Updates tagged with gs4 on Arkwood Pond Social!
lnxw48a1: I got to #videochat with #GS4 & #GS5 yesterday. #GS3 was watching TV, and did not participate. We’re going to have another videochat today, without any television 📺 to interfere. The almost two years old child was at the limit of his verbal expression, but he was clear about what he was saying. “I’m happy that we’re having this chat, but I want you to come back and talk in person.”
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 15-Jan-2023 16:35:32 UTC
I got to #videochat with #GS4 & #GS5 yesterday. #GS3 was watching TV, and did not participate. We’re going to have another videochat today, without any television 📺 to interfere. The almost two years old child was at the limit of his verbal expression, but he was clear about what he was saying. “I’m happy that we’re having this chat, but I want you to come back and talk in person.”
lnxw48a1: #GS4 still weighs less than 25lb. He will be two years old in a few months. His younger brother #GS5 is three months old and currently weighs 16.5lb. Of course, he will lose weight once he starts crawling and walking, but wow.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 06-Jan-2023 00:23:49 UTC
#GS4 still weighs less than 25lb. He will be two years old in a few months. His younger brother #GS5 is three months old and currently weighs 16.5lb. Of course, he will lose weight once he starts crawling and walking, but wow.
lnxw48a1: The family photos we took when I was at #sonTwo's house have come back. This photographer did a much better job of getting the kids' attention than their previous photographer did. There are pictures where both #GS3 and #GS4 are smiling and looking toward the camera at the same time.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 07-Dec-2022 20:46:41 UTC
The family photos we took when I was at #sonTwo's house have come back. This photographer did a much better job of getting the kids' attention than their previous photographer did. There are pictures where both #GS3 and #GS4 are smiling and looking toward the camera at the same time.
lnxw48a1: #sonTwo informs me that they celebrated their holidays early, as his wife and kids will be going to her parents' home for the holidays. He's got to work, so he'll be home. #GS3 got his favorite "Gup" https://nu.federati.net/url/288815 and keeps it with him all the time. (He has to, or #GS4 will try to take it.)
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 06-Dec-2022 05:24:33 UTC
#sonTwo informs me that they celebrated their holidays early, as his wife and kids will be going to her parents' home for the holidays. He's got to work, so he'll be home. #GS3 got his favorite "Gup" https://nu.federati.net/url/288815 and keeps it with him all the time. (He has to, or #GS4 will try to take it.)
lnxw48a1: Had a #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4. During the chat, the 3.5 year old carried the phone around the house and found a missing steak knife on the floor underneath something. I sent #sonTwo a text message telling him to ask his son where the knife is. The 1.5 year old asked me to pick him up. His word for that is "down".
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2022 02:31:23 UTC
Had a #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4. During the chat, the 3.5 year old carried the phone around the house and found a missing steak knife on the floor underneath something. I sent #sonTwo a text message telling him to ask his son where the knife is. The 1.5 year old asked me to pick him up. His word for that is "down".
lnxw48a1: I waited to say goodnight to #GS3 and #GS4, but we missed our time slot.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 26-Nov-2022 03:00:31 UTC
I waited to say goodnight to #GS3 and #GS4, but we missed our time slot.
lnxw48a1: Well, I should say that #GS3 is watching it. #GS4 is not paying attention at all. The adults are watching while doing other things.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 20-Nov-2022 23:21:44 UTC
Well, I should say that #GS3 is watching it. #GS4 is not paying attention at all. The adults are watching while doing other things.
lnxw48a1: Since Grandpa is leaving in a few days, we went to buy the Christmas tree today. I've seen video of previous years, and #GS3 is always excitedly running around and pointing at small trees. Today, he was a lot less active, and #GS4 was laggy. (The 1.5 year old had fallen asleep on the way over there, and was still not fully awake by the time we'd found the tree, cut it down, and dragged it over to pay for it.)
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 20-Nov-2022 06:15:14 UTC
Since Grandpa is leaving in a few days, we went to buy the Christmas tree today. I've seen video of previous years, and #GS3 is always excitedly running around and pointing at small trees. Today, he was a lot less active, and #GS4 was laggy. (The 1.5 year old had fallen asleep on the way over there, and was still not fully awake by the time we'd found the tree, cut it down, and dragged it over to pay for it.)
lnxw48a1: I’m glad that guardian angels are not unionized. #GS4 overworks his GA and I’m sure management would balk at the angel’s timesheets.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 18-Nov-2022 15:33:16 UTC
I’m glad that guardian angels are not unionized. #GS4 overworks his GA and I’m sure management would balk at the angel’s timesheets.
lnxw48a1: I let #GS3 stay up late, so he could see his daddy before bed. (Work schedules are really screwy right now; he's working one full-time job and two part-time jobs.) #sonTwo put him to bed about 45 minutes past his normal bedtime. #GS4's bedtime is earlier, but he wound up going to bed more than an hour late. Both boys (ages 3.5 and 1.5 years) were crying for 30-45 minutes, trying to fight sleep. I'm going to miss these little guys, even though I'm looking forward to a rest.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 18-Nov-2022 04:13:22 UTC
I let #GS3 stay up late, so he could see his daddy before bed. (Work schedules are really screwy right now; he's working one full-time job and two part-time jobs.) #sonTwo put him to bed about 45 minutes past his normal bedtime. #GS4's bedtime is earlier, but he wound up going to bed more than an hour late. Both boys (ages 3.5 and 1.5 years) were crying for 30-45 minutes, trying to fight sleep. I'm going to miss these little guys, even though I'm looking forward to a rest.
lnxw48a1: #GS4 climbs on things and starts jumping. He falls off and lands on the floor roughly. A few minutes later, he's ready to try it again.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 15-Nov-2022 03:37:52 UTC
#GS4 climbs on things and starts jumping. He falls off and lands on the floor roughly. A few minutes later, he's ready to try it again.
lnxw48a1: #GS4 has more energy than the rest of us combined. He's been running around full speed.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 14-Nov-2022 01:07:22 UTC
#GS4 has more energy than the rest of us combined. He's been running around full speed.
lnxw48a1: #GS3 had a hard day today. Twice, he was playing and missed his signal to go to the potty. He also had a couple of tantrums. #GS4 has been the one having a rough time most days, because he's only 1.5 and still expects to be mommy's main focus. Well, that and being told to stop creating messes or making them worse when he's in "mess monster" mode. But today, he was better.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 09-Nov-2022 04:41:31 UTC
#GS3 had a hard day today. Twice, he was playing and missed his signal to go to the potty. He also had a couple of tantrums. #GS4 has been the one having a rough time most days, because he's only 1.5 and still expects to be mommy's main focus. Well, that and being told to stop creating messes or making them worse when he's in "mess monster" mode. But today, he was better.
lnxw48a1: Did some family pictures at a local park. Apparently, this is a popular spot. We saw photographers taking couples’ photos, and one that was photographing the deer 🦌 that were crossing the park. This time, it was grandpa taking the pictures, so I hope they aren’t too awful. Their last photos were done by a professional photographer, but one who did not connect with #GS4, so they were unsatisfied with the photos. I think the hope is that seeing me might help him relax and engage more. But he wasn’t interested in anything except the moon 🌙 and one person’s dog 🐕, so I don’t know whether this solved any of the issues. #GS3 noticed that the grass was sort of spongy, so he wanted to jump. Fun times, but also very tiring.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 07-Nov-2022 03:18:40 UTC
Did some family pictures at a local park. Apparently, this is a popular spot. We saw photographers taking couples’ photos, and one that was photographing the deer 🦌 that were crossing the park. This time, it was grandpa taking the pictures, so I hope they aren’t too awful. Their last photos were done by a professional photographer, but one who did not connect with #GS4, so they were unsatisfied with the photos. I think the hope is that seeing me might help him relax and engage more. But he wasn’t interested in anything except the moon 🌙 and one person’s dog 🐕, so I don’t know whether this solved any of the issues. #GS3 noticed that the grass was sort of spongy, so he wanted to jump. Fun times, but also very tiring.
lnxw48a1: #GS4 is practicing to work at a bank. Even if he’s in a room alone, , he’ll say “no, no, no!” He’s even made a game out of saying “no” whenever someone else says “yes”.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 29-Oct-2022 19:05:34 UTC
#GS4 is practicing to work at a bank. Even if he’s in a room alone, , he’ll say “no, no, no!” He’s even made a game out of saying “no” whenever someone else says “yes”.
lnxw48a1: #GS3 and I rescued a praying mantis that would have drowned in a pool of rainwater. Meanwhile, #GS4 keeps finding dead crickets. He gets really excited about crawling insects, sqealing and pointing and jumping up and down.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 26-Oct-2022 17:54:43 UTC
#GS3 and I rescued a praying mantis that would have drowned in a pool of rainwater. Meanwhile, #GS4 keeps finding dead crickets. He gets really excited about crawling insects, sqealing and pointing and jumping up and down.
lnxw48a1: Collecting leaves with #GS4. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/288232
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 26-Oct-2022 17:31:27 UTC
Collecting leaves with #GS4. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/288232
lnxw48a1: #GS4 is starting to become known to the emergency room night crew. Tonight’s mishap required superglue, but he shouldn’t have any permanent scar. He came back home and immediately ran to the same place he had been jumping on a bed and bounced into a chest of drawers. Also, he got his check up. He’s at the 90th percentile of boys his age for height, and 20th percentile for weight. That apparently equates to a BMI in the 5th percentile.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 24-Oct-2022 02:25:48 UTC
#GS4 is starting to become known to the emergency room night crew. Tonight’s mishap required superglue, but he shouldn’t have any permanent scar. He came back home and immediately ran to the same place he had been jumping on a bed and bounced into a chest of drawers. Also, he got his check up. He’s at the 90th percentile of boys his age for height, and 20th percentile for weight. That apparently equates to a BMI in the 5th percentile.
lnxw48a1: Still busy being primary caregiver for #GS3 and #GS4. Soon, I will have to leave. I do not know the exact date, as I am attempting to extend my scheduled time off. And yet, financially, I need to get back to work. The bank account can use some inflows. I also have to proceed with the planned 2nd bank account, as there have been multiple policy changes (and worse, changes to the bank’s website) in a fairly short time period.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 18-Oct-2022 19:34:46 UTC
Still busy being primary caregiver for #GS3 and #GS4. Soon, I will have to leave. I do not know the exact date, as I am attempting to extend my scheduled time off. And yet, financially, I need to get back to work. The bank account can use some inflows. I also have to proceed with the planned 2nd bank account, as there have been multiple policy changes (and worse, changes to the bank’s website) in a fairly short time period.
lnxw48a1: Reading "Y is for Yak". It ends by mentioning yak poop. #GS4 is saying "poopoo" over and over.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 14-Oct-2022 18:46:08 UTC
Reading "Y is for Yak". It ends by mentioning yak poop. #GS4 is saying "poopoo" over and over.
lnxw48a1: The stars are from a green laser, so it needs to be up above eye level. This is especially true if there are little ones around, because they are fascinated by the lights and will place their faces right up in front of it. In our case, the device has a button to turn off the "stars", so I did that. But then someone had to watch, because 3.5 year old #GS3 knows how to turn them back on and 1.5 year old #GS4 quickly heads for the device. the device got moved to a high shelf, so they can no longer place their vision in danger.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 14-Oct-2022 02:52:10 UTC
The stars are from a green laser, so it needs to be up above eye level. This is especially true if there are little ones around, because they are fascinated by the lights and will place their faces right up in front of it. In our case, the device has a button to turn off the "stars", so I did that. But then someone had to watch, because 3.5 year old #GS3 knows how to turn them back on and 1.5 year old #GS4 quickly heads for the device. the device got moved to a high shelf, so they can no longer place their vision in danger.
lnxw48a1: #GS5 seems to have decided that he’s a “hold me all the time” baby, not a “put me down, I’ll call you when I want you” baby. This cuts deeply into #GS4’s “pick me up” time. There’s some adjustment needed for the 1.5 year old, and I expect he’ll resist it at first.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 12-Oct-2022 15:55:09 UTC
#GS5 seems to have decided that he’s a “hold me all the time” baby, not a “put me down, I’ll call you when I want you” baby. This cuts deeply into #GS4’s “pick me up” time. There’s some adjustment needed for the 1.5 year old, and I expect he’ll resist it at first.
lnxw48a1: #GS3, #GS4, and #GS5 are asleep, but Hamilton continues. I seem to recall buying some historian’s book about Alexander Hamilton, along with both the Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers. I think I bought two copies each (one sent home and one sent to #sonTwo, so should be here somewhere). If I can find them, I think I’ll try to read some portion of those books.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 11-Oct-2022 02:30:28 UTC
#GS3, #GS4, and #GS5 are asleep, but Hamilton continues. I seem to recall buying some historian’s book about Alexander Hamilton, along with both the Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers. I think I bought two copies each (one sent home and one sent to #sonTwo, so should be here somewhere). If I can find them, I think I’ll try to read some portion of those books.
lnxw48a1: After today’s outside playtime, I put #GS4 in the tub while #sonTwo bought take out from the wing place. The newly clean child was soon covered from forehead to knees with barbecue sauce. It only took a couple of minutes to clean him up, but the speed with which he got dirty reminded me of “Pig Pen” from the old Peanuts comic strip.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 11-Oct-2022 00:47:07 UTC
After today’s outside playtime, I put #GS4 in the tub while #sonTwo bought take out from the wing place. The newly clean child was soon covered from forehead to knees with barbecue sauce. It only took a couple of minutes to clean him up, but the speed with which he got dirty reminded me of “Pig Pen” from the old Peanuts comic strip.
lnxw48a1: The boys ( #GS3 and #GS4 ) have met their new baby brother, #GS5, and are swarming him. The 3.5 year old asked what to feed him, cheeseburgers or macaroni and cheese. Mother and baby tested free of COVID-19 and baby has a few days of antibiotics because of his brothers' recent illness.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 10-Oct-2022 17:11:49 UTC
The boys ( #GS3 and #GS4 ) have met their new baby brother, #GS5, and are swarming him. The 3.5 year old asked what to feed him, cheeseburgers or macaroni and cheese. Mother and baby tested free of COVID-19 and baby has a few days of antibiotics because of his brothers' recent illness.
lnxw48a1: Time for: Creature Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO1_gZt3fHM 3.5 year old #GS4 really likes these, but I'm not sure he's learning anything about orcas.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 07-Oct-2022 19:17:01 UTC
Time for: Creature Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO1_gZt3fHM 3.5 year old #GS4 really likes these, but I'm not sure he's learning anything about orcas.
lnxw48a1: I wish to nominate #GS4 for an Academy Award. He can replace Leonardo diCaprio on the list of acting stars. He was running and slipped. He started crying. I went over and picked him up. He stopped crying, went back to that spot, laid down and started crying again. He’s only 1.5 years old, but he knows how to work the emotions … tears 😭 , smiles 😃 😊 , laughs 😆 😂 , deep emotional rage 😡 😤 . And he does it all while speaking mostly Martian with a little English mixed in.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 05-Oct-2022 21:08:20 UTC
I wish to nominate #GS4 for an Academy Award. He can replace Leonardo diCaprio on the list of acting stars. He was running and slipped. He started crying. I went over and picked him up. He stopped crying, went back to that spot, laid down and started crying again. He’s only 1.5 years old, but he knows how to work the emotions … tears 😭 , smiles 😃 😊 , laughs 😆 😂 , deep emotional rage 😡 😤 . And he does it all while speaking mostly Martian with a little English mixed in.
lnxw48a1: Toward the end of the day, #GS4 started feeling better. He started getting up and running around, getting into things he shouldn’t, and being less clingy. He’s still not fully back to his normal self, but it is great to see how much he’s recovered. He did not eat like himself yet, but I expect it within a day or two.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 02-Oct-2022 04:46:49 UTC
Toward the end of the day, #GS4 started feeling better. He started getting up and running around, getting into things he shouldn’t, and being less clingy. He’s still not fully back to his normal self, but it is great to see how much he’s recovered. He did not eat like himself yet, but I expect it within a day or two.
lnxw48a1: #GS3 noticed acne scars on my chest and shoulder. Now he touches the scars on my upper arms if my sleeves are too short to cover them. He’s feeling a lot better, and is on a ten day course of antibiotics. #GS4 is better, but still not feeling well. As a result, he is much more clingy than usual. No “let me go get into things” right now. He is also on antibiotics, as well as ibuprofen. Still no idea where they got exposed to Streptococcus group A. None of the adults have symptoms congruent with the disease 🦠. Everyone is sleep deprived right now.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 01-Oct-2022 15:57:46 UTC
#GS3 noticed acne scars on my chest and shoulder. Now he touches the scars on my upper arms if my sleeves are too short to cover them. He’s feeling a lot better, and is on a ten day course of antibiotics. #GS4 is better, but still not feeling well. As a result, he is much more clingy than usual. No “let me go get into things” right now. He is also on antibiotics, as well as ibuprofen. Still no idea where they got exposed to Streptococcus group A. None of the adults have symptoms congruent with the disease 🦠. Everyone is sleep deprived right now.
lnxw48a1: #GS4 is having a rough time. Lacking sleep, wanting to be held, unable to verbalize what he feels. He's on ibuprofen, plus an antibiotic. #GS3 feels much better, and his appetite shows it. We're probably going out to the backyard for a while.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 30-Sep-2022 17:26:53 UTC
#GS4 is having a rough time. Lacking sleep, wanting to be held, unable to verbalize what he feels. He's on ibuprofen, plus an antibiotic. #GS3 feels much better, and his appetite shows it. We're probably going out to the backyard for a while.
lnxw48a1: Update: the doctor said #GS4 has strep throat. But no one has gone anywhere (except for #sonTwo going to work) for a couple of weeks, so where would he get exposed?
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 30-Sep-2022 02:29:03 UTC
Update: the doctor said #GS4 has strep throat. But no one has gone anywhere (except for #sonTwo going to work) for a couple of weeks, so where would he get exposed?
lnxw48a1: Now the 1.5 year old is running a fever. 100⁰F. He's on his way to the medical office. #sonTwo came rushing in, unloaded his work stuff, loaded up #GS4 and headed for the urgent care center. Hopefully, they aren't overloaded. I remember sitting in an emergency room for five hours with a sick baby once.
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 29-Sep-2022 23:20:18 UTC
Now the 1.5 year old is running a fever. 100⁰F. He's on his way to the medical office. #sonTwo came rushing in, unloaded his work stuff, loaded up #GS4 and headed for the urgent care center. Hopefully, they aren't overloaded. I remember sitting in an emergency room for five hours with a sick baby once.
lnxw48a1: 1.5 year old #GS4 cannot understand why we keep separating him from his brother. Every time I look away, he goes back into the bedroom to try and make his older brother play with him. He has never been sick 🤒, so this would be a really rough experience for him. I’m pretty sure this is an Omicron subvariant of #COVID-19, which seems to be extremely contagious, but much less severe. Their doctor said that small children typically don’t need much care, so focus on hydration and fever control. Also, that it is likely that everyone in the house will be infected before this passes.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 28-Sep-2022 16:19:02 UTC
1.5 year old #GS4 cannot understand why we keep separating him from his brother. Every time I look away, he goes back into the bedroom to try and make his older brother play with him. He has never been sick 🤒, so this would be a really rough experience for him. I’m pretty sure this is an Omicron subvariant of #COVID-19, which seems to be extremely contagious, but much less severe. Their doctor said that small children typically don’t need much care, so focus on hydration and fever control. Also, that it is likely that everyone in the house will be infected before this passes.
lnxw48a1: Watching Blue’s Clues with #GS3 and #GS4. They don’t realize that I watched this with their dad and his cousins and friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfw1U2DgMyw
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 22-Sep-2022 18:55:02 UTC
Watching Blue’s Clues with #GS3 and #GS4. They don’t realize that I watched this with their dad and his cousins and friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfw1U2DgMyw
lnxw48a1: Ah, #naptime. Today, the boys were both still tired from yesterday. #GS3 still tried to evade naptime, #GS4 was struggling to keep his eyes open.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 18-Sep-2022 19:53:36 UTC
Ah, #naptime. Today, the boys were both still tired from yesterday. #GS3 still tried to evade naptime, #GS4 was struggling to keep his eyes open.
lnxw48a1: #GS4 got hot, so I put my hat on him. He was quick to take it off. But when he saw a tree, he ran over and got in the shade. Even at 1.5 years old, he knows that much. #GS3 soon joined him. A tractor pulled a flatbed trailer through a course of hay bales. Two years ago, the older child was thrilled to see tractors, but today he got on the trailer and ignored the tractor entirely.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 18-Sep-2022 05:10:57 UTC
#GS4 got hot, so I put my hat on him. He was quick to take it off. But when he saw a tree, he ran over and got in the shade. Even at 1.5 years old, he knows that much. #GS3 soon joined him. A tractor pulled a flatbed trailer through a course of hay bales. Two years ago, the older child was thrilled to see tractors, but today he got on the trailer and ignored the tractor entirely.
lnxw48a1: Second hole 🕳 is finished. Plants 🪴 are in the ground. Boys are checked for ticks, fed, and asleep. 3.5 years old #GS3 hardly leaves my side. His favorite words seem to be “Grandpa, look what I found”. He’s probably introduced me to every flower 🌸 and insect 🐞 in the yard. 1.5 years old #GS4 wants to spend a few minutes at a time, then go get into something, then come back. That kid has a “light up the world “ smile 😃 and he loves to show it. But he’s also adamant that he should be allowed to throw rocks toward the window, touch the stove / oven, sprinkle the dog 🐕 with milk, go with Daddy to work. He makes sure his displeasure is heard.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 17-Sep-2022 02:57:52 UTC
Second hole 🕳 is finished. Plants 🪴 are in the ground. Boys are checked for ticks, fed, and asleep. 3.5 years old #GS3 hardly leaves my side. His favorite words seem to be “Grandpa, look what I found”. He’s probably introduced me to every flower 🌸 and insect 🐞 in the yard. 1.5 years old #GS4 wants to spend a few minutes at a time, then go get into something, then come back. That kid has a “light up the world “ smile 😃 and he loves to show it. But he’s also adamant that he should be allowed to throw rocks toward the window, touch the stove / oven, sprinkle the dog 🐕 with milk, go with Daddy to work. He makes sure his displeasure is heard.
lnxw48a1: We are outside, drawing pirate islands with buried treasure and wurricanes heading their way. Well, #GS3 is drawing. #GS4 is walking across the drawings, oblivious to their importance.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 12-Sep-2022 16:34:21 UTC
We are outside, drawing pirate islands with buried treasure and wurricanes heading their way. Well, #GS3 is drawing. #GS4 is walking across the drawings, oblivious to their importance.
lnxw48a1: This morning, #GS4 avoided me for an hour, until he was ready. Then he brought me a Dr Seuess book to read and now we're okay. #GS3 is excited, telling me "Let's get your stuff out of your suitcase!", bit I am not in a rush.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 06-Sep-2022 15:22:55 UTC
This morning, #GS4 avoided me for an hour, until he was ready. Then he brought me a Dr Seuess book to read and now we're okay. #GS3 is excited, telling me "Let's get your stuff out of your suitcase!", bit I am not in a rush.
lnxw48a1: Tonight, if #GS4 is still awake, he meets "ganpa".
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 05-Sep-2022 22:28:02 UTC
Tonight, if #GS4 is still awake, he meets "ganpa".
lnxw48a1: A nice 90 minutes long #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4 this evening. The younger grandchild was in the chat almost the whole time. The older was in and out. #sonTwo told me that the tail end of my visit may coincide with his in-laws' arrival, and he's thinking of ways to encourage ethnic enlightenment. I missed loosely scheduled chats with #sonOne's family and #Dadfy_A's family.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 29-Aug-2022 01:04:21 UTC
A nice 90 minutes long #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4 this evening. The younger grandchild was in the chat almost the whole time. The older was in and out. #sonTwo told me that the tail end of my visit may coincide with his in-laws' arrival, and he's thinking of ways to encourage ethnic enlightenment. I missed loosely scheduled chats with #sonOne's family and #Dadfy_A's family.
lnxw48a1: Clarification from #sonTwo: #GS4 finds the toddler crayons require more pressure than he can exert, so when he's reaching out to his parents in the photos, it is because he is asking them to help him draw. Also, it was good that there were two sets of crayons, as #GS3 decided he wanted the crayons when his younger brother had them. The adults in his life will have to try to ensure that he knows there is enough of $ITEM available for both kids to enjoy, so he does not feel that his younger brother is cutting into his supply.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 05:50:17 UTC
Clarification from #sonTwo: #GS4 finds the toddler crayons require more pressure than he can exert, so when he's reaching out to his parents in the photos, it is because he is asking them to help him draw. Also, it was good that there were two sets of crayons, as #GS3 decided he wanted the crayons when his younger brother had them. The adults in his life will have to try to ensure that he knows there is enough of $ITEM available for both kids to enjoy, so he does not feel that his younger brother is cutting into his supply.
lnxw48a1: Toddler crayons (egg-shaped to make it easier for their hands) and finger paints arrived today. #GS3 and #GS4 are coloring. The 1 1/2 year old keeps offering the crayons to his parents when they are trying to take photos. I think #sonTwo and his wife are waiting until they can buy long smocks for the kids before allowing the finger paints to be used.
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 20-Aug-2022 19:30:31 UTC
Toddler crayons (egg-shaped to make it easier for their hands) and finger paints arrived today. #GS3 and #GS4 are coloring. The 1 1/2 year old keeps offering the crayons to his parents when they are trying to take photos. I think #sonTwo and his wife are waiting until they can buy long smocks for the kids before allowing the finger paints to be used.
lnxw48a1: #GS3 and #GS4 received some art supplies today, so they got to draw and color. According to #sonTwo, it has been rainy today, so the kids did not get to test out their sidewalk chalk.
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 18-Aug-2022 03:39:17 UTC
#GS3 and #GS4 received some art supplies today, so they got to draw and color. According to #sonTwo, it has been rainy today, so the kids did not get to test out their sidewalk chalk.
lnxw48a1: Booked my flight to #sonTwo's place. Since I'm staying for at least a month (possibly six or seven weeks, depending on the situation in #MO and #SoCal), I went with a one-way ticket. #GS4 still thinks I live in the computer screen. #GS3 has seen me in person, but that was half his life ago. Because I was in #NYC so long, this trip is later than expected. Thus, because of school schedules, I cannot be sure that I will get to visit the older grandchildren during this trip.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 15-Aug-2022 05:00:00 UTC
Booked my flight to #sonTwo's place. Since I'm staying for at least a month (possibly six or seven weeks, depending on the situation in #MO and #SoCal), I went with a one-way ticket. #GS4 still thinks I live in the computer screen. #GS3 has seen me in person, but that was half his life ago. Because I was in #NYC so long, this trip is later than expected. Thus, because of school schedules, I cannot be sure that I will get to visit the older grandchildren during this trip.
lnxw48a1: S called last night to tell me about the strange requirements of her current assignment. We were on the phone two hours. This was just after a #videochat where #GS3 picked one of the (identical) walkie talkies and declared "that's mine!", explaining that "it's the best!" when asked why #GS4 could not play with it bit could play with the other one.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 31-Jul-2022 14:03:17 UTC
S called last night to tell me about the strange requirements of her current assignment. We were on the phone two hours. This was just after a #videochat where #GS3 picked one of the (identical) walkie talkies and declared "that's mine!", explaining that "it's the best!" when asked why #GS4 could not play with it bit could play with the other one.
lnxw48a1: Going to #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4 today and hopefully tomorrow as well. Tomorrow I will also attempt to videochat with #GD1 and #GD2, and will attempt to make up last weekend's missed chat with #A1, #A2, #A3. (In case you're wondering, I'm not attempting to set up a chat this weekend with 24 year old #GS2 nor 26 year old #GS1. I will try to get in touch with GS1 for a chat some time in August, and try to have a voice call with GS2 later this year.)
lnxw48a1's status on Saturday, 30-Jul-2022 22:34:55 UTC
Going to #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4 today and hopefully tomorrow as well. Tomorrow I will also attempt to videochat with #GD1 and #GD2, and will attempt to make up last weekend's missed chat with #A1, #A2, #A3. (In case you're wondering, I'm not attempting to set up a chat this weekend with 24 year old #GS2 nor 26 year old #GS1. I will try to get in touch with GS1 for a chat some time in August, and try to have a voice call with GS2 later this year.)
lnxw48a1: Got https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097HL621T for #A1, #A2, #A3. So far, I'm hearing that they really like them and use them constantly. #GS3 and #GS4 are a little younger, so probably too young to get much out of walkie talkies, but I found a pair with Star Wars / Baby Yoda markings ... they like that show, so I got them their own set.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 29-Jul-2022 23:58:42 UTC
Got https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097HL621T for #A1, #A2, #A3. So far, I'm hearing that they really like them and use them constantly. #GS3 and #GS4 are a little younger, so probably too young to get much out of walkie talkies, but I found a pair with Star Wars / Baby Yoda markings ... they like that show, so I got them their own set.