Pete Pages: Today's forecast: sun

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Today's forecast: sun

Liv's room is almost complete. Paint: done. Crib: assembled. Darling newborn photo: framed. Curtains: hanging. It's still missing the final touches (and most likely will be for quite some time), but it's currently my favorite room in the house. It's peaceful, quiet, and the only room that seems to stay clean...for now.

As I fed Liv this morning, I watched her curtains sway gently back and forth from the *glorious* soft breeze coming from the ceiling fan (an Arizona must). As we rocked, I couldn't help but imagine "three-yr-old Liv" (with lots and lots of strawberry-blonde hair, of course) lying in her bed, watching the pale pink, faux-silk curtains lull her to sleep. One of my earliest memories suddenly came to mind: Lying in my sunny-yellow-walled bedroom at nap time, watching the room darken and lighten over and over as the sun went in and out of clouds.

Why is it that we say "the sun went behind a cloud" anyway? We all know that it's really clouds moving in front of the sun...the sun remains constant. Since writing my last post, I have reflected much about friendship and was overwhelmed by the kind and wonderful responses I received from many of my dearest friends. Thank you for the reminder that you are still there...behind my clouds. Much love, Tam.

7 comments:

The Laundry Queen said...: : ); September 3, 2009 at 12:53 PM
The Grant Family said...: Ellie's room is my favorite room. After 4 kids I FINALLY have a nursery with a rocker with a little basket of books next to the rocker. It's peaceful (and clean). It still lacks some finishing touches too....but they may never get done. At least it's cute, cheery, and peaceful. A nice place to sit and enjoy a final baby girl :); September 3, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Tom and Maryana said...: Wow! You brought tears to my eyes. Mom; September 3, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Angie said...: All your posts make me cry lately. (Abbi is staring at me wondering why I'm crying.) Either I'm very pregnant or just miss you a lot. Or maybe it's both.; September 3, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Angela said...: I love your posts. The day I read your My Day post I was wishing that we were moving somewhere fun and exciting (I go through this periodically) and after I read the post it made me think about how great things are and that I should appreciate what I have right here. That said, I would be open to a new adventure. I hope your adventure leads to nothing but happiness. Miss you.; September 3, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Sara and Company said...: I finally just hung curtains, a few pictures, and got a darling blanket in Adri's room yesterday....and she's what, 2 1/2! Will and my front room finally got curtains too. Go you! I'm glad you have a peaceful oasis!; September 4, 2009 at 2:37 AM
Perschon Family said...: I love that you got to decorate a girls room! (Pictures?))) And I also love your posts. I always get excited when I see that you've updated. You have a great way of writing about what you're going through and what you're thinking about! This post took me back and I totally I have clear memories of laying in my bed as a little girl, looking at the mint green and pink wallpaper. I LOVED my room. But every night as I said my prayers I would look up at the border of wallpaper and see that it was UPSIDEDOWN!!!! My parents put it up and didn't notice it was upsidedown (you'd have to see the border to understand) until they were done. And they figured it wasn't noticeable enough to anyone else unless you pointed it out...But I NOTICED every night and it is still that way when I go home and it serves to remind me that it is my "perfect little girl's room!" Oh my, what a novel I just typed! ANyway, I loved your perspective about knowing you have constant friends even if you can't see them all of the time (I may need you to remind me of that when it is my turn to move!) Love ya!; September 5, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Pete said...

Hewitt was just telling me about a new game he created where you can't touch the ball with your hands or feet. He said, "You can only hit the ball with your leg or foot-wrist." And so I clarified, "You mean your ankle?"
(10/8/09)

Me to Hewitt: Whatcha doin?
Hewitt: Arting. It's making art.
(10/2/09; Hewitt's 5th b-day)

Two jokes by Burke:
What does a storm wear?
Thunderwear!

What do you call King Kong's feet?
Big Foot!
(9/26/09)

I had the following conversation with Tosh:
Me: Are you a boy or a girl?
T: Boy
Me: Is Livvy a boy or a girl?
T: Baby
Me: Yes, but is Baby Liv a boy or a girl?
T: Girl
Me: Is Daddy a boy or a girl?
T: Big boy
Me: Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
T: Mommy a babe!
(Not prompted, I promise! 9/3/09)

Hewitt had set up a bunch of toy figures and Tosh was trying to play with them... Hewitt was telling Tosh not to touch them and I asked him to share the toys or to go and get some more figures for Tosh to play with. Hewitt said, "These are not toys! They are art!" (9/3/09)

We were driving along a road near our house (a rather quiet highway, really) and Hewitt suddenly exclaimed, "Mom! I just found the road to our old house! Keep driving straight!" I looked up and realized there were some big mountains in the FAR distance. Hewitt clearly thought he was staring at Utah. (8/28/09)

Hewitt brought home a little "Groundhog's Day" craft that he had made at preschool and kept calling the groundhog a bear. When I tried to tell him it was really a groundhog he looked at me like I was very silly and said, "It's a BEAR Mom, not a CORNDOG!" (2/2/09)

I explained to Burke about the recent airplane crash into the Hudson River and knowing that he would be very concerned, I quickly told him that all of the passengers were just fine. He looked at me with a worried look and said, "What about the birds? Are they okay?" (1/15/09)

I have a trunk full of old performing costumes from when I was a kid. Hewitt saw the trunk in the basement and told Rob that he wanted to open up the "treasure chest." Rob asked him if he knew what was in the trunk/chest and Hewitt replied that it was full of clothes. When Rob told Hewitt that he didn't want him to make a big mess Hewitt said, "I won't make a mess, I will just get out one clo." I guess that "clo" would be the singular form of clothes... (1/13/09)

Burke is always mentioning how he wants us to have lots more babies because he wants "hundreds" of brothers and sisters. I was explaining to him this morning about how it gets harder and more dangerous to have babies as a woman gets older...he looked at me and said, "Well, you look young Mom, like 19!" Then he leaned in closer and said, "Well, I do see some indents in your skin around your eyes (those would be wrinkles--thanks for noticing)." (12/26/08)

Hewitt blew his nose and must have accidentally gotten some snot or tissue in his mouth because he said, "Yuck! That tastes like cow dung!" (12/24/08)

Tosh got to Hewitt's cup of water at the table today and dumped it all over Hewitt's lap and onto the floor. Rob asked Hewitt, "Are you a little wet?" and he said, "I'm a BIG wet!" (12/24/08)

Rob was playing "Memory" with the boys and when Burke got a few matches in a row Hewitt said, "Wow Burkie, you're on fire!" (11/08)

We just bought some sod for our park strip and while Burke and I were looking at the pallet, I mentioned that some of the pieces looked like crabgrass and that we needed to find the best pieces of grass to buy. Burke looked at the sod for a little while and said, "None of it looks like crap grass to me!"

While I was flossing Burke's teeth he said, "Wait--I need to tell you something." I paused flossing and he said, "You sure know how to be a good mom!" (now there's a treasured compliment!)

Hewitt watched Rob kill a fly in our kitchen and then asked, "Did he cry? Did he want his mommy fly?"

I told Hewitt that I was going to get Tosh a snack and asked if he would like one. He paused and then said, "I'll take a milkshake." What am I, a drive-up window?

Hewitt was asking for toast today and when I pulled out the bread he said, "No, the 'letter O' toast!" I finally figured out that he wanted a toasted english muffin.

Burke came down for breakfast and said, "Mom, it might not look like my bed is made and you might not like it, but it's really stripes that I did as a design on my bed."

Hewitt has really liked eating plain tortillas lately. When I asked him if he wanted one he said, "Oh. Sure. I'll have a mamma mia."

Hewitt understands things very literally. When Rob told him that he "needed to fly" this morning (go to work), Hewitt asked, "Where is the fly? In the house?" When Rob asked him if he had a runny nose he said, "No. It's just boogers."

When Rob was leaving for work he hugged the boys and told them to "be good for Mommy and do exactly what she says." Burke said, "OK bye Dad, you be good at work and do exactly what your boss says."

We were discussing prophets in the scriptures for Family Home Evening and when Rob asked Burke which prophet(s) wrote the Book of Mormon Burke said, "Nephi, Jacob, Enos..." and continued to name the books in order. Rob and I were pretty surprised and couldn't help laughing.

I was just eavesdropping on Hewitt while he was playing with his toys and heard him say, "Ladies and jumpingmen..."

Burke was heading off to a neighbor's house to play and stuck his head back in the door and called, "I'll be traveling by bike."

When the garage door opens for us to drive in, Hewitt will pretend to be scared and say, "Oh no, it's the garage mouth! He's going to eat us!"

Hewitt got distracted and starting playing with his toys during lunch and when I reminded him to please keep eating he said, "But Mommy, I'm working."

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