There is Something About Jack

There is Something About Jack

He’s cute or good looking as he grows older
He’s smart or intellectual as he gets bolder

He’s talkative and demanding to one or another
He demands attention above all other

He has tenacity beyond his years
It’s almost enough to bring on tears

He’s sweet and neat and he can’t be beat
He’s a sweeper, a winner and surely a keeper

Someday he may lead the pack
‘cause there’s just something about That Jack!

This was written by my Dad. My Dad can do anything, he is just one of those guys. He also has a knack for writing little poems. Over the years, for a special occasion, he has always written one..special birthday, engagement, wedding..you name it and you have received a sweet poem from Daddy. When I went to my moms house on Monday this poem was laying on the table. He wrote it "just because" I guess. No occasion. He was just thinking about That Jack!

Cold Winter Day

That is what it is around here. I don't have much to report. Things have just been crazy around here. Tom hasn't been home much as he has a huge project at work and has been working late hours then going to the warehouse. We are in the middle of moving the warehouse to so we have been working on that. I have spent a few days over there painting and cleaning. (not fun) We are going to a trade show the 12 of Feb so we are trying to get ready for that. There is just so much going on at one time our heads are spinning. I just can't wait for the middle of Feb to be over. I think Tom will be able to take a vacation from work. He never really took one last year. We are going to take Jack to an indoor water park. Poor Jack really misses his Daddy. He sees him, but some days for only short spurts.

I don't have any pictures to add. With all this work the grandmas have been doing some extra duty. Boy are we grateful to have them. Let me try to think of some things he has said or done lately.

When his Grandma picked him up from school last week (it was her first time doing it) she had to go in to get him. He grabbed her hand and walked up to the teacher and said "I would like you to meet my Grandma" How cute is that?

Jack did score his first goal in soccer on the 16th. He was so proud when he came home. I didn't go that day as I was painting. He told me how it happened again and again. Of course this week he just kinda roamed around and didn't do much. He said he was too tired. We signed him up for indoor t-ball that starts the end of March. Tom REALLY wanted him to play. I just don't think he is going to like it as much as soccer. I know I should keep my mouth shut and just wait and see. Tom would love it if he played baseball over soccer. I am kinda hoping he wants to play soccer. Shhhh It's just more exciting. I am just not a big sport person and baseball is just a total snooze. But this t-ball will be good because sign up for summer will be in a few months and since he will be 5 he can get on the real league stuff.

Jack has just been amazing me lately. It must be the almost 5 stage. He is just looking and acting so big. He has grown too. Just so much more independent. It is cute and sad at the same time. I can't believe that I will be signing him up for Kindergarten soon. Where did my baby go?

Speaking of babies....I know I haven't waited long but tick tock....I went into a Carters outlet store yesterday and just couldn't take it. All the girls clothes. AHHHHHHHH After this busy time passes I am going to finish the room. I have all the main stuff, but we need to add a few more girly touches. We are keeping the paint. The walls are yellow and the ceiling is blue with stars on it. I am went with polka dots. Here is the bedding. I only got the bumper pads and got some other polka dot sheets.

I got this rug for the floor. Obviously the pastel one.

The curtains are also a sheer blue with white stars on them. Since they go with the ceiling we are going to keep them and just hang pink ribbon from the rods. The stars on the ends we will add pink too.

Anyway, I just want to have something "pink" to do to keep me busy but it will have to wait until after this trade show in Feb.

Oh ya and one quick little note...China only referred 2 days this month. Just ridiculous!

Professor Jack

This evening Jack started drawing a picture. When I asked him what it was he told me it was bones. Then I thought they were pretty good looking and was like wow that really does look like a bone. I asked him where he got that from and he said the vet office where they had pictures of the bones of animals. Just so you know were were at the vet at least a month ago.

Then he starts to pull 2 chairs over to the middle of the kitchen and told Tom and I we had to come see what what going on. We were told to sit on the two chairs that were in front of his drawing taped on the cabinets. The video below is what we were shown.


Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing

When I asked him afterwards where he got the pointing to the paper from he answered Tom and Jerry. I know we all remember episodes where Jerry is trying to teach the little mouse in the cute white diaper how to do things. I really wish I knew how their brains worked sometimes. He just amazes me!

Soccer part 2

We signed Jack up for indoor soccer again. For some reason he really likes it but I can't figure out why. He really doesn't play. He runs around but hardly ever goes for the ball. Half the time he watched it roll by and then run a different direction. He really loves the clock. He always bugs the coaches and wants to know how much time is left. I don't think it is because he wants it to be over. I think he is trying to understand the clock.

This time he is on the purple team and he is #9. They were going to have 4 teams but they didn't have enough coaches. So on Wed tom said he can help coach. Well they ended up moving it to only 2 team of like 11 kids each and 2 coaches for each team. There are too many kids running around, it is nuts! When Tom told Jack he was going to coach Jacks jaw dropped open and he was like "I can't believe it" I guess he was excited. Tonight after we got home, while he was sitting on the toilet going #2... he yells out...."this is the best day ever!" Tom said "why buddy?" "because you were the coach of my team Daddy!" He truly thinks it is cool to have his dad coach. Just wait to he is older and hates it! LOL So we have soccer for the next 7 weeks at 5:30 on Fridays. I liked Saturday morning better cause Tom took him and Mommy had alone time. Becuase it is at 5:30 I have to take him and Tom has to meet us there. I'll have to get a picture of him in his purple shirt!

What do they do in there?

What is it with kids washing their hands and hand towels? It is so hard to get them on the counter or hang them back on the towel rack? Why are they always in a ball? Why are they always soaking wet? What are they doing in there??? These are questions though that I will never get answered now that my son is at the age to wash his own hands. Once I gave up the compulsion to "have to do it for him" so as not to make a huge mess; I also relinquished the rights to know what he does in there. I hear the water run for a long time. His hands are small, shouldn't have to use that much! Plus the soap seems to disappear at a very fast rate. They just love to pump those things. There is usually foam soap all over the sink and the wall. (thank goodness most people don't use bar soap anymore) Then the towels. In our powder room we have a pedestal sink which he needs a step stool to use. We have a nice wood one in there with a top that lifts up with a little storage space. We all know that kids love to put things in small spaces...so why not a wet towel? Yes, usually I find my nice hand towels shoved in the little compartment...nice and wet. Then when I do usually realize it is missing and look in there I am also surprised to find a sock, a hot wheels car and maybe some crumbs of some sort.

But as I clean it all up while shaking my head in disgust....I have to sit and think that my little man is getting bigger an doing so many more things on his own and it is wonderful. I do love how he is more independent. Now.....if I could only get him to wipe his own butt!!!

Resolutions

Do you make resolutions? I don't. I mean, come on, do you really keep them? Why set yourself up for disappointment. Oh sure we think about them. We think about what we would like to accomplish this year, but really...do we really do them. NO!

-Would I like to loose a few pounds? Well ya and maybe I will watch what I eat for a week then I am sure I will have some sort of reason why I just ate a bag of M&M's

-Do I want to work out? Well no, no I don't want to work out. Will I work out? I probably will start something at some point, but then I will get sick or Jack will get sick or I just won't do it. Ya know, the usual.

-Will I start to eat healthier? This I will attempt to do as best I can. But you know there is always the nights that a good ole beef sandwich is calling my name. I cannot deprive myself of greatness.

-I will save more money. Really? Please?? So not gonna happen. Especially if we get a baby this year. Also, you don't think that I will be accidentally buying little girl things here and there.

I will try and be a more positive/optimistic person. Hmmm,read above points...do you think I am off to a good start?

All in all, I do hope for many good things this year....all of which I really have no control over.

Happy New Year!

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We had a nice relaxing night. A couple of our plans fell through. We ended up staying home and watching KungFu Panda on the big screen in the basement. We were all snuggled up and eating popcorn. It is sad really we don't really do that. Tom is always gone a lot in the evenings or it is already too late in the night to watch a 2 hr movie. But since it was News Years and all Jack could stay up. We put him to bed around 9:45. I just watched TV and Tom was on the computer the rest of the night. About 11:45 I had to get up and walk around just to stay awake till midnight. Then shortly after that I feel asleep on the couch. Woo Hoo! We are partiers. I do have to say though that that was the first time in 18 yrs (since Tom and I have been togehter) that we have stayed home on New Years.

I got the decorations down today, but will have to do the tress tomorrow. I got pooped.

We got the Wii yesterday too!!! Tom just got it installed. I had talked to him about getting it for Christmas but he was like "no jack is too young to just start sitting on his butt" Well Tom knew what the Wii was, but had never played it until Christmas at his brothers. Well guess who looked at me and was like "why didn't get get this"? So with some money we got for Christmas and the fact that I didn't get a gift we justified it and bought it. I just know it will be good family fun!