Saturday Night Fever, Wally Ben Style
Yesterday when I was out, Wally and his parents knew something was wrong with Wally Ben when he sat on his grandpa's lap for about 10 minutes and fell asleep out of the blue. He is normally so busy that lap sitting is limited to one minute max. So when they looked over and saw him snoring, it was clear he wasn't feeling so hot. Sure enough, temp 102.3. Tylenol brought the temp down enough that he…
A Visit with Grandpa and Mama May
Every few weeks, Wally V and I have a lunch date with my Mama May and Grandpa, his great grandparents on my side. They live in a retirement community of condos about 10 minutes from our house. The community has a dining hall where they enjoy a 3 course meal once a day, and they are allowed to bring guests. Since Wally Ben doesn't yet appreciate the delicacies of Caesar Wraps and Cod Filets and…
Beware of the angry, flailing snot monster
Wally Ben has been a snot monster all week, with a runny nose and cough, and actually has been quite a trooper about it. He lets us wipe his nose, which we have to do quite often. Usually he's not a fan of the bogies (which I pronounce boe-geez), and neither is his mom—we've been known to have 10 minute tussles where I pin him and say I'm getting his bogies and he screams. But then he's relieved…
Our Daily Snowball Goodbye
We only live a few blocks from work, so even in the winter Wally walks. WallyV has started to give his dad a hug goodbye when he leaves. Then he runs over to the balcony and watches Wally walk away. Ever since it snowed, we started a tradition—when Wally walks away, he throws a snowball at us. It sticks to the door, and on really cold days it stays the rest of the day. Then throughout the day, I…