I guess I'm doing *something* right...

This morning Ole asked if he could eat the last cinnamon roll.  I told him he could, but that he'd have to share it with Luke.  He said ok.

He broke it in half ... and gave an equal part to Luke.  

Then Luke broke his part in half ... and gave it to me!

OH.  MY.  GOD.  

It was a moment ... and really only a moment ... but it was so genuine.  They both did it without hesitation.  I don't think I'll ever forget it...

Bubble!

Jumping Jumping Jumping!

Fun with Auntie Becky from Angela Corral on Vimeo.

It's Luke's fault...

I broke my toe. Again. Same toe too.

All I can say is: re-tar-ded! Here's how it happened...

Luke and I were in my bedroom on Monday evening. He was jumping on the bed. I was telling him to stop. I thought I'd gotten him to stop - at least for a little while - so I left the room to get his bottle from the living room.

I got as far as the dining room when I heard a loud THUNK. Then a brief moment of silence. Then screaming and crying.

HE BOUNCED HIMSELF OFF THE BED.

So I turned around and went running back into the kitchen (to get to the bedroom) ... and that's when it happened. As I ran by... I kicked the leg of the kitchen island/butcher block. Jesus christ it hurt.

I couldn't stop though because Luke was still hollering. I hobbled the rest of the way. He was fine... just bumped his head a bit. I however ... am not fine. My toe is broken. I saw it on the x-ray.

Whatever.

The good news? My doc gave me vicodin! Weeeeeeeee.

Piper's new bathtub hangout...

Enjoying himself at the Happiest Place on Earth.

The cuteness is overwhelming...

Luke and Logan 4 from Angela Corral on Vimeo.

Apparently the celebrity I most resemble is HENRY FONDA. WTF?

MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Old photographs - Geneology

He is one handsome boy.

Afternoon nap...

Neato!

I feel empowered now.

I went to the blogher conference on Saturday ... and I got to meet two of my favorite writers: Heather and Alice.

They were both so nice and sweet ... and I'm inspired now to do a better job on this blog.

Stay tuned...

Saturday morning tee time

Luke playing through from Angela Corral on Vimeo.

I couldn't make this stuff up...

"My friend at camp - he says a lot of excuses. Actually he's not my friend."

"Camp is more fun than school. You dont have to do any math at camp."

"I was bragging a lot at Emma's yesterday."
"What about"
"About how good I am at things."

"Today is an unforgettable day. What day is it?"

The Wonder Pets should annoy me ... but I LOVE THEM.

More insight into the mind of 7 years old Ole...

Driving home last night in my Xterra:
"I wish this was a Ferrari. Or an RV."

This morning on the way to summer camp:
"It's extremely painful to get steamrolled you know."

The other day to my aunt:
"Sometimes I don't feel seven. Sometimes I still feel six."

Kids these days...

Ole is 7.

He does not know a life without DVR. He takes it for granted that we can pause and rewind while we're watching TV. And ... he gets annoyed when he can't fast forward through commercials.

Ole: "Skip that part."
Me: " I can't. It's live TV."

Ole (annoyed): "Why not?"

Me: "You can only skip ahead when it's on the DVR."

Ole: "Fine."

Also ... he heard someone say something about a cassette tape once. He had NO idea what it was. Even after I explained it. It just didn't compute.

C'mon ... enough already...

Look at his perfectly round head...

PICT0937, originally uploaded by The OK Corral.

More evidence that he's mine...

PICT0919, originally uploaded by The OK Corral.

I may be late to this party ... but it is fucking fabulous.

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My new friend...

PICT0848, originally uploaded by The OK Corral.

Fun with Aunt Becky's Walker

Ole and the walker from Angela Corral on Vimeo.

Making himself dizzy

He's a nutball... from Angela Corral on Vimeo.

Black and White Ball Fun...

DSC02392, originally uploaded by The OK Corral.

Deformity

Why is one of my eyes freakishly larger than the other?

I've always wondered...

Because I am so mature...

As I dried my hair the other morning ... I noticed a mosquito-eater on the bathroom wall next to the mirror. These are harmless creatures who do me no harm. They don't scare me or give me the creeps.

Why then did it take all the self restraint within me ... to not blast the little guy with my blow dryer? It was all I could think about the whole time I blew my hair dry. I had this nearly irrepressible urge to aim the hot air at it ... and watch it get blown away.

Alas ... I did not. But ... jeez ... why was it so hard?

It made sense at the time

Becky made a list of things she needed me to bring her in the hospital:

1. fan

2. yogurt

3. behavior

4. snax

5. chance to become the new normal pie

Might have had something to do with the painkillers...

Luke Being Two

Untitled from Angela Corral on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Luke. You're 2!

Salt and Pepper

My boys...

PICT0787, originally uploaded by The OK Corral.

Another reason to love him...

Read this article if you don't get the video...

Just look at him!

Because it's funny...

This is my favorite new website...

It's called Stuff White People Like...

How much does he love black jelly beans? A LOT!

This is my friend's son. It's such a great picture ... I had to share. Noah, you are awesome.

I can't believe I had to say this...

"Take your foot out of your eggs please."

This is just one of a series of things I never thought I'd have cause to say.

Here's another:

"Do NOT lick your shoe."

Feel the love ...

Genuine smile (rarely caught on tape)

Luke and Logan content just watching Ole play...

Brothers...

Sittin' on the deck ... sharing a snack.

On the pizza phone

Luke was having pizza for dinner when he decided to pretend his slice of pepperoni was a phone. He put it up to his ear and said, "Hello pizzza."

This is what I do for a living ...

...answer questions like this:

Sent: 3/10/2008 11:43
From: Holly
Subject:

whats a dignified word for pimp?

Me trying to figure this thing out...

You should see the other guy...

Poor little Luke ... fell down and smacked into a cinder block.

Some of the best lyrics ever...

Bounce bounce ... like your ass has the hiccups ... bounce bounce.

Budding artist...

Okay ... I could be a little biased ... but he is so advanced!

He's not even two yet ... and look at all those little circles he drew (look closely!). I mean, look at his concentration. He's fucking brilliant.

My son is a genius.

He really is a smart boy...

Me: "Get your sweatshirt. That red skull one is clean if you want to wear it."
Ole: "Which one?"
Me: "The red one. With skulls on it..."
Ole: "Ohhh ... that one! Yeah ... I want that one."

Makes me want to wring his $%^*@! neck!

Mama ... your cake tastes like dust. Maybe you accidentally mixed in some dust when you made it.

Haircut!

Eating his chocolate reward after his haircut...

And don't you forget it!

Here's what Ole said to my neighbor Cathleen the other day:

"My mom has personal space issues."

I drink your MILKSHAKE!

Six more weeks?

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning.

But his cousin in Georgia ... General Beauregard Lee ... did not.

I'm feeling conflicted...

Another look into his mind...

Ole: "I wish I had a tail."

Me: "Why?"

Ole: "So when I bend over ... a butterfly would come and land on it."

Another day at the office...

After seeing the following headline about Heath Ledger this week ... I wrote to Becky saying how I hope such a headline is never written about me.

Police say Ledger found dead, naked with sleeping pills nearby

I then got this series of messages from her:

well... i can think of a worse way to go.

"Police say she was found dead, naked in bed, surrounded by the remnants of what appeared to be late night snacks."

then again... Elvis died on the toilet.

or "she was halfway through a hair coloring process when she died..."

"she was at a facial parlor having her lip waxed when the stroke occured"

"Police say she was found dead, naked in bed, surrounded by the remnants of what appeared to be late night snacks."

"it appeared the deceased had been trying to squeeze into a pair of spanx when her heart stopped"

My list of demands...so far.

1. I want it to be Friday at 6pm.
2. I want it to be sunny and warm.
3. I want an open bar.
4. With bite size canapes.
5. I want there to be more rainbows.
6. And cute kittens frolicking.
7. I want to buy more shoes.
8. And dresses.
9. I want to be able to pick lollipops from trees.
10. I want to fly first class to Paris.

Is that too much to ask??

I don't think they could be any cuter

A peek inside his mind...

Mama ... I'm tired of being of being a human ... because humans always have to put on shoes when they want to walk someplace where people are working with nails and screws.

Dogs don't have to do that...

Kids these days...

Ole: "I know someone has a crush on me."
Me: "Really? Who is it?"

Ole: "Marissa. I sit next to her in class."
Me: "How do you know? Did she tell you?"
Ole: "No. Someone else did. Casey told me"

Me: "Do you like Marissa."
Ole: "Yeah, kinda."

Ole: "I know what a crush is."
Me: "What is it?"

Ole: "When someone loves you a lot."
Me: "Well, sort of. It's when someone likes you and thinks you're nice and funny."

Ole: "Yeah, yeah ... she does because I talk turkey to her a lot. Want me to show you?"
Me: "Well, yes."

Ole: (proceeds to act like a turkey ... gobble gobble, etc...)

In a blizzard...

In a blizzard..., originally uploaded by The OK Corral.

Despite a winter storm warning with blizzard conditions expected ... Rune and Ole went skiing on Saturday. And didn't regret it for a minute.