Day 288

July 11, 2011

Jacob and I had a super packed morning. Amazingly, it went fantastically for both of us. We were up at 5:30 again. Joy. I'm up for two and a half hours before I can really even do anything productive outside the home. I feel like I've been up for forever but then look at the clock to realize it's only 8:15. Crazy. 

We went to the gym first. Then headed across the street to this little ampitheatre area where they usually have a fountain. Today they had a magician doing a show. I think the program is connected to the library's summer reading program. There are several shows throughout these months. Anyway, we went to that. Funny and cute. Jacob was on the fence about it. Sometimes he wanted to leave, other times he was involved and laughing. 

We headed over to the grocery store after the show but couldn't find plain pecans there. Bummer. Off to grocery store number two. On the way we stopped at a produce stand to get some (more) fresh, local strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. Yes, we have berries coming out the wazoo but they are so good! Lastly, to Trader Joe's to get the pecans and whatnot. Whew. Jacob was such a helper the whole time! If all days could be like this.

Tonight, we'll be making a salad with beets, walnuts and goat cheese, some pork chops and I think some homemade strawberry shortcakes. Oh, deliciousness.


Jacobisms:

This weekend Fraser and Jacob made up a new game. Fraser would stand in the kitchen fling a beanie baby rat into Jacob who was on the couch.
"Incoming rat!" Fraser would yell.
"Outside rat marshmallow!" Jacob would yell back, laughing hysterically while flinging the rat off somewhere else. Yes, dangerous to play in the house and yes, too funny to make them stop.

"High five," Fraser says to Jacob while we're eating dinner last night. Nothing from Jacob.
"Jacob, how about a high five?" he asks again.
"No, I am eating right now," Jacob says, very politely. Fraser and I just look at each other and try not to bust a gut.


It's bathtime and the hyperness is setting in. Jacob and I go upstairs to start the bath, and he is running in and out of the bathroom, yelling. What is he yelling?
"Uuuunle MATT! Uuuuunlce MATT!" 
I have no idea why but it was cracking him up.