Sep 2014
WHO'S READING WHO TO SLEEP?
27/09/14 11:01
The hardest thing about reading Conor to sleep is that it is often us that falls asleep first.
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A MESS OR ART?
26/09/14 11:05
I came home to this today. At first I was, "What the hell?" And then I decided to call it art, take a picture and relax.
PLAYING MOM AGAINST DAD FOR THE FIRST TIME
18/09/14 11:09
The first words I heard when i got home came from upstairs, "Welcome home, dad." I had never heard Conor say that before. I ran upstairs to give him a big hug. He ran back to the couch and said, "Dad, look." He had figured out how to turn on the TV and get Apple TV up and running and was trying to watch a movie but got stuck in the menu section. "Dad, can you help me? I'm trying to watch a movie." "Conor, you're not supposed to be watching a movie at this hour. Did you ask your mom?" "Yes," he said, matter of factly. "Well, what did she say?" "She said, 'no'," he replied dryly. "That's why I'm asking you. So say yes, and let's get to it." Ha! I said there was no TV on a school night and that we'd be better off playing baseball outside. He said, "No, but do you want to race?" "Yes, let's do it." And we jumped off the couch, held hands and ran down the stairs, and out into the backyard. He jumped in his plastic car with a 'dad handle' on it and I pushed him around the yard as fast as I could. Then we went out on the dirt road in front of the house and we ran down to the end and came back. He never talked about movies until it was time to go to bed. Then he wanted to stay up instead of sleeping so he started asking about movie time. I ignored him.
SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL
09/09/14 11:06
Conor's getting ready for his second day of school. He wants to take pictures of his Irish cousins with him but we insist they stay home and he can tell them how his day went when he comes back home. He regretfully agrees.
CONOR'S FIRST SCHOOL DAY
08/09/14 11:12
Today was Conor's first day of school. His mom and I both dropped him off to see how he would do. We've been impressed with how well he rolls with the punches and we're always curious how he adapts to situations. He was happy to go to the new yellow school but grabbed my leg when he realized we were leaving him in the care of someone else. He wouldn't let go and the teacher was very sweet and asked if it would be okay if she picked him up to take him to his home room. We said it was okay and she took him and he whimpered but went with her.
Two hours later, it was time for the new little kids to go home. But Conor didn't want to leave the fun school. I asked him how his first day of school was. He said, I'm happy and sad. I'm happy because the school is fun. I'm sad because I wanted my mommy and daddy to come, too." I couldn't believe it. He was describing his feelings. Hell, I can't do that to this day. I gave him a big hug and told him he had work to do and dad has work to do and mom has work to do but we all get to play together after our work. He said, "Yeah." And that was that.
CONOR CHANNELING THE SPIRIT OF TOM SAWYER
07/09/14 11:13
We're visiting The Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire where they've taken a neighborhood from the 1700's and protected it for future generations. Conor got rid of his shoes and socks and decided this was more authentic. I call him Tom Sawyer. HIs Irish grand dad is having a coffee while Conor and I mess around here.
DAD, YOU ARE GREAT...
04/09/14 11:18
Conor says to me today, "Dad…You….are….a great………….turkey." He paused just long enough for me to think he was going to say something that a dad can only hope his son might say. After all, he was about to tell me I was a great something. But, 'turkey'? We had recently watched Free Birds and that's what he took from that movie. Oh, well.
GRANDDAD COMES TO VISIT
03/09/14 11:20
Conor's granddad from Ireland came to visit on Friday. We headed up to Portsmouth, New Hamphire and the two have gotten along famously from the beginning. Grand dad is 78 years old and can shockingly keep up with the 2-3/4 year old. I've been impressed. Conor had not seen his granddad in over a year but took to him immediately. It's great to see that little boy connect so easily.
LOBSTER BOY
01/09/14 11:22
I brought home two lobsters tonight as they were on sale for $5.99 a piece. Funny, I realized that by living on the ocean, Conor has seen enough lobsters to not be scared of them anymore. He played with them for a couple of minutes, then got bored and rode his bicycle around, trying to scare them. That's my little beach boy! Now let's eat.