Now of course, I barely remember these trailers although I know me, and I know I want to see Pirates because of Johnny "I love you to the Deppths of the world and back" Depp (obviously) and Rango because of Johnny "You can conduct my Depposition anytime" Depp (not so obvious, since it's just his voice in that one).
Know who my hero was before Johnny "I Depplore myself for these puns, FYI" Depp stepped onto my scene? Harrison Ford. Who is now starring in Cowboys and Aliens. Now, I can appreciate a good cowboy movie and I can appreciate a good alien movie, but I cannot get behind a cowboy AND alien movie. I just can't. What do you think?
But I guess when you're Han flippin' Solo you can afFord to make these kinds of gutsy movies decisions.
Know how many movies I want to see?
None! Maybe Trasf. 3.
Pirates of Carribean 4
Whole movie of talking animals!- Rango
On the previous page I noted: Cowboys & Aliens movie trailer w/Harrison Ford.
Michael Douglas- cry
Now of course, I barely remember these trailers although I know me, and I know I want to see Pirates because of Johnny "I love you to the Deppths of the world and back" Depp (obviously) and Rango because of Johnny "You can conduct my Depposition anytime" Depp (not so obvious, since it's just his voice in that one).
Know who my hero was before Johnny "I Depplore myself for these puns, FYI" Depp stepped onto my scene? Harrison Ford. Who is now starring in Cowboys and Aliens. Now, I can appreciate a good cowboy movie and I can appreciate a good alien movie, but I cannot get behind a cowboy AND alien movie. I just can't. What do you think?
But I guess when you're Han flippin' Solo you can afFord to make these kinds of gutsy movies decisions.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A Walk On The Wild Side
In lieu of a commercial this Saturday I am posting this compilation of hilarious talking animals. I tried to pick a favorite, but it's a bajillion-way tie. Ok, it's mostly a tie between the ape dentist, dating giraffes, and the beatboxing chipmunk.
I hope you love it as much as I do, but don't fall off your chair and stub your toe like I did.
I hope you love it as much as I do, but don't fall off your chair and stub your toe like I did.
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