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Thursday, January 17, 2008

we've been under a thick layer of snow since monday. i know that "thick" is relative as new england is under feet and we're under mere inches. but if i can't see the grass, then it doesn't matter how many inches or feet is there: snow is snow is snow, and it means boots and gloves and hats and heavy coats that make strapping three boys into three carseats difficult and it also means the endless puddles of melted snow after a five second walk from the car. oops, sorry, i'm supposed to be enjoying the snow as much as the boys, right?

here are some pictures from last week - before the snow hit, and when the temperatures were a bit higher. a christmas gift for outside play:

on the warmer of the days (no coats!), adam really wanted the sled to work. he's actually trying really hard to pull him in the grass:

have i mentioned that we're really trying to potty-train sawyer? i know you're probably thinking it's already too late, but sawyer is a boy in his own time. i think he's portraying the typical potty-training hassles that parents have, but after a dream training rowan in a day with NO accidents, sawyer is throwing us for a loop. he's ready, it's just not as easy for him to grasp so quickly. so we're taking it in his own time, but it's harder for me to accept that it's not a problem. it's hard for me not to get angry when there's an accident, but we try. we really do! if anyone has some advice or good books or whatever, PLEASE send suggestions our way PRONTO!

we are implementing the reward system with him. he loves stickers, so here he is proudly displaying his "i peed on the potty!" sticker this morning:

yes, it's an american flag. what a little patriotic boy he is!
he gave me a "girl" sticker. because i'm a girl. it's my bindie. my potty-training bindie. you can't really see it, but it's a sunburst. pink at that!

i'm baking this afternoon. it's how i cope with the cold. that and hot chocolate and tea. or a glass of port. :)

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Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:27:41 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

the most influential musician of all time

well, in my world at least.

i know i've mentioned him before, but he has just released a new cd (i still write "album" instead of "cd." i'm a child of the 80s, what can i say?), so he's due more accolades from me. because he's not going to make "the today show" and "the view" rounds promoting his new cd. he's just not that type. so for all three of you who read my blog, take it from me: you're going to want to buy his latest cd.

martin sexton can sing. he can write. he can sing back-up. he can do it all. but what he does best is perform in front of a live audience. i've seen him live twice. once at a free outdoor concert at the andy warhol museum in pittsburgh whilst he and other artists (kim richey, for one) taped shows for the world cafe inside for WYEP members. this is where i was introduced to his music.

i have his music and i love listening to them (usually when i'm driving alone so i can turn it up really loud...the boys don't appreciate the finer points of martin just yet), but his live performances are perfection.

you might be thinking that i'm using a lot of hyperboles in my descriptions. to me, they're dead-on. the man is the perfect singer-songwriter.

go here for a great little clip of "the making of" his latest single, "happy." it's one of those songs you listen to in the spring, when the world holds promise again of warmth and sunshine; when you're driving with the sun beating down on your arms and you could care less about not having any sunscreen on (because it's only april and you start to freak out about that around may 4); when an ice cold beer replaces your favorite glass of red wine. "happy" makes you just that.

i can't wait to hear what kenny has to say about this entry since he's not the biggest martin fan at all. remember, we have fairly different views on what is good music.

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