Karl and Angela Rees

Here is a list of things Thomas does every day.

1.  Play with blocks.  He puts them in tupperware, in his bus, in his bucket, in the cupboards, in drawers.....

2.  Empty Mommy's drawer in the bathroom.  Lotion, Makeup, anything that is a fun container to carry around.

3.  Empty the Tupperware Drawer several times (lately this involves #1).

4.  Play with shape ball.

5.  Dance

6.  Send winks on MSN Messenger.  (I wish I never showed him these)

7.  Throw fit after sending winks time is over.

8.  Eat of course.  read more »

Thomas is getting a little better and pointing to the right body parts.  One thing though, he will only praticipate in this game when he wants to.  If he is not interested he will ignore me.  Here are some that he knows in order of what he gets right most of the time.

1.  Belly (knows this one very well.  if he is in the mood he will show you his or even try to find yours).

2.  Toes and feet

3.  Ears 

4.  Hair (Mommy's that is)  

5. Head 

The rest he is not so good at, but he is learning:  eyes, nose, knees, mouth.

Thomas is saying more and more words lately.  Even when I can't understand his words and I can understand he body language.  Some of his word are very clear and some I am sure I can only understand.  

1.  Mama

2.  Dada  and Daddy (He has know this the longest and would be his first word).

3.  Hi

4.  Dog

5.  Home

6.  Cracker

7.  Towa (Tower)

8.  Nine Nine (No No)

9.  Ni Ni (night night)

10.  cuse (excuse me)  read more »

1.  Sweet Potatoes

2.  Peas

3.  Fresh Corn on the Cob (cut off of course)

4.  Ham

5.  Beef

6. Pork

7.  Asparagus

8.  Apples

9.  Bananas

10.  Toast

11. Watermelon

12. Cherries

13.  Grapes

14.  CHEESE

15.  Black Beans

16.  Rice

17.  Some Times Avocados, but not really.

18.  Anything I can trick Mom and Dad into giving me off of their plates.

For people looking to get us movies, or for people just curious about our tastes (and please keep in mind that we is plural--so, for example, there may be a few movies in here that I wouldn't ever own by myself or that Angela would never watch):  read more »

A week ago, Angela explained to me that she had no idea what to get me for Christmas.  I suspect this is partly because I tend to go out and buy "toys" that I want throughout the year, therefore taking away a lot of really good ideas, partly because a lot of things I want are kind of technical, and partly because what I like most about Christmas is being surprised by gifts that I didn't expect or that I didn't even know I wanted.  read more »

Angela has been working for the same company for the last seven years. She is rather tired of it. She is somewhat an expert in her field, so her company would hate to lose her. They would like her to continue working from home in California after we move to California. What do you all think Angela should do? Is it time to start something new? Should she try math tutoring, photography,...., or should she except this nice offer. Please post your comments. Any job ideas are welcome.

Ulimate Frisbee is Karl's favorite sport to play. He enjoys if more when Angela joins in. This doesn't happen too often since she doesn't like guarding men and few ladies show up to play pick up. Karl has trained Angela in the art of throwing a frisbee backhand. Karl enjoys being on a team and Angela ejoys going to watch his games.