http://frith.osteen.info Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:16:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, today was Decker's official last day of summer school, which also means it was his official last day at Gregory Gardens Preschool. (Technically it's Robert Shearer Preschool, it changed names last year in honor of its founder, but it remained Gregory Gardens to our family. Rolls off the tongue ... http://frith.osteen.info/2008/07/23/goodbye-gregory-gardens/ so i love wednesdays, cuz that's when i get the New Yorker in my mailbox. i've subscribed to it for a few years now, and i really dig it because i learn all sorts of interesting info through well-written in-depth articles and i always feel better for having read it. ... http://frith.osteen.info/2008/06/26/i-love-me-the-new-yorker/ Decker sings all day long. His favorites are "Rudolph" and "Jingle Bells". But being a multicultural kid, he also sings that classic for the ages, "I had a little dreidl". Here's his version: "Oh dreidl, dreidl, dreidl/I made it out of clay/And when it's dry I'll play with you". (It's ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/12/19/holiday-silliness-courtesy-of-the-kids/ Decker to me, after singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" : "I'm gonna ask Santa to give Rudolph a game for Christmas, because the elves are naughty and won't let him play. Then he'll be happy" Decker, explaining Christmas to his baby brother on the way to preschool: "So we have to ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/12/12/more-quotes-of-the-season/ Notable quotes from Decker over the past week: "Stop making my nose smell your food" "The Grinch won't steal OUR Xmas tree (?)" "I love Xmas! Sometimes I hate Xmas and it makes me grumpy. But today I LOVE Xmas!" "Mommy, you can come downstairs with me and have juice tomorrow morning, because you ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/12/11/kids-are-funny-and-pretty-sweet/ So I just got back from the store, and came upstairs to what I thought was Decker taking a bath, and Sutter hanging out watching from his crib. But - instead I found both my lil' guys hanging out taking their first real bath together! SOOOO daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg cute! Sutter held ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/09/13/rub-a-dub-two-boys-in-a-tub/ Hi all! First of all - cats and/or other predatory creatures suck. They just do.  Right after I posted about the sweet little birdies that had hatched in our hanging basket, something ate them! All I could find were sad little gray pinfeathers on the ground - Mother Nature can sure ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/09/05/if-its-wednesday-then-it-must-be-preschool-1no-wait-preschool-2/ We have a number of hanging plants outside on our patio, and a few weeks ago a very nice little bird couple moved in and made a nest. Pretty soon, 4 little eggs showed up! I didn't want to get too excited, since we have very mean crows and hawks ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/08/03/birdbrain/ Ok, so July is just turning out to the be the month of awesome authors releasing awesome books! In my previous post, I of course raved about my allegiance to JK Rowling and her fantastic novels. Well, there is another pretty great writer whom I was lucky enough to go ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/07/31/jasper-fforde/ So, Sean is a pretty understanding guy...because for the past 8 years he's had to share me with the other man in my life, Harry Potter. My sis Tully hooked me on the series back in 1999, and it's been a true love affair ever since. New books have been ... http://frith.osteen.info/2007/07/23/my-lost-weekend-or-why-jkr-is-the-best-author-ever/