It's All About Eric

My new camera arrived today (Canon Rebel Xsi). I'm hoping to be able to get crisper, clearer pictures and more action shots. I have a lot to learn to use it to its full potential, but I started tonight at Eric's soccer practice. It took me a while to figure out how to get action shots that aren't blurry. It probably would help if I took the time to read the manual that comes with the camera - you think?

Tonight, it's all about Eric:

After practice, working on homework.

A few Eric-isms I've jotted down over the last few weeks:

Mom, what happens if you take electricity and mix it with lava?

(Looks like we won't have to worry about ideas come science project time. And, no - I didn't have an answer to his question :-)

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Eric: Does bologna have fat it in?
Mom: Why?
Eric: Because I don't want to look like dad when I grow up.

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Mary trying to have a conversation with Eric:

Mary, leave me alone . . . I have a life!

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Tonight we had parent-teacher conferences. Eric's teacher told us that he needs to work on being more focused when working on in-class assignments. He's easily distracted and doesn't always finish his work. I think the problem is that he IS the distractor. Always the talker, always the entertainer!

When I mentioned this to Eric, his response:

I will not be rushed. I always take my time and follow my thoughts.

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Ta Ta for now -I've got a kid puking (love this time of the year); a kid who needs a bath (and who is zonked out on the couch) and a kid who needs a breathing treatment, vest, cough assist and lots of suctioning because he is getting sick too. (the timing of which scares me -- we are leaving for St. Louis in less than two weeks).

And the beat goes on ..........





I think that bath will have to wait until tomorrow morning.