It's News to Me That's Not a Moose on the Quarter

Today was a nice day, not too bad.

Gail is visiting Joanne and so we're all missing her and it's all rainy, but still we were able to play outside a little ball-tag, swinging and a little baseball. At Ivo's suggestion, the boys took a bubble bath when we came inside this afternoon, which was a very good idea. Ivo has been pointing out ideas and claiming any and all good ones as his own, true or not, with all seriousness. "Dat was my idea."

Ivo had hot almond-milk chocolate-ovaltine and some noodles for lunch. Burl had zucchini, broccoli, a piece of carrot, noodles, veggie hotdog, dip...He ate everything.

We played a lot in the basement today, vacuumed, did some laundry and dishes, ate left-overs for dinner, colored in coloring books with Papa, whom Burl and Ivo have taken to calling "Daddy." In fact, Burl said "Papa" to me - shaking his head - "Papa." ... "Daaaddy." Very cute.





Pictures are from tonight.










I wish I were going to this concert Tuesday night. Dirt Star.






















Speaking of Daddy, Burl BabelOn;

• 100's of times, during the days that Ryan is at work, Burl raises his outstretched palms-turned-upward, shrugs and says, "Daddy?" When told Daddy's at work-school, Burl asks, "Why?" I have to get this on video - it's hilarious! The why? is sooo sincere and high-pitched, so well-intended and curious. Even though he asks this exact same "question"100's of times - a day. I usually tell him that Daddy has to teach the kids or what day of the week it is, that it's a school day or some such. Burl often follows-up with "why?" culminating in a nod, a serious turn of the head, a knowing look in his eyes, "Oh," he says.
• "ta-da!!!" sometimes just "daaa!" - which is a little more subtle and takes a lot more intuitive listening. He says this after he does most things as though his whole life were some sort of performance.
• Burl says "rice crispees." Yes, he does.
• Also, Burl likes to get his hands on change, he calls it "money." He says this in a way that sounds an awful lot like, "mommy." Anyway, on a morning he had a shiny quarter in his hands and was saying "money" so I taught him that one side had a moose on it - Burl said, "moo(se)." I told him the other side had the queen on it, he said, "keen." Burl likes animals. He was interested and excited to keep repeating these 3 words while pointing said thing out. Anyway, days later, I find out, that's not a moose at all. It's a caribou or something.

Ivo Overheard:

• "Obama. Barack Obama."
• As it was raining, while making a fire, "Is the water coming down the chimney?”
• "I'm gonna dream about being awake."
• "That's a good idea."
• "That was my idea."
• "I'm a super hero."