12 for 12 December

Well, I did it!  I finished up the year, and I can't say I enjoyed it much. Maybe one day, I will look back and appreciate a monthly peek into my day to day life in 2013. I mean, hopefully, right?  

Here is what Sparky, the elf on a shelf, in my classroom was up to on the 12th. 

I have a "man" cold. I don't know how else to explain the fact that I am taking this cold so hard, except that I have grown soft and wimpy. 

Quinn likes to pretend that cartoons are her real life friends. Lately, it is Megamort.  He is a bad guy from one of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes, also known in the Mickey Mouse world as Mortimer Mouse. She is obsessed with these adventures she wants to go on with Megamort. Here is a text Ali sent me while she was watching Q before preschool on the 12th. 

Speaking of colds, my class is doing an experiment with potatoes and germ spreading. So far, the results are leading to wash your hands with soap and water. Hand sanitizer doesn't seem to be cutting it. 

Before I left school, Sparky took an "elfie". I thought it was hilarious. The kids, not as much, when they saw it the next day. 

On the 11th, I gave Q some fun peppermint soap in the tub, only to discover she had rubbed it furiously all over her face and mouth. It was bad. (It is also what Ali was referencing in her text.) she was rashy and blotchy. I couldn't tell if it was an allergic reaction or just irritation at first.  

Here is how she looked post bath on the 11th. 

And on the 12th

That night we went to my mom's house to make Christmas treats. I passed on the actual baking.  :-(  I didn't feel well, and didn't want to spread germs. Everyone else had fun baking. 

My dad fell asleep. Sitting up. Legs crossed in a classic Carlson position. 

Here is my mom's original elf on the shelf from the 50's or 60's. 

 

12 for 12 November

This 12 for 12 landed on 11.12.13!  How cool is that? 

That is the only cool thing about my 12 for 12 attempt. I think I only got 9 photos. My phone is out of memory. And it was a work day. And well, it was not that exciting of a day.

Quinn is her outfit of the day before school. 

Quinn running to the car this morning. 

Quinn playing in my classroom before school. 

Quinn and Dalan visited me at lunch, and played some ball. 

Quinn, Isaac, and Sam had their photo taken at the farmer's market for Halloween. It was uploaded to the photographer's site today. 

Quinn and me

Again

Whole family

The message my phone tells me when I try to take more photos. 

12 for 12 (September)

This morning my phone reminded me that is was the 12th right before faculty meeting started this morning, so I snapped a selfie.  

And promptly forgot all about my 12 for 12. 

Quinn had gymnastics this evening, so I took a photo of us getting ready to leave. The weather has been so crazy today. It felt like fall, winter, and summer at different points today. I had no idea what to put Q in for her class. I think the jacket was too much. 

And a comparison

And then Q fell asleep on the way to gymnastics. I was worried she was not going to wake up nicely. But I accidentally pushed the panic button on the key. It woke her up, and she started mumbling to herself about songs and brushing her teeth. And then was good to go. 

She was so good at gymnastics this week. I am torn about her coaches and the teaching style, but that is a story for another time. But the good news is she was well behaved and had a great time. Oh, and Dalan texted me about my 12 for 12, so I took a billion photos of the class. (She is in the blue and pink leotard.)

They were training two new coaches. There was a younger guy. He was so great with Quinn. 

She did so well on the beams today. 

And listened so well. 

We both left gymnastics feeling good this week. 

We went to my mom's for a little dinner and Project Runway. Quinn decorated her doll house with some gluten free stickers. 

Then got extremely tired. 

Got hungry (She told me, "I think I am hungry."  A first!) 

Wouldn't eat. 

Wanted milk. 

Wanted juice. 

Wanted water. 

Drowned herself with water when the lid fell off. 

Soaked her bed. 

Wanted to go downstairs   

Didn't want to lay in our bed. 

Fell asleep on my back. 

***And just some more proof Dalan is awesome. He sent me these adorable pics to add to my 12 for 12 in case I did f make it. They are from the other day, but they are so cute. And I love Dalan and his endless support of all my silly projects. 

12 for 12 (August)

Quinn woke up at 5 am this morning. She fell back to sleep around 7:30. I had planned to get up around 8:00 and leave by 8:30. I ended up pushing it back to an 8:30 wake up time for me and I let Q sleep until the last minute. We were out the door at nine.  She was a beast when she woke up. 

We picked up Scout and Hazel to doggy daycare. Quinn usually loves the dogs. She was not amused. 

Next, Quinn and I went to my classroom and worked for a couple of hours. Quinn was cranky, but eventually came around. I can't believe I officially go back to work on Thursday. Then, it was time to run some errands.  Lots of car photos today. 

Quinn got an ice cream cone. 

Dalan and Quinn play Legos every day. They used to build birds. Now they build mega-birds! 

Piper relaxed. 

I dropped a chair on my foot after dinner. 

(This is exciting stuff!) 

Quinn are some chocolate chips. 

Quinn and I made key lime tarts that are dairy free, gluten free, and egg free. The crust/filling tasted good while I was making it. We'll see tomorrow after they are frozen. 

Quinn wore some pajamas that are too small on top. The bottoms fit nicely. The top is way too small. 

After Q went to bed, I fried up some bananas as a snack. Yum! 

12 for 12 (July) (I remembered!)

1.  Quinn woke up at 3 am. I finally have in and brought her downstairs at 6 am. I asked her why she wasn't tired, and said, "I am just happy." She also ate some chocolate chips for breakfast because I didn't want to argue. Parenting. 

2. She fell back asleep at 1015 with just her head against by body. We were playing kitty, and I was giving her scratches. 

3.  I put her in her bed, and jumped in the shower, and Dalan went in and slept with her. It was so sweet. 

4.  She woke up, only to fall asleep again. We surrounded her with technology. 

5.  Next we headed to Trader Joe's. We let Q have a mini cart. She was a maniac. She had no intention of steering it, and was throwing food into faster than we could stop her.

6.  We headed to a bakery that specializes in allergen free goods called City Cakes. Everything is dairy free, and then they have gluten free and vegan things on top of that. Dalan ate his first donut in more than 6 months. 

7.  Dalan and Quinn posing with their treats. 

8.  Quinn got a cupcake. And really only wanted the frosting. 

9.  Quinn slept over at Ali and McKay's and went to Build a Bear for the first time. Dalan and I are homemade Indian food and then went mini- golfing. 

10.  We were so proud that we both only took two tries to get the ball in the hole. Double deuces!

 

11.  Then Dalan got a hole in one!!!!

12.  And we finished up the night up at the batting cages.