Sick, sick...

Charlotte is home sick today.

I knew she was not feeling well when. . .

She came home from school yesterday, and spent almost the whole afternoon and evening on the couch. Not like her at all.

At dinner, she only ate 2 teeny-weeny spoonsful of soup. Not like her- dinner was chinese food, and chinese soup is one of her favorites.

And of course, there is always the unmistakable sign of your child's sickness :

waking up seven times in the night to throw up.

Seven times.

:(

Poor girl.

I can't see how such a tiny little tummy can hurl so much.

Here's hoping it passes quickly, and that Savannah and Barrett don't come down with it.

It is so sad to see your kids sick, and knowing there's really not very much you can do about it.

Back in the day. . .

When we wanted to watch a movie, it was on one of these sweet babies. . . . .

 Yep, a "video." A "VHS tape."  Which we watched on this. . . . .

A video-cassette recorder.  A "VCR."

How very old-school, charming and retro these seem to me now! But, I still remember when my dad purchased a VCR for our family. It was awesome! Movies in my house, at any time??!!

YES!!

But times sure have changed.

For our family movie night, the movie I wanted to watch was only on VHS (we still haven't quite finished upgrading our movie collection to DVD yet!).

So, after trying to remember how the VCR worked, we popped the video in, and pushed 'play.'

After the initial confusion as to where the odd "hissy/static-y" sound was coming from (remember the sound of tapes!!) we fast-forwarded through the opening credits.

And I mean, actually fast-forwarding. No clicking on the "menu," selecting our chapter, and being instantly transported there, like magic.

And so, we watched the movie.

On video.  : ~ )

Then, it was over, and we told the kids it was time for bed.

Charlotte asked me then. . .

"Mom, what is that?"

I asked her what she meant, what?

"Mom, that sound, the "whiiirrrrrrrrr" sound- what is it?"

Then it clicked for me- my kids had never heard the sound of a VHS video being rewound!

So I explained that the video was rewinding. Her response?

"What does that mean? Why is it so loud and annoying?"

Oh, the days of rewinding a movie, not just merely clicking the chapter you want.

The static-y and hissy sound of VHS movies.

You know what?

I almost felt sad that we own a DVD player!

I kind of liked the trip down memory lane, to about 1982 or so.

I am so old.

I remember our old VCR from when I was a kid.

And, while we're on the subject. . . . .

I owned a record turntable, of my very own!

I remember the Sony "Walkman."

I remember cassette tapes.

I remember the very first CD player I ever owned. I remember the very first two CDs I bought.

I remember Atari games.

Man, I kind of miss 1982!!

Goodbye, Hello...

I was thinking about posting some photographic proof of my family's existence over the past few months, but then I just got

overwhelmed by the prospect.



So, goodbye 2011,

hello 2012.

I'd say that my New Year's resolution is to keep a better record of my family's comings and goings, and adventures and mishaps, but-

1.  I hate the whole New Year's holiday, with it's irritating and annoying, yet somehow obligatory "need" for improvements and goals and resolutions, and,

2.  Let's be honest:

besides me, who even reads this silly little blog anyway!?!?