The Camera Man

Xander loves taking pictures. I don't always love seeing them, though, since he finds everything worthy of a photo - dirty laundry, clutter, his feet. He got out my camera yesterday after Joe took some pictures of him. Among the many things he took pictures of (including numerous pics of the show he was watching on TV) these are my faves:

Stuart, snoozing on Xander's bed.

Xander's room, with all his posters and drawings on the walls.

Joe, taking a pic of Xander. (Don't tell him I posted him topless, LOL!)

One of these days I'll get my boy his very own camera. And it will definitely be digital - can you imagine paying for developing for fifteen blurry pictures of a movie on the TV? I don't think so!

Salad and PARP

The big news of the week is this: Xander ate salad! Yes, he willingly and without complaint ate something that was green. It was a big moment for the Brunos. As you can see, he didn't really have that much he had to eat. We did find out that he doesn't like bacon bits though. Now I wonder what my chances are for broccoli. LOL!

In other news, PARP (Parents As Reading Partners) started this week. Xander's school does it every year. At the end, he gets to join in an ice cream party and gets a coupon for a free book. So what we've been doing is having him read a book to us, and then one of us reads one after. On the first day it was Joe reading The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. The other night he followed that up with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (Can you tell we're big Dr. Suess fans?)

I'm happy to report that Joe qualifies for unemployment, so that's a relief. (If you didn't know, he was fired last Friday from Hospice.) We've been talking about making some big life changes, but it's all still in flux right now. As always, we Brunos like to keep things interesting! LOL!

More Snow

This winter seems endless. We got over a foot of snow on Friday, which was both unexpected and unwanted. Poor Joe got stuck in the driveway on his way home from work Friday morning and had to be dug out. Luckily we have a very nice neighbor!

Xander loved it, of course. He couldn't spend too much time outside because it was really cold, but he managed to get in some sledding, some fort building and some general snowy mayhem. As for myself, I'll be happy to never see another snowflake for as long as I live!

Hellooooooooooooooooooooo!

Anybody out there still reading this? Not that there's been anything to read. It's not that I gave up on the ole blog, but I don't have access to it at work anymore, and my new internet service at home is unreliable in the extreme. Today, for some reason, it seems to be working.

So what have the Brunos been up to in the last six months?

Xander's second grade teacher has left for Khazakstan to adopt a baby, so he'll have a sub for the remainder of the year. He's doing great in school this year, too. For the Fall field trip we went to Schenectady to the science museum and planetarium.

Joe and I hit a marital snag, but now we're in counseling and doing soooo much better! It's an on-going process, but it's worth it.

We got a new kitty - Grundy. He's one of Andy and Angie's kittens, and we brought him home on Halloween. Stuart wasn't too sure of him at first, but now they co-exist mostly peacefully. Except when they chase each other quite noisily first thing in the morning. Grr!

I've been writing fan fic, and posting it over at Fanfiction.net. If you're interested, by name over there is Brumeier. Lots of good reading to be had there, and I'm making some good friends. Writing is fun again!

Joe was made the Sergeant at Arms for his motorcycle club, which he was very excited about. He's the enforcer. We have a dinner coming up next month at the Heartbreak that I'll go to. Joe's friend Nancy is prospecting the club - she and her husband Josh have become friends of ours. (See, I'm making new friends all over the place!)

Now we're just trying to survive Winter. I don't know if I'll be able to update regular, but I'll keep trying. I know my mom at least has been missing the blog, LOL!