How About Ladymans?

Pics from the last week of October

It's election day in the US - I voted by mail weeks ago - so I'm free all day...

If you have a spare hour watch Naomi Klein talking about the economic crisis or listen here.

This morning Burl will be getting meningitis C and varicella vaccinations.

Ivo and Burl just underwent their very first daylight saving time-standard time shift. We're trying to not adjust their bedtime b/c these guys are a bit night-owlish - so 9:30 converting to 8:30 seems wonderful.

Burl is talking away and can ride Ivo's scooter! He must be teething cuz he's nursing like it's going outta style - which, it is - every hour and sometimes more throughout the night... Not so cute.

Ivo can somersault! Without further ado, a long overdue Ivo Overheard:

• "Why ladybugs are ladies?" That's a good question. After a moment, "How about this, 'ladymans'? - I mean ladyman bugs?"


• While Ivo and Burl were looking through a Sears Halloween costume flier, Ivo told Burl, "...Yea, a bear, dat's right. Yea, allbody dead on Halloween...


• After I told Ivo he's getting cuter and cuter he said, "Why I getting cuter and cuter?" So I told him it's b/c you're looking more and more like Papa. "When I grow bigger like Papa, will Grammie be my mom?"


• While Ivo was looking for his boots, I told him where they might be, he told me, "NO! I can't find my boots anywhere. I think you're a fool."


• While playing with Play-dough, Ivo made "medicine cookies" - and said, "I made deese cookies to feel you better."


• Ivo heard about the Boogieman on an episode of the Simpsons and decided that "The Boogieman is my Super Ivo enemy!"


• In what may be a healthy genetic distrust of the state, Ivo told me that "I will not let the police beat you and take you to jail. I will keep you with me and our whole family."
  

I have a long story about Ivo and his pretend rocket boots that I hope to post soon.