I Got Served
...with the following grievance from my sister Feather thanks to the Bureau of Communication:
Never mind that in the past couple of weeks I have re-done Lochlain's room, started to move/ re-do the home office, gotten the flu, taken care of the boys solo while Bean was in NY for a couple of days (while having the flu), and put out another issue of our family newsletter (for which, by the way, Feather was the only member of my immediate nuclear family who did not submit something). We also recently took the boys to the Greensboro Coliseum to see Playhouse Disney Live - a "live-action" ensemble of some of the Playhouse Disney shows (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, My Friends Tigger & Pooh and Handy Manny). Lochlain loved it - it was great to see his face light up as he saw each new act show up on stage. Even Seanie got into towards the end, dancing along with the finale. I was recovering from having the flu when we went, but it was still an enjoyable experience - I was surprised to see that almost 2 1/2 hours had gone by while we were in there. In fact, the whole thing went so well that we are going to see Go Diego Go Live! in April.
Things that are not going well are Lochlain's poor potty training efforts and his fresh behavior. And I mean old-school fresh - Black Book fresh if you know what I mean (and longtime Meagher afficionados do know). Fortunately for us he (and unfortunately for my mother, God rest her soul) is not as bad as I was when I was 3, but it is still daunting - made more so by the fact that most of the time he is a sweet, caring, thoughtful little boy. Today, he told me that I was his best friend (an honor I share with Puppy and Blankie). I know what you're thinking - "Awwwwww!"-but of course he told it to me as I was yelling at him for going poopy and pishies in his underpants AGAIN. One of the funny (?) things is that after all the yelling, crying, and carrying on, he will either get on the potty or just turn around, walk up to it and go! Arrrggghh!
My brother and all my friends should be grateful they have girls.
Speaking of which, two of our bestest friends in the world had themselves a baby girl! Congrats and much love to Roly, Annmarie, and (Welcome to) Madelyn Arleen Boyon! This is the 2nd child of close friends who shares a birthday with a Meagher kid (Maddy was born the same day as Carter Meagher, and Steffie Lynch was born a year after Lochlain). Anyhoo, Maddy looks like a cute kid from the few photos we have seen:
By the way, Seanie's no angel either. He refuses to take naps in his crib (though he has no problem going to bed in it). So he will usually take his naps on the couch - and sometimes our bed:
Finally, here are some vids for Feather to watch - and maybe if she put as much energy into serving me electronic grievances as she did into her family newsletter submissions, the world would be a better place. Our first video has Lochlain and Seanie clowning around - Loch appears to be a big fan of the movie-made-into-Nickelodeon-TV-series Barnyard, though we have never watched it. The second feature has the boys attacking their mother with creepy weird oven-mitt hands. And where was I while all this was going on? Why, washing out Lochlain's poopy underwear, of course. Enjoy!
Never mind that in the past couple of weeks I have re-done Lochlain's room, started to move/ re-do the home office, gotten the flu, taken care of the boys solo while Bean was in NY for a couple of days (while having the flu), and put out another issue of our family newsletter (for which, by the way, Feather was the only member of my immediate nuclear family who did not submit something). We also recently took the boys to the Greensboro Coliseum to see Playhouse Disney Live - a "live-action" ensemble of some of the Playhouse Disney shows (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, My Friends Tigger & Pooh and Handy Manny). Lochlain loved it - it was great to see his face light up as he saw each new act show up on stage. Even Seanie got into towards the end, dancing along with the finale. I was recovering from having the flu when we went, but it was still an enjoyable experience - I was surprised to see that almost 2 1/2 hours had gone by while we were in there. In fact, the whole thing went so well that we are going to see Go Diego Go Live! in April.
Things that are not going well are Lochlain's poor potty training efforts and his fresh behavior. And I mean old-school fresh - Black Book fresh if you know what I mean (and longtime Meagher afficionados do know). Fortunately for us he (and unfortunately for my mother, God rest her soul) is not as bad as I was when I was 3, but it is still daunting - made more so by the fact that most of the time he is a sweet, caring, thoughtful little boy. Today, he told me that I was his best friend (an honor I share with Puppy and Blankie). I know what you're thinking - "Awwwwww!"-but of course he told it to me as I was yelling at him for going poopy and pishies in his underpants AGAIN. One of the funny (?) things is that after all the yelling, crying, and carrying on, he will either get on the potty or just turn around, walk up to it and go! Arrrggghh!
My brother and all my friends should be grateful they have girls.
Speaking of which, two of our bestest friends in the world had themselves a baby girl! Congrats and much love to Roly, Annmarie, and (Welcome to) Madelyn Arleen Boyon! This is the 2nd child of close friends who shares a birthday with a Meagher kid (Maddy was born the same day as Carter Meagher, and Steffie Lynch was born a year after Lochlain). Anyhoo, Maddy looks like a cute kid from the few photos we have seen:
Madelyn Arleen Boyon
DOB: 03/03/08 4:04 PM
7 lbs. 1 oz., 21 inches
DOB: 03/03/08 4:04 PM
7 lbs. 1 oz., 21 inches
By the way, Seanie's no angel either. He refuses to take naps in his crib (though he has no problem going to bed in it). So he will usually take his naps on the couch - and sometimes our bed:
Finally, here are some vids for Feather to watch - and maybe if she put as much energy into serving me electronic grievances as she did into her family newsletter submissions, the world would be a better place. Our first video has Lochlain and Seanie clowning around - Loch appears to be a big fan of the movie-made-into-Nickelodeon-TV-series Barnyard, though we have never watched it. The second feature has the boys attacking their mother with creepy weird oven-mitt hands. And where was I while all this was going on? Why, washing out Lochlain's poopy underwear, of course. Enjoy!
posted by I at 3/08/2008 10:24:00 PM
6 Comments:
well, filing grievances work!
um, i didn't have anything to say for the family newsletter. my life is still the same...
i love seanie running away with only one mitt! adorable.
i'm sorry loch is having a hard time with the potty. bear in the big blue house has a show (on DVD) about not waiting to go just because you are having fun. i can get you a copy. the episode is potty time with bear.
also, i'm sorry you had the flu.
but i win. look, dude, if you lived here, i would see them all the time and wouldn't need you to tell me what they are doing...
Girls can be fresh, too. We're big fans of the 1-2-3 method of behavior mod - seems to keep Carter in line.
But as for potty training, I've got no advice - we're nowhere. Although Carter DID pee on the potty last night, technically. (It was a minuscule amount that came out by accident, but it counts.) She's working towards freeing a toy Cinderella from her package, but it's a long way to go.
It's the barnyard! Your boys are cute, and we miss them.
This is one of the best posts EVER!
Bravo to Feather to getting your arse in gear!
The boys are adorable as ever. I love how Sean follows Lock around and does everything he does. Brothers are so cute.
I miss you guys so much.
XOX
MJ
Hey, we feel 'ya on the attitude around here. It's coming out of our EARS.
Phooey on the potty training set backs. We let it go for a while with Alex and he really surprised us by just doing it one day.
The boys are adorable, as always. Good to read an update!
It was great to see the boys in the barnyard so I second the greivance filing. We were sick in our house too. I hate being sick. Glad you're better and miss you and love you!
Word of the month 'SICK".
We are on round two in our house this month - fun...
Potty training is going slow with Ashlyn (little Diva) - we are not pushing too much.
Great blog...
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