Flashback Friday

Two years ago in the "pumpkin patch".

Bribe

On Thursday evening we met Nana and Papaw for dinner and they took Matt home with them for the weekend. To describe how sad Matt was about leaving us, here are his own words "Bye bye mommy!! See you later!! GET BACK !!(I wouldn't step away from his car seat fast enough). Was he sad? No. Were we sad? YES. I did not turn into a blubbering fool but I came close.

So with that, on the way to pick him up we were preparing for a battle. We were sure he would resist coming home to the land of rules and regulations. Richard and I decided we needed a plan: how could we make mom and dad look exciting and attractive? So we decided to use bribes: a movie for the trip home, going to Mc Donalds, playing with his friends... As we were talking we both started laughing at the absurdity of the situation - we were going to bribe our child to come home.

Well, needless to say, the exchange went well and he wasn't too sad about coming home. However, I do think he was thrown for a loop because we did not tell him no the rest of the day.

Flashback Friday

Remember this little guy. This is one of my favorite pictures of Matthew; he looks so peaceful.

I hope it is as beautiful at your house as it is at mine. The sky is a perfect autumn blue, the air is somewhat dry, and it is around 85 degrees!

So far Matt and I have went for a walk, been to the donut shop, visited Daddy at work, and played at the park with friends (this pic is about 6 months old). Next on the agenda is a PB&J lunch followed by a nap.

I love days like this and praise God for taking care of us so that I can stay home with my little man.

Flashback Friday

For the meantime, Fridays here at the As a "Matt"er of Fact will be known as Flashback Fridays. I have decided to do this for two reasons:

1. I am a total sap and love looking at old pics and videos.

2. My digital camera is broke and I am relying on 2 sets of box prints. That's why the pics have been fuzzy so far.

This is a great video of Daddy playing with Matt. I love the spastic arm movements and squeals. The funny thing is that he was around 6 months at the time and today at 2 1/2, he was laughing while watching the video of Daddy.

Really Wishing for Some Fiction

Warning: If you do not like to read about vomit, then look away.



We had a rare and wonderful evening last night where everything ran smoothly; those of you with kids know the kind. We got home from church and played outside, happily came in and happily took a bath, then happily read 3, 4, 5 (who's counting) stories, and happily got in bed for "prayers and Jesus songs" by 8:30. Did you note all the "happilys"? To top is off, we were asleep by 9:30!! I should have known something was up.

Then the the bomb dropped, at 12:45 a.m. to be exact. We were awakened by a very distinctive screaming noise that could only mean one thing- Matt threw up. This is one of the parenting things that Rich and I hate the most. Not because it is gross but because you feel so helpless and sorry for your child. There was a point in the night when Matt was just looking at me confused, as if asking "why can't you make this stop?" I felt like the world's worst parent at that moment.

The ordeal lasted until about 2:15 and then we finally fell asleep. Well, at least until around 3:30 because Matt woke up and decided he needed to get up and wander around his room. I got him back asleep but was awakened at 5, not by Matt but the phone.

With all this said, it was a long and rough night but Matt is much better. By 10 a.m., you wouldn't have guessed he was sick. Superman was back!

Like Father Like Son

I wasn't sure if you guys had noticed the similarity between Richard and Matt. Most people seem to think that Matt looks exactly like me but I am not so sure. I'm kidding.

They even seem to share the same talents. I wish I had audio to go with this picture; Matt's plastic trumpet sounds like a sea gull. It is a great sound in the car.

Queen of butter

As most of you know, I am a Food Network junkie. I have watched it so much in the past that Matt now recognizes some of the chefs. My top three are Mrs. Paula Dean, Giada, and Ina Garten; however, Paula Dean takes the cake (no pun intended). I have watched her so often that Matt will walk in the room and say "hi Mrs. Paula" if she is on . One day we were at Wal-Mart looking at books, he saw her picture on the new cookbook, Celebrations, and started yelling "Mrs. Paula! Mrs. Paula! I see Mrs. Paula!" It was pretty funny but we did get some looks. I think one of the reasons I like her so much is because she reminds me of my Aunt Betty. My aunt doesn't know a stranger, has quite the sense of humor, and can cook wonderful southern food. With all that being said, I have to share this clip of Paula Dean. Click on the link I have provided, then scroll down the article, and click on "watch Paula and Oprah". If you love Paula Dean then you will love this video and if you don't, you will after watching. http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200702/20070202/slide_20070202_350_205.jhtml

First Day

For those of you who do not know, Matt started "school" this year. He attends the school at our church two mornings a week. I was a little nervous about his first day but he did great. He loved it so much, that when I went to pick him up, he ran from me crying (don't laugh too hard) and latched on to his teacher. He is in a class of all boys. In case you missed that, ALL boys. I cannot imagine what his teacher's day is like. When we attended "Meet the Teacher Night" the boys had the room turned upside down within 30 seconds. I am not exaggerating.

Debut

Well, I finally decided to take the plunge and start a blog. I have been thinking about this for some time and decided this would be a good way for all of you to see what is going on (or to hear my latest ramblings).

For my older and not so internet savvy audience, Mom, let me explain what I am doing. In a nut shell this is a journal, or better yet, a scrapbook of our life. What's going on, interests, thoughts...You get the picture. You can only read this if I invite you, so I don't want you to think some nut will show up tomorrow at my door. With that said, I am still not going to be specific with things like where we live, work, that kind of stuff because this is still the internet.

Anyways, if you are going to read this, you must play by my rules:
1. You cannot judge my writing skills! Especially grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
2. If you disagree with something I have said, then lets agree to disagree and leave it at that.
3. Just know that Matt is the most handsome, well mannered, smart, talented and funniest child in the whole world. (Rule 2 does not apply)

I wil try to post something new a couple of times a week. Also, there is a way for you to comment after reading a post. Just click on comment and follow the prompt.

So with all that said, welcome to my world.