two letters today-- ambitious or lazy?

doesn't that face just scream 'i love animals! more dogs please!'

dyson, copen and hagen,


sorry kate froze in panic whenever any of you walked within 10 feet of her.
don't feel bad.
it's not you, it's her.
eventually we'll get a dog and she'll get over her fear of animals,
but that day is at least a year or two [or ten] away.
so until then, you guys will know her as 'the little girl who cries a lot'.
we apologize for this.

sincerely,
kate's mum

i don't think jancer or i ever stopped eating. we have a problem.

jank,


well, i survived.
[thanks to large quantities of pepsi, twizzlers, sour patch kids and s'mores]
i'm daring to call it the best camping trip to date.
driving back to g+g hansen's house at night was genius.
while you all froze in your tent [can't believe it snowed],
katers, your mom and i were toasty warm in a house.
it was the perfect plan-
all the good stuff about camping [campfires, 4 wheeler rides, family and nature]
but none of the grossness [not showering, shivering in a tent at night, eggs for breakfast]

thanks for making me go and for loving me despite my inability to love camping.

yours always [even when you haven't shaved in 4 days and smell like campfire smoke],
bug


ps. huge thank you to my galoshes. i've had them for about 5 years now and love them more each year. people like to make fun of them, but my toes are always warm and dry [a must when it rains all. day. long.] and they're mint green. you can't beat that.

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meet kate episode five

let's just pretend i didn't skip 'meet kate' for  march and april.
turns out getting peanut to hold still for 2 minutes is hard work.
and when she did play along and stay still, all she would do is stare at herself in the camera viewer.
not exactly blog-worthy [but definitely cute]

so here's the fifth meet kate video.
it crazy to look back on the first one [just click on the 'meet kate' link at the bottom of this post]
she's growing up so fast.





hope everyone has a fabulous memorial weekend.



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reason #9823 why i love my imac

jank's trying to decide if he can branch out from baseball caps, hence the abundance of fedoras

dear photo booth:

you're not always flattering but you're always entertaining.
thank you.


ps. we're going camping for the long weekend [heaven help me]. my idea of 'roughing-it' is a cabin with heat/ac and a bed. this weekend is purely for jancer- i must really love him.

surviving the rain

liz:

we love when you come to play.
especially when it's rainy outside [which it has been for the past 5 billion years]
the day is full of excitement and toddler squabbles.
we invariably will make a pillow pile to jump into.
this activity lasts for a loooong time- it's a crowd pleaser for sure.

that belt has become a favorite. if kate's not wearing it, her stuffed rabbit is.

and when i've finally worn you two out,
we will snuggle with treats [twizzlers this time] and watch a movie.

lizamagoos, we love you!


ps, bb-- this is only a small [very small, tiny even] part of the day. the rest of it we spent eating fruits and vegetables and practicing letters, numbers and colors all while listening to classical music...... are you buying any of this???

music hour lasts all day

dear kitchen utensils:

my daughter intensely loves you.
every nite i walk around the apartment scooping you up.
funnels, whisks, measuring spoons are scattered everywhere after a day full of playing.

excuse the birthday streamers- i have taken them down now [and mourned them- they were so pretty!]

last nite i complained to jank that i was sick of finding you hidden throughout the house [and in our bed].
but then i thought about kate's face as she makes music with you.
she bangs on mirrors, the couch, and pots and pans with the whisks and spoons.
and sings [yells] through the funnel.

suddenly, i wasn't annoyed anymore.
because there is nothing as beautiful as seeing kate's face light up with joy.
and that's worth every teaspoon and whisk i find under my pillow.


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jank's still whistling pomp and circumstance

dear pseudo-graduation:

saturday was grand.

jank donned his cap and gown and attended your event.

he was hooded and received his blank diploma holder

[real graduation for the PA program isn't until august- he'll receive his diploma then. saturday was a formality for the entire school of medicine]

the weather was perfect and peanut tolerated your 2.5 hour long ceremony surprisingly well.

[until she wanted to throw her headband over the balcony, that's when we left]

i got to catch up with friends-

consensus among the wives.... august 5th can't come soon enough!

we want to shop and dine out and not be single moms anymore.

[thanks to katie for sending me pictures of the ladies.

we deserve some credit since we're so wonderful and supportive 

and never complain about the program. nope not once]

miss kate was glued to jank's side.

i couldn't bribe her off of him.

a small group of us headed up to ruth's diner for lunch.

we dined on the patio and soaked up some sun-

after seemingly endless weeks of rain, some sunshine is what we all needed.

i love the men's hair-

the [dumb] graduation caps left dents.

i ordered the cheeseburger- something i never used to do but now it seems they're all i want.

[no, i'm not pregnant]

thanks pseudo-graduation for giving us all a chance to celebrate and catch-up.

can't wait to do it all again [but for real] in august.

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