Stir Crazy Monday

By Monday Lon and I needed to get outside. Cold or no Cold. We bundled up, and out we went. Lon got some great trucks from his cousin. Since they are all plastic, they are perfect for the snow! Best of all, they are super fun!
Let's see what is over this way.

Are you coming?

I am going in! That evening, Lon fell asleep at 6pm and did not wake up till 8am ! Poor little guy!

He did have fun in the snow.

Weekend of Snow

The weekend was mainly spent inside as it was COLD and snowy. Low temperatures were into the teens-- 15 degrees when I woke up in the morning! Mark made a giant roast beast sandwhich, and Lon thought it looked mighty tasty!


Yummy!



Can you spot both ravens in the tree?

Building Project

After a healthy, although messy breakfast Lon and I got to work!

We missed GiGi and Grandma VERY much, we had to do something to keep our minds active. We still had the big box of wagon to build. I did not get pictures of us actually building the wagon. Lon helped. It just required a hammer to make sure all the parts fit together. Lon pounded the parts after I figured out how to make them go together. Auntie KK was helpful too, her long distance advice was great. Small washers go on the front wheels. She was right, no rattle in the wagon that way!

Lon is checking out the finished product.

He can sit in it, with the backs up, or move them down to haul things around!

After building, we made sure the little birds had food in the snow.

January Snow

Now we are back to Snow Days. The night before Grandma and GiGi had to go home it snowed. It also got COLD. Mark took the previous posted picture last Wednesday night. (the 10th)
This is what the snow looked like the morning of the 11th.

This is the day we needed to get Grandma and GiGi to the airport, 25 miles down the freeway. We watched the news, the airport was still operating. No closures there. Rats. Lon and I were hoping they could stay longer.

Grandma helps Lon into his new REI winter mittens. She already helped Lon into his new REI winter boots. They are so nice. Felt liners even! No cold feet for this kid!

Now Lon is all ready for the snow.

He is not so sure about this stuff. (I still have the table and chairs in the high wind positions, the table is now frozen to the deck)

Okay, Lon is done with this snow adventure. Time to get Grandma and GiGi to the airport. We left very early. Good thing too. There was a big wreck that made the freeway very slow. We got them there in time. Barely. They had an uneventful flight. We are sad they are no longer here.

Going to the Doctor with Grandma

While Grandma was here she had a doctor's appointment to get her hip checked out. We all got to go. The view from the top of the Nordstrom Tower is pretty impressive. Lon seemed to like running down the hall, into the office, touching GiGi and starting over again!

The long hallway outside the office. It is a treat for me to go to this doctor, I get to see some wonderful views of the city.

After we got home, (after the doctor, we went to lunch, did some errands, etc) Grandma was worn out! Lon decided to make sure she had something to play with when she woke up. He gave her only the best toys. (sorry Mom I had to post this picture)

The next day, the 9th, (I am trying to catch up) We had Lon's doctor's appointment. Lon is doing great medically! He is meeting and exceeding all his developmental goals, he is in the 95% for height and still the 5% for weight. BUT he did gain 9 ounces over the last 6 weeks. I laughed and told the doctor it was Christmas, and he got some extra cookies. She told me not to laugh those cookies were great! (Lon and I made a plate of all the cookies we baked and brought them up to the office) Also, the mini peanut butter cups are okay. They have fat and some protein, which is what we want. So we are looking for high fat, high protein foods. Other than being skinny, Lon is doing wonderfully.

Me and My GiGi!

Mark got some chocolates over Christmas Break and Lon shares them with GiGi. Lon loves hanging out with GiGi!

The next morning, they made a paper hat! He was happy

Snow Drama

Just a quick post, I will update everything soon!
The snow is falling as are the temperatures! Mark took this picture from the back deck. It is still snowing. Schools are canceled again, they will have makeup days till the 4th of July at this rate!

A Very Sad Day

Today Bullwinkle went to his new home. I cried for hours. Bullwinkle bit the baby on Christmas Eve. He pulled back, so all that was left were large welts on the side of Lon's little face. At that point I knew that Bullwinkle was never going to warm up to the little guy. It was only getting worse. No one was happy. Lon screamed every time Bullwinkle came by, even though I was holding him. I contacted Cascadia Bassett Rescue. At first, they were reluctant to deal with me. Then they heard the entire story and were very caring and compassionate. Ms. McGee explained to me this afternoon when I met her that in 95% of cases they have no sympathy for the people who chose to give up their dogs. In my case, she felt very sorry for me. She knows how hard it was for me to have Bullwinkle go to a new home, a home without small children. I had all of Bullwinkle's things with me, his blanket, his pink thing brush, all his food and dishes, but for the life of me I could not find his collar anywhere in the house.
I know there are going to be people who second guess me and tell me that Bullwinkle could have eventually warmed up to Lon, or just to keep them separated. Keeping them separate would not have worked, a well meaning sitter could have let Bullwinkle up to play with Lon. More to the point, Bullwinkle needs love too, not being locked away from the family. The people who work with dogs, my vet, the rescue society all think I have done the difficult right choice. I am going to stick with that tonight while I cry myself to sleep.

Gingerbread House Destruction

Lon thought it was high time to get that gingerbread house taken care of!

Well, working with bare hands was slow. Let's use the hammers we got from Auntie KK. Lon thought of getting out his tools on his own. The double hammers worked great!

Grandma holds Lon.

Now we work with the drill.

Perhaps the wrench...

Ah, the pliers are the way to go!!

Victory is MINE!! It is all thanks to having the right tools for the job!

Snohomish with the Family

On the 30th we went up to Snohomish. It was a day without rain, we decided to take advantage of it!

Mark, Mom, Grandmother, Lon and I went for a nice drive. It turned out to be COLD up there. After walking through town, all the way down to the Black Cat Antiques. Yes, they had a black cat adoption going on. It is so hard for me to leave any of them behind. I would take them all home! Herds of cats, chased by packs of dogs, all running amok in the house. Okay, maybe not.

We stopped by Java Roasters for lunch. Very yummy!

The Chicken Soup was great! Lon had some of Daddy's Pastrami on Marbled Rye. He actually ate it! It was pretty good stuff.

On the way home, we noticed a hot air balloon. We watched the sky divers earlier in the afternoon. It is too hard with my camera to get a good picture of the sky divers.

The balloon was landing in a field as we drove by.

When we got home, GiGi and Lon played Lon in a box! They had a wonderful time. Lon loves his GiGi!

Wode

I seem to recall that Wode is the stuff the Celts used to dye stuff and themselves blue. Lon is preparing to fight going night night. He is using all weapons at his disposal, and if it takes painting himself blue, he is good with that!
Crayola BathTub finger paints are very cool. He paints himself, the tub, mommy when she gets in range. Lon is having lots of fun in the tub!