Curse words...

Okay, the brilliant parrot (Kate) has finally picked up on all of the curse words Mel blurts out all of the time. I have had a serious talk with both Melanie and Kate. :-)

Yesterday, we were in Target waiting in line at the register. Kate was in the cart and wanted out. I told her she had to wait. She looked at me for a few seconds and then blurts out "Get my ass out of here." Not good. It would have been less embarassing for her to scream out that I have an enormous crush on Jennifer Beals (actually, who wouldn't be?!?! She's hot!). My God.

Once we got in the car, I had the "curse word" discussion with her, but she began the debate by claiming that MaMel curses. Mel said she did not, and Kate then went into details about what she said and where/when. So, we spent the weekend having this conversation many times. I thought it was behind us.

THEN... I was just outside doing yardwork while Kate was playing. She has a little play-house outside, and apparently Hero pooped in it. So, Kate came running up to me telling me that her play-house smelled like dog-shit. Next year, we might want to buy that insurance for school where if your kid gets kicked out, you can have a pro-rated refund. :-)

I suspect we are in for many discussions on this topic.

Hero's Sweater

Well, Hero got a new sweater for Christmas. And, as you can tell by the photos, he loves it. :-)

The 2nd photo shows what he usually does when we put it on him - plays dead. He is such a baby, but when he strolls outside in the sub-zero temperatures here in Chicago, he might grow to love it.