Copes

First Weekend without Ethan

So this weekend Eric and Uncle Ryan took Ethan and went camping in Flagstaff. This is the first time I have been away from Ethan for two whole nights. It sounded like a great idea while they were planning it, but as it came closer I was not so sure about it. It ended up turning out just fine. They had a great time camping and I had a great time hanging out with friends and my mother and sister-in-law. Friday night I went to the big Mom’s Night Out for the MOMs Club that I am in (which I am currently President of for the next year). It was so much fun. It was an Italian catered “Mommies” awards night. We gave thanks to the outgoing board members and all the volunteers from the past year and also welcomed the new boards members. There was drinking, dancing, singing, and a great time had by all. I was able to sleep in until 11:15am on Saturday. It was fantastic because I have not done that in a long time. I then headed to the Pointe Tapatio Resort to meet my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to swim and enjoy a few tasty beverages. We spent a good 4 and a half hours in the pool. Our fingers and toes were fairly prunny so it was time to get out and go to a movie. My sister-in-law and I saw My Sister’s Keeper (a little disappointing after reading the book so I vowed to not read the book first again). I came home and hit the sack. Sunday I watched TV in bed (a favorite pasttime of mine), cleaned a little, and spent time with Matt, Stephanie, and their adorable twin baby boys They were having a photo shoot and I cannot wait to see the pictures. All in all it was a fabulous weekend, but I am glad to have them back home. Eric can blog about his camping trip. I will tell you Ethan had a great time camping with his daddy next to the cows.

Ryan vs. Computers

I don’t know what it is about Ryan and his computers, but he has an uncanny ability to ruin them. It may be his magnetic personality or his lack of showering, but he is very capable, if not the most capable of any person I know, to screw up his computers. And today is no exception. Ryan called me today claiming that every time he hits the “e” button on his keyboard, the “My Computer” window opens. After dropping my phone due to laughter, I google his problem, easily finding the solution. Apparently, his Windows key was stuck low, “Windows” + “e” is a hot key to open “My Computer”.

I don’t know how he does it.

Cope House Zoo

At 3:30pm today, as I was working from home, my house turned into a zoo. Here are some pics. I am sure Aubrey will share more later.

Stop Scaring Our Kids

I found this article over at Reader’s Digest regarding how parents over react regarding their kid’s safety. It’s general theme aligns very well with my opinion regarding parenting these days. When I was a kid, I played in the AZ-51 construction zone, after midnight, during construction. Do you know what it taught me? Tractors are very fast! It also taught me that consequences exist for all actions. I like to think of parenting as setting boundaries around our kids actions. There are boundaries that included behaviors include from “anything that doesn’t kill you” to “you can’t do anything without my direct supervision.” I only see value in preventing long term pain and death. Every thing else must be experienced to learn why. Parents can’t answer the question why, yet they still enforce their rules.

What do you think?