Big Bad Gus And The Family Blog

A special thanks to Frances Thomas and Ross Collins.  Thanks to their book Little Monster’s Book of Opposites Gus has now added a three syllable word to his vocabulary.  Next time you see him, be sure to ask him to say “opposite”. 

Yesterday I swept off the back porch and deck and Gus and I played outside for a short while.   Gus, daddy and I had dinner outside…it was such a pretty evening.    Daddy got Gus up this morning and called me upstairs.   Gus has 20+ mosquito bites all over.   Like his dad (unlike his mom), they [...]

So, today I dustbusted Gus.  You read that right.   I used the dustbuster on my child.   He had toast this morning and it was very crunchy.   All that crunchiness produced lots of crumbiness.   Where there are crumbs, there is a dustbuster.   I started with just his placemat, but couldn’t stop.  I dustbusted his shorts, shirt [...]

Check out my new kicks.  Cute, huh?

So apparently Gus got hungry during the Fresno State game and decided to help himself to a banana.   Smart kid.  The game went to triple overtime and I’m sure that extra potassium helped keep him from cramping up.

The hubby and I have been married for 8 whole years!  Wow!   I think we deserve a congratulations on that one.   We are taking G out for a fun dinner tonight to celebrate.  I promise I will post some stuff in the next day or two.  We have been crazy busy!! :)
PS-Thanks to everyone for [...]

I just realized that we hadn’t posted in almost a week.   Ugh.  Just feel so crappy and up and down lately.   Not physically really,  just emotionally (and maybe a little physically).   Gus has been a little sick with some mysterious virus.   He is better.  I find it so frustrating that something seemingly simple could be so [...]

Gus has been walking for a while, but only from point A to point B and as quickly as possible (and not all the time).   Yesterday he began taking off in every direction with no specific destination.   Along the way he changes his mind and decides to go somewhere else.   We are so happy, yet [...]

We were in the living room today and Gus was playing with the remote (as usual).  Before Cheryl or I noticed, he had somehow ordered a movie.    Charlie and I have never even ordered a movie!!  Not quite sure how it happened!   I kept telling Cheryl “I am sure he didn’t order one, maybe it [...]

Today Gus had his first day of Mother’s Day out at the Baptist Church near us.   He did so well!  When we walked into the building to drop him off, we heard lots of screaming!   They did tell us the first few weeks are a little emotional.  Gus was calm and cool amidst all the chaos.  [...]