Owner: Antique Mommy URL:http://www.antiquemommy.com Join Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:39:28 -0500 Rating:1 Site Description: I became a first-time mother in my mid-40s. I write about the joys and challenges of trimming itty bitty fingernails while wearing bi-focals. Sometimes sweet, sometimes tart, but always real. Site statistics:Click here
No title 2008-03-05 01:00:34 Earlier in the winter, Sean and Antique Daddy set about the task of planting a small seedling in our backyard.
When they were finished, they stood back, hand in hand, to admire their work.
Antique Daddy bent down on one knee and pulled Sean to him.
“Sean,” he said, “Some day, a long time from now, when you [...]
No title 2008-03-04 08:34:25 Texas is a land of extremes.
Saturday, I wore shorts and sunscreen.
Last night, two days later, we got our annual snowfall.
Just after dark, big fat wet fluffy flakes began falling from the heavens. We went to bed dreaming of making snowmen and snow angels in the morning.
If Sean wants to make a snowman I’ll have to send him up [...]
No title 2008-03-03 01:56:04 I don’t get to watch much television these days, but occasionally at the end of the day, after I’ve put Sean to bed, I’ll flip through the channels and end up watching part of an episode of What Not To Wear. Do y’all ever watch that show? Isn’t it fascinating? Two snotty condescending people insult you, throw [...]
No title 2008-02-29 00:42:33 I went to zoo.
I saw all God’s creatures, great and small.
I saw stripey creatures.
I saw feathery creatures.
I saw sleepy creatures.
I saw ordinary creatures.
I saw fluffy creatures.
I saw watery creatures.
But I saw no creature more enchanting than this.
No title 2008-02-28 09:31:50 The other day as I was dressing Sean for church, he thrust Mr. Monkey in my face. “Be careful,” he warned solemnly. ”Sometimes Mr. Monkey gets angry.”
No title 2008-02-27 07:25:34 Last week, after the second blood draw, Sean and I went to Wal-Mart to get a few things that we needed and a few things we didn’t. He had been such a brave soldier through the whole ordeal — much better than mommy — that I wanted to let him pick out a new Lightning [...]
No title 2008-02-26 05:00:43 Well that was fun! Shall we do that again sometime? I loved reading your answers. You made me laugh.
Here is the shot in it’s original form, but turned upright.
As you can see, it’s a cake! A half-eaten grocery-store birthday cake. It took me longer to figure that out than it did you.
So then, the randomly chosen winner is Sarah! Miss Sarah, here [...]
No title 2008-02-25 07:00:40 First of all, bloodwork results. The doctor’s office called Friday night at 5pm and reported that all the bloodwork came back normal — all the liver and pancreatic panels were just fine. Yay! But there is still a lot of sugar in his urine. While that is not nomal, it could be normal for him. The [...]
No title 2008-02-23 17:08:18 Sean likes to take pictures with my camera and sometimes he comes back with some pretty interesting stuff. And sometimes I have no idea what he has photographed. So I’m hosting my first ever “Whut The Heck Izit” photo contest.
I have never given away anything on my blog before, but I had dinner with Chilihead [...]
No title 2008-02-22 07:39:19 Yesterday, Sean and I were playing in his room on the floor. I was laying on my side and he was crawling back and forth across me.
At one point, he playfully karate chopped my side from stem to stern and announced, “Mom, you look like the Great Wall of China! I could see you from [...]
Transparent And Unapologetic 2008-03-12 02:31:53 Monday morning we were late for school. As usual. We are late almost every day, but thanks to Daylight Savings Time, we were well beyond our usual brand of late.
I walked Sean into his classroom and his classmates were already sitting on the floor working on some group activity.
Marlee, a tiny piquant blonde, looked up and noticed Sean standing [...] Read more:Transparent
The Health Club 2008-03-10 23:09:38 I have a treadmill in my house. And a recumbent bike. And a BowFlex. And free weights. And all kinds of other work out paraphernalia. You would think that I would be in great shape because I can work out any time I want, right? It’s all right here in my house. I can work [...] Read more:Health
Not A Frog But A Prince 2008-03-10 00:00:23 Saturday afternoon, Sean and I were reading one of his little DK Reader books about how frog eggs turn into tadpoles turn into frogs. I told him that a lot of things start out life looking like tadpoles besides frogs – chickens, rabbits and even little babies. And then we looked at a book that shows a developing [...] Read more:Prince
Suh-lute! 2008-03-08 08:26:40 If you are much younger than me, you probably don’t remember the television show Hee Haw and therefore the title of my post today will make absolutely no sense.
Anyway, that’s just my way of saluting all you moms in the northeast and midwest and other snowy places who dress their kids in snow clothes four [...]
Ask And You Shall Receive 2008-03-07 02:00:27 Monday night we got a dusting of snow which was all but gone by Tuesday morning. I lamented that it sure would be nice to get at least enough to make a snowman or a snow angel. Ask and you shall receive indeed. Thursday afternoon big fat fluffy flakes were falling like feathers from the heavens.
The exuberance [...] Read more:Receive
Aunt Dean 2008-03-06 07:59:49 Last Wednesday morning we got the phone call that we had been expecting. Aunt Dean had been sick for well over a year, several years really, and Wednesday morning she slipped away from us and began the life that she had spent more than 80 years preparing for – eternal life.
Death is tragic, even when [...]
Husbandry 2008-03-13 21:56:25 Dear Husbands Across America,
If your wife is being self-deprecating, you are not allowed to join the party. It is not a bandwagon, do not jump on.
Thank you and have a pleasant tomorrow.
~ Antique Mommy
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In the interest of equal opportunity:
Dear Wives Across America -
The art of being wife wise, is knowing what to [...]
In Texas, You Can Wear A Crayon On Your Head Or Color With One 2008-03-12 21:49:45 Anyway, I was over at the Apathy Lounge where I ran into my friend and the proprieter, the lovely Mizz Beaverhausen who was celebrating the 105th birthday of Crayola ColorCrayon
s.
And I was reminded of two things. No, make that three. I was reminded of how much I love crayons. I was reminded of a post I wrote a [...] Read more:Texas
Nonagenarian 2008-03-16 23:01:28 This weekend we celebrated Aunt Jean’s 90th birthday. Don’t even try to keep up with this woman unless you’ve got rollers skates — she’s on the computer, she’s up on all the news, she’s on comittees, she’s on the go all the time.
Someone at the party commented that if they make it to 90, they just [...]
Fabulous Photo and Fireplace Fix 2008-03-19 05:09:52 Alliteration! It’s fun to do! But not related to this post in any way whatsoever.
Fabulous Photo
contest ends today at noon west coast time! Suggest a name for the fabulous photo in my previous post and you could win a copy of this book. Trust me, if you enjoy photography at all, you want this book. Even [...] Read more:Fireplace
Fabulous Photo Contest 2008-03-18 00:00:46 Is this not a fabulous photo? I wish I had taken it.
It was taken by my friend, Olivia. I interviewed her recently and here’s what she had to say:
AM: How old are you Olivia?
Olivia: I am ten. I was still nine when I took the picture.
AM: This is really an amazing picture that you took [...] Read more:Photo
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And The Winner Is…. 2008-03-20 16:22:54 Marie who writes the blog PractiGal! Yay Marie!
Olivia chose Marie’s suggested title “One Wish” as the winning entry in the Fabulous Photo contest. Congratulations Marie, your book is on the way!
There were so many great entries, it was really hard to pick just one which is why I handed that task over to Olivia. Thank you everyone [...]
Chain Yanking Is Our Tradition 2008-03-19 23:10:29 Mommy can I have some more grapes?
No, you’ve had plenty of grapes.
Oh. (long pause for dramatic effect) I thought you loved me.
No. Not really. I never really liked you that much.
Are you teasin’?
Yup. Just kidding.
So. Can I have more grapes?
Still no. Read more:Tradition
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Stripes Are In 2008-03-24 08:31:16 In keeping with my quest to provide Sean with a perfect Norman Rockwell childhood, we stopped by Taco Bueno on the way home from church after Easter services and picked up some party burritos for lunch. Who wants a ham and all the fixins served on the family china when you can have a burrito [...]
Easter Eggs 2008-03-27 23:53:55 Since we learned last month that our child is peeing pancake syrup, we have made heroic efforts to cut the sugar out of our diets. And the person who has been most compliant and most faithful to this lifestyle change is Sean. He has simply accepted it and goes along with little complaint.
The other day, his teacher told [...] Read more:Easter
Fun Was Not Had By All 2008-03-26 21:36:41 My blog was down all day. It was not a fun day what with all the hand wringing and brow mopping and rending of garments. But I probably had more fun than the folks who were trying to fix things. I fix broken things by jiggling them and then jiggling harder and if that doesn’t work [...]
Outsourcing Blame 2008-03-26 07:15:41 The other day I spent about 40 minutes in my den standing in front of the wall of windows that look out onto my backyard.
I was not standing there in amazement watching agile squirrels with spring fever jump from branch to branch like acrobats. I was not taking in the beauty of budding trees or [...] Read more:Outsourcing
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Learning Curve 2008-04-03 23:34:59 When we brought Sean home from the hospital, like any new mother, I spent a lot of time just marveling over what an amazing creature he was — his tiny fingers, his itty bitty tongue, that he could pee into his own ear.
Seriously.
I don’t know why I’m bringing this up now, but recently it came [...] Read more:Learning
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, Learning Curve
Apparently Lycopene Does Not Enhance Memory 2008-04-03 00:00:42 You know what the worst part of getting older is? It’s not that I don’t recognize my face in the mirror in the morning. It’s not that I have to work out twice as hard just to stay even. It’s not even the chin hair. It’s going to my pantry and finding five large bottles [...] Read more:Memory
I’m A Nice Lady 2008-04-01 12:52:20 This morning I had to take Sean for another round of blood work for the pediatric nephrologist. Not because he thinks anything is wrong, but because… I don’t really know why. He just said to do it and we said okay because occasionally we are compliant people. I’m sure he has his reasons.
I smeared the [...]
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