Sorry doesn't cut it!

Oh, my little Porter is one entertaining little boy! He said to me one morning: "Mommy, my knee hurts and it makes me drive crazy!". He'd kneeled on something and wanted me to know it was driving him crazy...

Several weeks ago, Porter was having a hard time listening. It was a Saturday afternoon and he'd already gotten talked to several times and grounded from all sorts of things. We always have a power struggle, that boy knows what he wants and when he wants it, but this day was worse than usual.

He wanted to play with something he'd been grounded from. Probably a video game, but I don't remember for sure. I reminded him he was grounded and he said he was SO sorry. Not five minutes later he started talking back, AGAIN!!

The problem was two-fold: Mommy was running out of patience and tired of repeating herself; and Porter was under the impression that saying "sorry" enough times will erase his grounding. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Porter says he's sorry. It's good manners and means he did listen to me at some point?? Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to know yet, what it's supposed to mean (that he actually has remorse and won't repeat the same offense). Oh, poor little head-strong Pooh...growing pains?

This was the point where I did the unthinkable!! I turned into my Dad!? Dun-dun-dunnn (scary music).

"But I'm sorry" Porter says.

"SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT!"

Those words actually came out of my mouth. Immediately, I looked across the table at Gary and said: "I can NOT believe I just said that - my dad used to always saiy that to us and we HATED it! It's happened, I've turned into my parents!"

Truth be told, my parents were and are great parents. It wouldn't be a bad thing at all to be like them. It's just crossing that threshold - from kid to parent. Kids NEVER want to be like their parents. Parents are the responsible, strict, OLD, adults... Mama, I guess your baby has finally grown up? I'm officially a PARENT??!!

Last week, Porter got a naughty note from daycare. He gets grounded from video games if he gets a naughty note. It wasn't a very good night for that, Dan bought Guitar Hero On Tour and brought it over. Everyone knows what a rock star Porter is...

Needless to say, Porter wanted to play the new game - hello, DRUMS?? I reminded him of his punishment for being naughty at daycare. As usual, he goes into his "sorry" routine.

"But, Mommy, I'm Sorry..."
"I'm Sorry for being naughty."
"I'm SOOOOO Sorry!"

My reply was: "I'm glad that you are sorry, but it doesn't get you out of your grounding."

"But, Mama...sorry cuts!!" he states while making scissors with his fingers.

Oh my gosh! Not only was I astounded that he would remember that from the ONE time I said it a month ago, but it was HALARIOUS!

I guess "sorry" scissors cuth through groundings...

Lego Batman

Porter has been playing Lego Batman on the DS and PS-3. Okay, we ALL have been playing Lego Batman...it's addicting!! A few days ago I was running the water for Porter's bath, in the Spiderman bathroom, of course. Porter asked me, like he does quite often, if I wanted to see a "trick". I said sure and he proceeded to tell me what kind of "power" he has (the "power" he has changes with his moods - like in the video game).

He turned around, totally naked, of course (I was running his bath...), and did a little dance, then a trick: rolled on the ground and jumped up in the hallway. It was pretty funny: nude little Porter doing that funny dance, walking away from me, cute little bum jiggling a bit!

I was giggling when he asked if I wanted to see it again. Of course I said "YES!!" He went about the same little dance: arms a little out from his body, legs kind of bow-legged and walking, or bouncing rather, from side to side. The first time he did it, I thought the dance was part of the trick. The second time I saw it, I realized what he was doing and REALLY started laughing!!!

Wait for it...

He was walking like the lego characters do in the game before they do a trick or enter another level or something - since they're made of legos, their arms stick out a bit, then hang down - their feet and legs don't bend, so they bounce and totter from side to side. Then he did his trick.

It's hard to explain in writing but it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen him do - the likeness was INCREDIBLE!!

Wonder if I should cut back on his video game time...?

Thursday, January 8, 2009 Journal Entry

Porter just got an adorable jammie set that came with a robe for Christmas. I think it makes him look like a little man. He thinks it makes him look like "Kung Fu Panda" and practices his moves in front of the mirror!

Yesterday, Daycare had to call me to come pick up Porter because he wasn't being nice. Obviously, mommy doesn't like to get called at work because Porter's being naughty. This not being his first time, he knew he was in for a talking-to. On the ride home, he said from the backseat:

"I wish Grandma pick me up. Then I not be in trouble."

He's got her number?

Tuesday, January 20, 2008 Journal Entry

On the way to preschool today, Porter asked from the backseat:

"Mommy, guess what?"

"What, Porter?"

"I can burp my ABC's"

Wow.

Then he demonstrated. Sure enough, he can burp his ABC's...

Makes a mamma proud...or not?!

My sister says I don't blog enough...she's right!!

It's been a LONG time... We had a wonderful Christmas. I've been SO busy at work - rates are crazy low, so I'm a refinancing machine...call me if I haven't already done your refinance this month - you'll want to, trust me!! Hehe...after that shameless plug, what else can I say, really?

I'm a great journal-er, but slacking on the blog. Not sure why, it is MUCH faster to type than write, I think maybe I just get computered-out when I'm uber-busy at work? That being the case, I think I'll post a couple of journal entries...

Happy Birthday Porter!!

It was good to be Porter last week! His birthday was on Monday, the 29th. Grandpa and Mommy took him for a day of fun! First we went with Grandpa to Tooele to drop his boat off for winter storage. (To hear him talk about it, Tooele is somewhere up there with Disneyland!! Kids are the BEST!). We had lunch in Tooele then headed north to the Hill Air Force Base Museum. Last time we visted the museum Porter went nuts over the little flight suits they have in the gift shop. They did not have his size then, but I had them order it in special for his birthday. He put it on as soon as he saw it and we were off to see the airplanes!

Anyone who knows Grandpa and Mommy knows it was probably a toss up of who had much fun: Grandpa, Mommy or Porter?

They have an airplane there, "Old Shakey" as Grandpa calls it that is the very plane that my dad was a crew chief on in his younger days...He and Porter love to sit under it at the picnic tables and ponder the mysteries of the universe, or at least the mystery of how Grandpa crawled all around the big and small places to keep the engines running. He has wonderful memories of being in the Air Guard and seeing the world.

We came home and had some ice cream cake and hogies. We always go out to dinner as a family for birthdays. We'd done that the night before so we spend his actual birthday at home. On Wednesday, they celebrated his birthday at daycare. He got a cool birthday crown and picked out an "Incredible Hulk" cake to share with his daycare friends.

Saturday was his big "Transformers" party. He had fun with his friends and extended family. Gary blew up 100 balloons & put them in the living room (with the help of the air compressor).

I can't believe my little guy is growing so fast!

Happy Birthday, Porter!!

The results are in!!

Looks like Gary IS sabotaging my quest for sanity! There was only one vote to the contrary and it was admittedly my "ahem" organizationally challenged sister. I'm pretty sure she's just jealous of my labels...on everything...after I put it in clear plastic containers...anyhoo, glad to know at least SOME of the things I remembered really DID happen?!