Breaking My Heart

It rained most of the day today, and since we knew it was going to rain I told Noah I would pick him up instead of making him walk home. It was cold and windy and rainy and I was glad I was there to get him...I watched Andi and Dylan walk down the little path to the gate but still hadn't seen Noah when they got in the car. Andi told me Noah had started walking. Great, just great.

I dropped them off and headed home and saw Noah a few houses up from our street. As soon as he opened the door he said, "I know. I forgot."

When we got home there was a message on the answering machine that almost made me cry (dang pregnancy hormones). The poor kid called to see if I would come and get him so he wouldn't have to walk home...such a sad little message...

Dallas Stars

A couple of weeks ago, Noah and I were lucky enough to get to go to a Dallas Stars game. Neither of us had ever been to a professional hockey game before, but we got free tickets so why not? We got the tickets from Carter Blood Care, so a big shout out to them. It's actually kind of funny, I've been donating for a while now. I just do the normal whole blood donations each time. When I showed up at the will-call desk for the tickets (not just seats but all-you-can-eat food as well) they came in a card that said "Thanks for your platelet donation." Not sure if I was supposed to win the tickets after all, but oh well.

Noah and I have gone to a few Rangers games together, so he was excited to watch some hockey. I was excited too, because Noah is always a blast to have at sports games. He gets excited, he dances to the music, and yells just as much as I do.

The all you can eat food was only offered during the first two periods, and every time there was a break he was asking if he could go get some more food. The only problem was that the food was in one room on the complete other side of the stadium from our seats. It's okay, we burned off the calories circling the stadium.

The Stars got the win against the Avalanche in the end, and we had a great time. Noah's favorite part of the game was afterward when someone handed him one of those glowing stick-balloon things. He was so excited about it that he just beamed all the way home.

Rhymes With Very

Dad: Okay Noah, spelling homework. Tell me two words that rhyme with very...

Noah: Scary.

D: Good. One more.

N: Insert blank stare.

Mom: What is Dad? It rhymes with very...

N: Fat!

N: Old!

N: Thirty?

Dad: No. Rhymes with very. Something you'll be when you're older...

N: Angry.

N: Strawberry!

Dad: Close enough!

What's That?

Noah was digging around our bed when he came across Aubrey's old portable CD player.

"What's this?"

"Uh, it's like your MP3 player, only 5 times as big and it only holds 12 songs."

"That's dumb."

Bragging On My Boy

Ha ha. That's my kid!

Without Missing A Beat

Me: Who's my favorite six-year old?

Noah: Someone quieter than me.

Noah In A Bag

Admit it. You thought I'd finally lost it and strangled him when you read that...you know you did.

Noah came home on Monday with an assignment for school, the goal of which is to help all the first graders in his class get to know each other. He was given a small paper sack that he had to decorate and then fill with 4-5 items that tell something about him. (And please keep your child from putting things in the sack just because the are "cool.")

SO, here's Noah in, and on, a bag...

Indiana "Ward of the State" Jones

Overheard this evening between Noah and Dad...

D: Stop jumping on the couch right now! Your Mom just sewed up that hole!

N: This is what Indiana Jones does!

D: Indiana Jones jumps on his mother's couch?

N: No! Indiana Jones doesn't have a mom.

D: Yes he does. Everybody has a mom.

N: Not Indiana Jones. His mom died a long time ago.

D: Well I'll bet Indiana Jones doesn't go to his Mom's old house and jump her couches.

(Insert Mom laughing so hard she snorts here...)

N: Then he jumps on the city's couches.

That Sinking Feeling

Back when Noah started school this year, three whole days ago, we discussed a packet that his teacher had sent home that outlined the "Behavior Plan." Each kid starts out on Green and if they don't behave they have to drop a color till they get to Red...I think there are five colors...Anyways, I let Noah know that he would be grounded one day for each point he lost, and I think that each color represents two points. I expect you to behave at school. No if ands or butts about it.

Well, today I met Noah on the corner as he walked home and when he got close enough to hear me I hollered, "Hey Baby! How was your day?" As he crossed the street his eyes welled up and his lip started to quiver and I went into protective Mom mode, "What happened? What's wrong?" "I got on Yellow!" he wailed. The kid broke my heart. He was so sad that he had gotten in trouble...

So we've modified the plan a bit. He's grounded for the rest of today. If he comes home on green tomorrow then he's good, off the hook, way to make it better buddy! If not he's grounded for two days, starting tomorrow.

Looking Back

Noah on his first day of Preschool, three years ago...

Noah on his first day of first grade...