Really??!!

Porter's attitude seems to be growing even faster than he is! (And he is growing FAST!). Last night, he asked if he could watch a movie downstairs but it was almost bedtime. We usually have a movie, story or he plays his video game with Gary for a bit upstairs in our room to help get him ready for bed. I told him he could watch one show downstairs if he would go straight to his bed and go to sleep after. After asking him a few times if we had a deal (little boy's attention spans aren't so long) he finally agreed and I put his show on.

He watched Micky Mouse Clubhouse and I turned the TV off and began to follow him upstairs. He went to far and went to go downstairs. I asked where he was going and he said "Wendy's room". I said "No, we had a deal you would sleep in your bed after your show". He argued with me further and I threatened: "You won't be able to watch a show tomorrow before bed if you don't go get in YOUR bed right now!". His answer:

wait for it...

"Wendy will let me watch a movie, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah". (You know, like the kids do on TV, but I've NEVER seen one actually do it in person?! Well, never BEFORE Porter started doing it a couple of months ago).

I think I must've asked the next question out of shock, because I did hear every nah...

"What did you just say?!"

He repeated it, word for word?! My next step was unclear. Running through my head was a few options. 1. I'm gonna beat that kid!!, 2. Should I get the cam-corder (ok, so, since I was honest that I considered this option, you've already learned that I didn't REALLY consider #1.)?, or 3. I'd better just walk away.

I opted for #3 and went into the other room where Gary was. I asked him if he just heard what Porter said to me. He said "No", with that funny little smirk on his face that he doesn't get unless he's up to something. I went on about something about Porter being HIS kid and he still stuck with his answer "Nope, I didn't hear anything. I didn't hear him talking to you". (Still with the smirk so I knew he was lying)! SABOTAGE!!!

Total for today:

1 for "my husband is sabotaging my quest for sanity"

Grand total:

2 for "my husband is sabotaging my quest for sanity"
1 for "I AM loosing my mind".

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Sabotaging my quest for sanity??!!

I love my dear husband (Love you, Gary!!), but I think he's sabotaging my quest for sanity... It's no secret I'm crazy...I'm not one that's uncomfortable with that term. My view is we all have our crazies, some are just different from others and some of us have more than others :-).

Lately, I've been feeling crazy in a different way, though (you know, other than my usual - ADD, OCD, Labeling obsession...etc.). I can't remember ANYTHING!! I used to never forget important things, but now all bets are off! I find myself going into another room to get something and not remember what it was once I'm there. Or I'll SWEAR I turned the porch light on only to come downstairs a few minutes later to find it turned off. There's a pretty good explanation for that second one - It's no secret that Gary follows me (or anyone else in our home) around turning off lights. Something about saving energy or money he says. But he keeps the central air thermostat at 68 degrees all summer. Hmmm.

Last night I SWEAR I went into Porter's room and closed his blinds and turned down the covers. Gary tucked him in and we went to bed. I went in Porter's room this morning to get him dressed and the blinds were open and the bed was made, all except the bedspread. I was giving myself a headache trying to figure out if I'd totally lost my mind when I thought I would breakdown and ask husband the rediculous question "Lover, did you make Porter's bed last night and open his blinds BEFORE you put him to bed?". (See why I didn't just ask in the first place?). His answer was "I pulled the top blanket back...". Apparently, after he pulled the sheets and bottom blankets up?! SABOTAGE!!!

So...I thought to myself, I wonder what else he has been up to? I've noticed the Daily Shower Cleaner bottle finds its way to the shower floor when I'm SURE I put it away high in the window seal (we do have a 4 year old that really likes spray bottles). This is not likely since I'm pretty sure Gary's never USED the Daily Shower Cleaner, but it got me thinking... I decided to start making more of an effort to really remember things I've done and see what is happening. I will be keeping score and am thinking of devoting a blog to just this purpose! Well, turns out after my shower this morning I TOTALLY caught MYSELF putting the bottle on the floor after I was done with it??!!

Total today:

1 for "My husband is sabotaging my quest for sanity" and
1 for "I AM loosing my mind!"

Timeout

I wonder where he gets it from?

Yeah, Porter is growing up WAY too fast!! He was even more hyper last night than usual (he's a little boy, so he's ALWAYS high strung!). Not sure if I was more on edge than usual or just tired. He was supposed to be settling down for bedtime and was talking & wiggling. I said "You're killing me!!". He said (without missing a beat) "You're killing me back!".

Did he really just say that?!

Boating

My Dad took us all out on the boat twice this season. We used to go more often, but his bad knees have prevented him from doing lots of things he likes to do over the last few years. He had one knee replaced last year and is scheduled to have the other one done this fall. As you can see, we all have a REALLY fun time on the boat!!

The first trip was in late August, the water was WONDERFUL!! We spent lots of time swimming, skiing and riding the "ski bob". The second trip was in early September...it was a little chilly for swimming. We still jumped in and played a little but spent more time in the boat that time! Brrr.

Porter (and all the Grandkids) love to drive the boat with Grandpa. Porter was giggling and honking the horn. Gary rode the "ski bob" until Porter told Grandpa to "dump daddy" :-). I water-skiied. I'm not gonna lie...I was pretty impressed with myself that I could still get up on the first try after a couple years off!! I don't have the stamina that I did when I was younger, but it was still a treat to work those creaky old water-ski muscles...even for just a small ride?

It was nice to have the family together and everyone having fun!! We all got along the WHOLE time?! Oh well, this entry is my ode to Summer 2008. Hoping for warm waters next season and a cozy winter... Porter is already geared up for his birthday.

Notice Porter's hand on the picture of him and Macks... Cute boys!!

Still Super Porter...

Porter is really into "superheros". Lately, whenever anyone asks his name he says "Super Porter". We went to the doctor last week and he asked me if it was his turn yet. I told him they would come out and say "Porter" when it's his turn. He looked at me and stated "It's 'Super Porter'". Well, of course it is?!!

You've never seen a kid who's so excited to see the doctor. Porter is crazy about doctors. I swear, it's almost as exciting as "Chuck-E-Cheese" (his OTHER favorite place...). Probably the enthusiasm is because he's been fortunate enough to only have to visit the doctor a few times...hope the excitement doesn't wear off too soon?

Super Porter!!

Last week Porter's Grandma Cindee, that lives in Montana, came for a visit. We had so much fun doing as many things as we could - I think it's safe to say we're ALL worn out after such a fun week. She was here from August 12 to the 20. Among other things, we took Grandma and Porter to "Build-a-Bear". They each got to build a friend to remember the trip. They even recorded their voices in each others bears (well, dog in Porter's case) saying "I Love You". Porter named his Puppy (dressed like Batman, of course!) "Popcorn". He named Grandma's bear "Fluffy". We rode the Trax train to the store as another fun thing to do. Porter had fun buying tickets and watching things out the window as we went faster and faster.

The first thing Porter wanted to do was take Grandma to "Chuck-E-Cheese", his favorite place to eat, of course!! She was very patient and played every game Porter wanted to. Porter gave a great show dancing to the "Chuck-E-Cheese" music performed by HUGE stuffed characters.

Grandma also went with us to "Cactus & Tropicals". She helped us pick out some plants and tried to give us as much instruction as possible to keep them living for a while. Let's just say house plants are not our forte...?! Oh well, Keep trying Grandma, we'll get one to live sooner or later?

Gary, Cindee & Porter went to Thanksgiving point with Ed and Karen. I hear they had a great time playing in the water and seeing all the beautiful gardens.

Grandma and Porter took LOTS of trips to the park. Grandma liked to get out and stretch her legs and back, she said it helped her feel better from her recent surgery. Porter just likes any excuse to "ride his bicycle and play on slides"!!!

Porter and Grandma also enjoyed "sleepovers" every night. I'm not sure how much "sleeping" was actually going on, but I think they liked having some alone time watching movies and cuddling.

We sent Grandma home with Fluffy, a scrapbook with lots of pictures from her visit and even a movie with all the video from the fun places we went. Hopefully, we havn't worn her out too much to consider another visit soon. We hope the pictures and stuff will keep her company when we can be there with her.