Cranky

Scene: Ollie is being cranky.

Tresa: Ollie, if you don't cut it out, I am going to scoop you up and put you into bed.
Ollie: How are you gonna do that, Mom, without a crane?

Smarty pants!

Not Going, Uh-Uh

That what Ollie says when we asked him about going to Grandma's for a visit this weekend. He refuses to hear of it. "You are my family," he says. He just cannot get his skull wrapped around the fact that there are immediate family and extended family. He tells us all of the time that he is never going to leave us, yeah right. "Sorry, Mom and Dad, but one day we will grow up and Tori will leave home. Don't worry, I will stay. I am going to live with you forever!" I hope he changes his mind when he sees Grand and Grandpa. If he doesn't go, I have no idea if Tori will. She seems daring enough to go it alone.

Festival of Lights

That's where Ollie headed tomorrow night. He saw the commercial on TV and hasn't stopped talking about it since. He is ready to see the red dragon that moves. We are getting them dinner from McDonalds afterwards. It should be a fun night after a fun day at home with Mom (furnace check). He can't wait to sleep in and play in his pajamas all day!

Jammy Fu Fighting

Nightly, after his bath, Ollie has one request. He wants to JAMMY FIGHT! This involves him and his sister wrestling with their Dad while he tickles them so much it makes Tickle Me Elmo look like a wimp. It always has to be in Tori's room as per Ollie's instructions. I think he likes it because I can toss him on the top bunk and shove him under the bed without much of a problem. It seems to make it more fun for him. His sister likes me to pretend to sleep and have me do the same while Ollie tries to jump on me from all angles.

Most of the time the Jammy fight ends within 30 minutes or when it changes to hide and seek. It ends when it changes to hide and seek because Ollie doesn't like to be scared when I jump out at them, so his brave sister is left to find me alone. She finds it fun.

There have been a few instances of injury. Ollie bumping his head on the bed frame, me dropping him on his head while flipping him around, but there have been no trips to the hospital and I hope to keep it that way. Especially since he insists we do this every night. I've had to say not a few nights like last night where he threw up a little bit of his dinner and then wanted to fight. I didn't want to be covered in vomit, so I told him he had to wait until tonight. Saturday night I begged off due to my back already being sore from lifting the toilet to replace the gasket and bolts. I'm getting old and sore from simple things, but the Jammy Fight must continue according to Master Ollie.

Ollie did not cry this time at the dentist. He was good and is all set for another six months. He got a red toothbrush and a yellow dinosaur. We took him out to eat and he was very good there, eating most of his macaroni and cheese and his cookies. He also conned his dad out of a quarter for some M&Ms.

He is looking forward to Christmas, mostly the presents. We're going to take him to the mall sometime and see if he has anything to say to Santa. Bet that doesn't work out. He is pretty sharp and knows that Santa lives at the North Pole. These fake Santa's just don't cut it for him.

Vacation Over

Ollie counted down the days of Thanksgiving and realized this morning that his time with Mom and Dad was over. He thinks that he is only going to Sharon's once this week, but he is wrong. He will be going all week, even on Friday when Mom and Dad p[lay hooky and finish their Christmas shopping. He had a good time staying at home, even staying in his pajamas all day long on two of the days. He was sick with a cold, so we let him stay in his PJs and play all day. He has played with every toy he owns I think, and even helped me select some for the collection at work. I won't tell you who he threw into the bag, but let me just say that he hates this particular doll, and so does Tori. The doll has been sitting untouched on a bookshelf for two years!

Movie Buddies

Ollie has started to watch more non-animated movies lately. He loved Wild Hogs, Pirates of the Caribbean and most recently Transformers. The only problem he has with these is that he can't watch them the first time by himself. Some of it is scary to him. Usually one of us watches it with him. He provides play-by-play commentary and asks all kinds of questions about the movie. He especially wanted to know where the other transformers were who weren't on the screen at the time...every 5 minutes!

Last night he tried to watch Spider-Man 3 by himself. He got about 15 minutes in before he got scared, so he went back to watching animated shows. We made a deal that after we cleaned the house tonight we'd watch Spider-Man together. I'm trying to get him to go see Bee Movie, but he isn't too convinced. I don't think he likes the theatre experience too much. Maybe I'll get him to go this weekend with the bribery of popcorn or candy

The Birds and The Bees

Ollie is becoming more and more aware of relationships. He really would like another baby sister and asked us how we can make one (I told him to leave that to his dad and me). He also thought it was funny when I kissed his dad and giggled last night when he told us that Grandma Marie could sleep with Grandpa Steve. He covered his mouth on that one. According to Ollie, we can[t go to Grandma's because she doesn't have enough beds. She needs one for me and Ollie, one for Tori and Huts, and one for her, and giggle, Grandpa Steve. Hmm.

Got Em

Will wonders never cease! Ollie sat with the three of us this weekend and took his picture. Got a good one of the four of us, the two kids, each kid by themselves and Huts and me. We will post them and send them out at the end of November. Ollie held on to me for dear life at first, but relaxed enough to crawl under a ladder and smile. He got some Transformers for being such a good boy and Tori got a Care Bear.

The rest of the weekend was chitchat on Transformers. We should have got him Jazz, because that is all he talked about. power Rangers are out for the time being, and Transformers are in. Next week, it will probably be just the reverse. On another note, Ollie believes that Santa and Santa only delivers gifts. When we told him that Grandma Marie would have gifts for him, he got upset and said that she is not allowed to have presents for him—just Santa is. Not sure if he will change his mind about this fact by Christmas or not. Ollie may be one unhappy kid until Christmas morning when he gets to open Santa's presents.

Halloween

The day started off rocky with Ollie refusing to take treats at my work. He got past it and collected a bucketful. He refused to have his photo taken again, but Tori did it. Look for a sullen pink fairy soon. They got excited around 5:30 and went out in the wagon with Dad. They only made it a quarter of a mile but came home with a large bucket of candy. A third of the candy went to work with me, a third with Huts and the rest is at home.