Andrew making faces back at Uncle Bob
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January 16, 2010
January 15, 2010
The poor curls
I keep telling the haircutters to leave alone Dexter's curls and just trim the sides and back -- but they keep ignoring me. Yesterday's result is not bad, just shorter than I like his curls to be...
posted by Syl at 6:23 PM
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Awwww
Yesterday, Zach and I went to the doctor's office to do a few things: have his TB test read, take his blood for some tests, and for me to get a TB test too. Zach REALLY didn't like his blood being taken; he screamed as though his life were in jeopardy and pulled as hard as he could to get away. But, he recovered quickly.
Then we got my injection, and he kept reassuring me it wouldn't hurt. I got it, and he so tenderly put his hands on my face and said, "Mama, you did PERFECT! You did PERFECT, Mama." Such an empathetic little guy.
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Similar story, though Sophia was not quite so sympathetic. She screamed like crazy for her 4 year shots and then I got my flu shot to make her feel better. Her comment while we were waiting was "Are you going to cry mommy?" "No, Sophia, I don't think I will".
January 09, 2010
January 08, 2010
Dex Sez
Dexter, previously hilarious physically rather than verbally, is getting funnier verbally. Part of it is his two-ness. When I ask him to do something, like put on his coat, he usually responds, "I can't." And he asks for things by saying he needs them, rather than he wants them. "I need apple juice," for example. He's thoroughly addicted to two things: tools and Toy Story. Denying him either results in full temper tantrums that last a long time. But honestly, giving your two-year-old a hammer to keep inside? It's not that good an idea.
He also uses the same intonation that the rest of the family uses, so when he says things like, "Mama? Mama!" It's the same way I call him. And he says, "How 'bout that?" and "I guess so!" just like we do.
Endearingly, he loves his Woody doll from Toy story, but he can't pronounce his name, so he calls him "Cooey."
posted by Syl at 9:36 PM
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December 14, 2009
Christmas specials
Bob introduced Zach to the old Christmas specials from our youth, starting last night with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Zach liked it, though he covers his ears when the abominable snowman growls. This morning he wanted to watch it again, and because he calls it “roodle” the reindeer and I find that so funny, I let him.
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December 12, 2009
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10 years, 1000 posts
September marks the 10 year anniversary of sylsez.com. Hard to believe, isn't it? Technically I had a web page before that. It was a free site that I got at Cisco, which offered employees a page on www.employees.org. Mine was www.employees.org/~syclark and it's still there! Well, the referral page is, anyway, and some of the original site too. In fact, I don't even know how to get in and take them down. Anyway, it seems that the precursor to sylsez.com began a year earlier, in September 1998. I found some old pictures and darn, I look much younger.
Simultaneously, this happens to be my 1000th post on sylsez.com! Clearly I was more prolific in earlier years, because I can't say that I average one post every 3 days or so.
Simultaneously, this happens to be my 1000th post on sylsez.com! Clearly I was more prolific in earlier years, because I can't say that I average one post every 3 days or so.
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