Corbie, Corbie, Corbie

I have been a bad mother lately and haven't journaled/blogged/scrapbooked anything of Corbie and his little quirks. So, here is all is in one fell swoop.

The crazy boy loves to shove things up his nose. Particularly kidney beans and green beans. One night it took a good sneeze to get the kidney bean out of his right nostril.

He loves to be mischevious when I am in the shower. He can reach the top drawer in the bathroom (it is the sole drawer that isn't childproofed). He reached into the drawer, pulled out Walker's watch, and was dangling it over the toilet. When I realized what was going on, I jumped out of the shower to save the watch. As soon as I got close, he dropped it. Luckily, with my experience as a nurse, retrieving a watch from the toilet wasn't devastating. However, telling Walker what had happened was!

A few weeks ago in sacrament meeting, Corbs was being a maniac boy and wouldn't sit still. He was so noisy and disruptive, I asked Walker to take him out. (I would take him out, but I lead the music and need to be available to lead the rest hymn/closing hymn, etc.) As Walker was walking out with Corbin, Corbs looks back at me, waves, and yells, "See ya!" Most of the congregation heard him. I just shake my head.

He has mastered the talent of climbing into his crib, but he doesn't dare climb out. So, he climbs in the crib a few times every day, and yells for 'dad' or 'binky' until I go get him. When he wakes up in the morning, he always stands at the bottom right corner of his crib, holding his balled-up blanket, sucking on his binky and yelling "dad, dad, daddy!" (I don't know why he yells for dad. I am almost always the one to get him out of his crib. He knows how to say 'mom'. Whatever.). If he is in a particularly impatient mood, he will throw his blanket and binky overboard, then start yelling longingly for them.

And last but not least, he burned his right thumb on a stove-top burner. I was getting something out of the top shelf, so I needed my stepstool. I was up on the stool and Walker was making noodles. He had just taken the pan off of the burner to drain the water, and was at the sink. I didn't notice that Corbs had climbed up behind me on the stool, and he reached out and touched the burner without us noticing until it was too late. He was a good sport and only cried for a few minutes.

We love our Corb-ers! He is so crazy and so much fun.

Here is my new hairdo!

So, what do you think? I am still adjusting to the shortness of it all. I like it, I think. It's tricky because I have to do my hair every day now. There isn't the option of sticking it in a ponytail- which is my favorite thing to do with hair. It was on a whim that I cut it, and I have only come close to crying once.

Happy New Year!

What kind of blogger would I be if I didn't post a picture of Christmas? We had a great holiday season. Walker and I were both off of work for about two weeks, so we had a blast just chillin' around the house. We also went to the cabin for a few days. It was good times. Corbie had a wonderful Christmas.

First Tag

FIRST Tag!!!

1. Who was your FIRST prom date? Jed Casper

2.Do you still talk to your FIRST love? No

3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? You know, I have never had alcohol.

4. What was your FIRST job? Ashworth (a golf apparel store) at the Outlet Mall in Park City

5. What was your FIRST car? A silver 1997 Ford Escort

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? Walker!

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? Walker... or Corbin.

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher? Mrs. Page. What a great lady.

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? Florida, I think.

10. Who was your FIRST best friend and are you still friends with him/her? BreeAnn Vernon Allred. Yes, we are still friends.

11. What will be your FIRST thought when you wake up tomorrow morning? What time is it?

12. Where was your FIRST sleep over? Either BreeAnn's or Katie Rees Hancock's

13. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? Walker

14. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time? I was a bridesmaid at my brother, Steven's, wedding.

15. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? Held Corbie while he drank his milk.

16. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to? Lonestar

17. FIRST tattoo or piercing? Just my ears are pierced.

18. Who was your FIRST kiss from? Rob Gempeler

19. Who was your FIRST boss? Some guy at Ashworth. Weirdo.

20. When was your FIRST detention? I was a shining student... Actually, there was no detention at my schools. I did have to make up citizenship stuff for Mr. Peck in the sixth grade. I was too noisy in math.

21. What was the FIRST state you lived in? Utah

Here I am, up late again because I worked a graveyard last night and slept the day away. Some of my co-workers are planning on competing in a triathalon this spring. A few months ago I debated about doing this, and finally decided that I did, indeed, want to participate. I even began an exercise routine and went running religiously... for a week. Here I am, a few months later, and as out-of-shape as ever. Tonght I started to feel excited about exercising again. It's ironic that I would have the ambition to exercise at midnight, but never at opportune hours of the day. Hmmm.

I love to read the Readers Digest. There are some stinkin' funny things in there. There was an entry by a woman who said that she had decided to write out checks and place them in Christmas cards for her family and friends instead of buying gifts. She wrote out the checks and inscribed, "Buy your own presents!" onto the card. A few months later she was cleaning her house and found the stack of checks that she had 'mailed' at Christmastime.
Walker and I have been going around the house saying, "Buy your own presents!" for the past few days. Both of us crack up every time.

Ravioli

Maybe giving Corbs ravioli wasn't such a good idea...

Forever Strong

Walker and I finally went on a date! It has been a while. We went to see the movie "Forever Strong". I loved it! It is seriously such a good show with a great message. Many thanks to Janie for watching Corbie. We love Aunt Janie!