"Like a nut"

Tucker has developed a new phrase that is really pretty funny. Mom, Tucker and I were attempting to shop yesterday in Frisco. I say attempt because the boy wouldn't let us look or shop at anything unless it had some kind of Dallas Cowboy or Dallas Maverick logo on it. Try finding running shoes that fit that criteria! I was pretty much at my witts end with him once again during this shopping experience. I must say my patience thermometer is pretty low with him these days and I do need to work on that! So, as we are driving in the car, he says that he was bitten by a mosquito at some point during the morning. I do the sort of ignoring thing so I can concentrate on driving and looking at my email while driving. :0) I guess I didn't give him as much attention as required, so he says "I am itching like a nut." Mom and I just crack up. It was a well needed laugh!

Even though I thought the nut phrase was pretty funny, I just figured it was a one-liner that he is so good at saying. Evidently the phrase is going to stick around for a little while. This morning, he is determined that one of his front teeth is about to wiggle out of his mouth, so he runs into the kitchen to tell me that the tooth is "wiggling like a nut." That just makes me giggle a little bit. It seems to be a good phrase to add for a big emphasis. So anytime you are at a loss for words, just add "like a nut." It seems to do the trick or that is at least this is the way Tucker rolls...like a nut. :0)

Glad today is almost over

Today has been rough and I am glad that a new one starts in just a few hours. Our day started off ok, but just went downhill from there. At lunch, all I wanted to do was squirt a little lime into my tortilla soup. You would have thought that the little slippery sucker was a bowling ball the way it slipped out of my hand and landed in my soup. Let's just say I had soup all over the top half of my sweater. SH&#$ was all I could say. I wiped myself off and ate what was left of the soup in my bowl. I went back to work smelling like Mexican food in my soup spotted sweater. Good thing I was just going to be at my desk the rest of the afternoon!
So then at 5:30 pm, I get off work and go pick up Tucker. I just knew that our "talk" on the way to school today was going to hit home and we were going to have a green day today. Well, forget about that. It wasn't blue like yesterday, but we had another yellow day. Then to top it off, he decided to throw his sweatshirt on top of the school building. What the heck? Needless to say, we had another "talk" on the way home this afternoon and then when we got home, I sent him to his room. I put talk in quotes, because it is me doing the talking and Tucker doing the listening. Grandparents don't worry...I never touched the child, but we did have a night without any technology (no computer, no xbox or wii). The child was so bored, he went to sleep on the couch by 7:45. Hmmm, maybe this should be our nightly routine? At this point, this is when I am saying in my head that he is driving me crazy. This is also usually when the next day or so Tucker gets sick and I end up staying home from work a day or two. I hope that he feels fine and doesn't get sick. Hopefully this is just a phase that he (we) are going through and him coming down with a cold. I am hopeful for a new, better day tomorrow for us both!

One more celebration

Today is my one-year blog anniversary. It isn't a big deal, but that fact that I have actually stuck with writing Tucker's blog for this long is an accomplishment for me. (Although, with Tucker as my star, I don't think that I will ever run out of material.)
Originally, I started our blog as sort of research for my job. We were embarking on Web 2.0 applications, and I needed to be able to talk about what blogs were. I worked with different applications to spice up the blog, and I must say that my journey with the blogging world as been a fun, personal learning experience. The bonus is to have recorded time and have a log of events of Tucker. How many times have we heard from someone, "I wish I would have written down all of the funny things that my kids said!" While I missed some major moments when Tucker was younger, I now have the opportunity to write it down. I know I have a small audience, but it is nice to be able to share with our friends and family. Looking back, we have had a busy year. We have celebrated birthdays, graduated from preschool, gone on summer vacations, spent time at the lake with cousins, started kindergarten and celebrated holidays. Wonder what is in store for us during the next blog year?

Papaw's Turn

February is the month for birthdays in our family. Peaches just had her birthday and now it is already time to celebrate Papaw's birthday, too. Tucker started off the day by calling dad and wishing him a happy birthday. That's a good way to start off your day, don't you think? We will visit them soon so that we can have cupcakes or birthday cake. According to Tucker, it really isn't a birthday without some kind of party (or at least eating party food).

After Tucker got off the phone, he started talking about all of the fun things that he does with my dad. The list went on and on about boating, jetskiing, riding in the Ranger, going to Grapevine to ride the train. He finally just said, "you know, I am a lucky kid." That made my feel all warm inside to hear him say that. I will have to remind him of this statement the next time he gets mad at me! Actually, I think that I am the one that is lucky! :0)

Happy Birthday, Papaw!

Molten Chocolate Cakes - Recipe

Here is the recipe for the chocolate cakes that Chef Tucker made.

4 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs
6 Tbsp. flour
Cool Whip Topping or Vanilla Ice Cream
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter four 3/4 cup custard cups or souffle dishes and place them on a baking sheet.

Microwave chocolate and butter in a large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until butter is melted. Stir with a wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar until well-blended. Blend in eggs. Stir in flour. Divide batter between prepared custard cups.

Bake 13 to 14 min. or until sides are firm but centers are soft. Let stand 1 minute. Carefully run small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto dessert dishes. Serve immediately, topped with Cool Whip or vanilla ice cream.

Makes 8 servings, 1 half molten cake each.

Chef Tucker

I was so use to having some kind of yummy dessert while in Austin, that I was feeling a bit deprived now that I am back home. Tucker and I decided to make Molten Chocolate cakes to celebrate being home after the week away. The recipe is just right because it makes four custard cup size cakes with a warm gooey center.
Just out of the oven, we also like to add a little vanilla ice cream on top, as well. I will post the recipe later, but here are some pictures of Tucker working on the batter. He wanted to be in charge and do most of the work. Any time that I would try to help, he would say, "Chef Tucker is in charge, so back away, Mama." Fine with me; I was able to take pictures of the Chef at work.


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Happy Birthday Peaches

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While I was in Austin, my mom, had a birthday on Feb. 4. I did call her and Tucker was able to call her, as well, but we felt it was also worthy of a blog shout out.

Tucker refers to her as "Peaches". Her 'grandma' name, Peaches, started as sort of a joke, but it has definitely stuck. In fact, one day I was reading a book to Tucker about grandparents and it mentioned "granny" in the book. Tucker had a really hard laugh out loud moment and thought that is was absolutely crazy that someone would be called "Granny"! Little does he know that Peaches is really the name that isn't so common.

Peaches and Tucker are about as close as they come. I have yet to hear her really tell him "no", which is probably why he loves being with my parents so much. Funny that they didn't seem to have that same problem when I was growing up. :0)

When we are together visiting with my parents, you can always count on Tucker and mom huddling together and playing cars or building with Legos. We always just laugh and say that they deserve each other. If Tucker wants to do something crazy, Peaches (& Papaw) are usually right there with the him. Tucker is always ready to be with them and especially likes it when he can visit them without me there with him. We hate that we couldn't celebrate her birthday with her, but we will get together soon! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEACHES!