Making Mike Crazy?

My husband is a rule follower....a serious, follow EVERY thing to the letter, rule follower.  I make him crazy.
We can't cook together, seriously he can't take it.  I change things, or I don't measure things perfectly, and it just unwinds him.
He really can't stand it if I don't turn on the timer for something in the oven.  Sometimes I do it on purpose just to see steam come out of his ears. 
Tonight we were making calzones and he had done all the prep work and then I came in to put them together....and there he stood watching me, telling me "the recipe says to put 1/8th of the mixture inside and then fold it over with a 1/2 inch seam"....you're kidding right?  I laughed and then wildly threw a whole spoonful (without measuring...GASP!) onto the dough and folded it over...without measuring 1/2 inch.  Then...hold your breath for this one....I put it in the oven WITHOUT setting the timer!!!  Oh No!!  How will I ever know when it's done?

I'm not a rule follower when it comes to little things like recipes, or fashion (glitter is good for me any day of the year), I am a rule follower with things like job, taxes, etc.  Perhaps we balance each other out this way, or make each other crazy.

I love that silly recipe follower, complete with timers and measuring devices.  But, as much as I love him, I can't cook with him any more........it's just too much.

I'm sure he will kill me for making this picture public....oops! ;)  I wanted to show that while a serious rule follower, sometimes....SOMETIMES, he gets a little wild.  He just went crazy here!

Cat Attack

Mom tells me not to pull the cats tail, and not to bite him or lick him. But, I really like how cat hair tastes and I just can't help but to find him and bite him!  Today, as soon as Mommy left the room I rolled (really I crawled - but I only crawl to catch a Kitty....muahahaha) to the cat and bit him right on the tail.  He didn't like it, and he scratched me.

And I cried and cried and cried....Mommy hopes this will make me not do it again, I doubt it, I REALLY like to get the kitty!

 See the hole in my head?  You can't see I also have a scratch behind each ear, and on my right shoulder.  I'll get that kitty someday, I'm making plans.

Circle Time Silliness

     I've been teaching preschool for 20 years now and many people over the years, after hearing my daily stories have told me I should write a book.  While this blog has been mainly about Erik ...well, he is the cutest boy in the world.... it is supposed to be about our "crazy lives"....and the things that make it crazy are our jobs. Want to know what craziness happened in Mike's job life?  His SUPER brainy wife, who redid his resume for him a few weeks ago put the WRONG (never a good word to use in combination with resume) phone number on it.  So, people can't get a hold of him!!  He's been sending it out for weeks!!! He has applied for over 100 jobs, with the wrong number on his resume. UGH...seriously I need a big kick in the head for that one!
    My job on the other hand is as crazy (the children) as it usually is, I adore my job, it makes me laugh on a daily basis.  I have decided that I will post stories from the depths of day care (no names of course), to share the crazy, zany things the children do and say. 
     This week there have been some gems!!
     Today at story time I was reading a story when one child sneezed all over the side of the face and shoulder of another child.  The "victim" looked at the sneezer and said "Ewwww!!!" and then looked at me and said "Teeeeeecha!"......"She blessyou'd on me!".
     It took me a few seconds to understand what she said....and then I just cracked up!
     This is after I spent the morning telling one child put his penis back in his pants several times, I finally asked him "Why do I still see your penis peeking out?" (Do you ever say things like that in YOUR job?)
      His response......"I'm cooling him off, he told me he was hot"

     In these Chronicles of child care I will also post a "Preschool Rules", which is something I have heard a child quote (yell) to another child during the week.
     This week's lesson :  "It's not OK to pick your butt at circle time, if you pick your butt at circle time you have to wash your hands right away."

Ahhh.....the craziness that is our lives...WELCOME!

    

14 MONTHS

Erik is 14 months old, as of yesterday.  How is that possible?

How is it possible that he still doesn't crawl or walk?

Must be all the development his brain is doing.....he speaks in sentences, and really, I'm sure he'll walk soon, at least by Kindergarten.  I'm not too worried about it.  (well maybe just a touch - if he's not walking by 2...)

His obsession with books is still very high. Along with his new obsession - all things Halloween. He loves pumpkins and bats and anything black or orange.  See these pj's he has on tonight?  The first time I put them on him I said..."here are your skeleton pj's" He looked at me a repeated "sketon?" and pointed to his shirt.  He repeats everything we say....a little parrot.

I miss Baby Erik, who wold cuddle with me and let me cover him in kisses, this new toddler version pushes me away and says "All done!" when he wants nothing more to do with me!!  My little independent man.

My phone pooped out...seriously a big poop out....yesterday and I lost everything, and while it's a huge pain in the neck to reprogram everyone's phone numbers - I'm most bummed that I lost all my photos and videos of Erik.  Thank\ goodness I uploaded this one just before it crashed!

Erik's new recent favorite word (and he uses this one correctly) is AWESOME!  I am like totally raising a surfer.

I would not be surprised if as I was changing his clothes tomorrow he said "DUDE!  This Elmo shirt is like totally AWESOME!