Swiper the Fox
I had a preschool planning session tonight, so this entry is going to be super quick. Luckily the meeting was very productive so I can’t complain too much, but I’m an old woman and have a hard time comprehending starting a meeting at 8:30. Isn’t that “take all my clothes off and watch TV” time?
You’ll be pleased to know I kept all my clothes on at the meeting. Or maybe it would thrill you more if I got really drunk and took off my clothes while the rest of the group was discussing the relative merits of teaching two year olds how to read a clock as opposed to teaching them that farm animals and forest animals live in different places.
Anyway, we’ve been talking about this Swiper costume so much that I figured I had to show it to you even though this picture doesn’t really do it justice. We had our first Halloween party today and Erik ADORED it. He wore the hat and some blue gloves for at least a half hour before getting tired of them. I didn’t think they would last more than ten minutes. Instead of throwing them, he nicely brought them to me and asked me to keep them safe. My little boy is growing up and getting responsible!
And the tail, a true piece of art:
If you have no clue what he’s supposed to look like, here’s a little picture HERE
Apparently the other people in my club don’t let their kids watch TV because no one knew who it was. They kept asking me if he was a wolf. They were very impressed by the tail and when I told them the nose was custom made by a woodworker they ooooohhhhed and awwwwwwwed over it.
They also really liked my pasta casserole. I have had three people e-mail me for the recipe and it’s kind of embarrassing. Here’s the recipe:
One box of rotini, boiled, a jar of Prego, a container of cottage cheese and a bag of shredded Italian cheese. I stirred all that together, then I thawed out some Mama Lucia frozen Italian style meatballs and threw those in. I put another bag of Italian cheese over the top and baked it until it was hot.
I have to admit, it was pretty darned good. I think the cottage cheese was the key. One woman thought I made the meatballs myself, but why make them when you can get Mama Lucia meatballs? They are extremely tasty. Not as tasty as Mike’s of course, but they take 60 seconds to cook as opposed to 60 minutes.
Other than that, it’s been a pretty boring day. I skipped the gym in favor of the Halloween party, then came home and tried to clean up my house a little. I think there’s only one solution to my house cleaning woes–moving. We have so much stuff and so very little room. If only we knew what toys HBN2 might like we could get rid of a couple of tubs of stuff. Heck, I probably should get rid of one tub anyway. It’s so hard to let them go when they might be useful again, but I think I’m going to have to bite the bullet. I need to be realistic here. A new baby will have a ton of engaging things to play with because Erik will have a ton of things. Granted, they will all be choking hazards, but I don’t think I have to worry about a new baby being under-stimulated when we have a four year old in the house.
I guess I better shut up and go to bed. I need to slather myself in Aquaphor. The weather turned very chilly and I’m suddenly scaly and gross. Don’t you want to hear all about that?
Speaking of lather or slather or whatever, have any of you ever read the directions on men’s body wash and shampoo? Magnus’s bathing supplies were on eye level so I read them while showering since I get bored easily. You know the standard girly directions, right? Squeeze a quarter size dollop of body wash onto a pouf and work into a rich lather. If you’re a boy, you are supposed to 1) Grab a cloth. 2) Squeeze it out. 3) Get on with your day. To wash your hair you Lather, Rinse, Go.
I think I like the boy way of doing things a lot better.