Potty Traininʻ Inspiration: Clyde Stubblefield

It has been a great two weeks of growth and progress and Miles reminded us of what we promised to reward him with after potty-training progress. As a "big boy," he wished for a "big kid" instrument. He has been inspired by James Brownʻs music and WAR and hopes to create his own rendition of their music, especially WARʻs Galaxy.

"Mommy, letʻs talk about something..."

Riding in the car with Miles is always an enjoyable moment, dancing to music, observing our surroundings, and of course--having stimulating conversations. I remember when I was a lot younger (mentally--not just physically), I would ask my homegirl, Rosallie, "Whatʻs it like to spend your days with Juju?" Juju was her 6-year old at the time, she would tell me, "It feels like I always have my best friend with me." Six years later, Jujuʻs about 12 years old (omg!) and I totally understand and remember what she meant.

On our way to school yesterday morning, Miles randomly asks, "Mommy, does Hawaii have toy stores?" And I tell him, "of course they do. I think thereʻs a toy store in most places." I look at the rear-view mirror and see that he has his thinking face on. And a few seconds later he says, "I want to live in Hawaii." I tell him, "Ok, you can live in Hawaii for part of the summer." And he says, "No, I want to live their longer...and grandma & papa will be happy cause theyʻll have a kid now."

At this point, I want to laugh and Iʻm pretty surprised with his ideas. Then I tell him, "Oh, but what about your dad and I? We would miss you soo much." And he says in his very reassuring tone of voice, "it will be ok mom, you can make another baby." So I ask him, "Do you mind if you had another brother or sister?" And he says, "No, cause Iʻm not a baby anymore." And then he asks, "Do they have good schools in Hawaii?" And I say, "yes, there are good schools. Some are a bit expensive though." And he says, "When I move there, can you put me in an expensive one?" You know I had to have my poker face on, learning that education to Miles is another important factor in moving, besides toy store locations.

Maybe, he has been thinking about this for a while now. Maybe, he just misses his Pilipino-Hawaiian grandparents and has been thinking of a plan to have the best of both worlds. Or, maybe wearing scooby-doo underpants has made him officially independent and ready to experience new things.

Milesʻ Anti-smoking Add

When we are out around town, Miles is always noticing the people who smoke cigarettes. They always remind him of his papo who he has seen smoking cigarettes. And, he has formed his own thoughts about it. I think it would make a good add, what do you think?...

Miles: Why does Papo smoke?
Mamafeelgood: Because heʻs having trouble quitting.
Miles: But I donʻt want Papo to, smoking makes people dead. Tell him to just smoke bacon.

Potty-Training In Progress

Miles has been doing a great job using his potty for #1, morning and night. His teachers Beth & Sarah have also told me that he has been using it more at preschool too. Today, I introduced to him his "potty chart" (thanks Aunty Teresa & Lucy for the idea!). Miles has been feelinʻ his bigboystatus self and announced "I feel my poo poo coming out" (sorry t.m.i.) and so we rushed up up the stairs where he pulled his pull ups down & pants, sat on his potty and you know the rest...before he did, he told me to "Close the door, please mommy." So I left and let the boy do his business. Now, I know this may not sound like much, but for us itʻs a BIG deal. I am just so proud of him, I had to blog it. Miles was also proud of himself (and happy to get 4 skittles). The nappy has been a done deal and hopefully his pull-ups are next...

Hello, Long Weekend!

It is a lovely, rainy evening and the 3 of us are chillinʻ together after another long but good week of the grind. We started the week hanging out with Uncle Ruben & Aunty Cathy and had a delicious homemade dinner (pics by Aunty Cathy).


Miles and I also had dinner with Nanay and Aunty Cheryl, who also hooked him up w/ a stack of new books! Miles was pretty excited about it and has been reading the Scooby Dooby Doo book morning & night. He was so inspired by the book, that he picked up his Ukelele and started strumming it and singing his own version of the cartoonʻs theme music. Itʻs really cute. And Iʻm not just saying that cause heʻs my child. I need to video tape it!

Miles had a great week in school, having his first Valentineʻs day party. I wanted to sit down and make cards with him but we just didnʻt have the time, so I opted for those cute, already made, valentine cards with _____________(insert your favorite character here). Miles signed all the cards, stuck on some heart stickers and was pretty juiced to fill up his classmatesʻ valentine bags. When I picked him up from school, he asked me, "Mommy, did you have a Valentineʻs party at your school?" And I told him, "No, I didnʻt, " and he replied with, "Iʻm Lucky. I got so many goodies. Your school is boring!"

Yesterday, Milesʻ Papo arrived from his 3 month hiatus in the motherland, the Philippines. We headed straight to his grandparentʻs house and the first thing he said to Papo when he saw him was, "Papo, you missed my birthday."
I could tell Papo missed the boys and was amazed by how much they grew and how much Dang Dangs hair grew (omg, itʻs sooo cute--I need to take a picture of him tomorrow and share). Papo brought back pasalobongs (Tagalog for gifts). My dad even bought the womyn lovely, hand-woven bags--very stylish and I picked one that had some vintage flava.

Tomorrow, for V-day, we are having a big lunch at Nanayʻs & Papoʻs. Miles and I are going to bake V-day inspired cupcakes tonight. Friday really is a day of rest for Miles and I. Except for this morning, dedicated to finishing our taxes (looking forward to paying off some bills!), Miles and I have been playing transformers, and having stimulating conversations on why the Autobots want to save the Earth while Decepticons want to destroy the Earth.

Happy Valentineʻs Day Friends & Fam!! We love you! And let me spread the love to you, by sharing some love-themed music mixed live by the homie, DJ Phatrick: Erykah vs. Jill:

http://www.illshare.com/erykahvsjill/

(Sorry, for some reason, I canʻt insert html links up in here! Just cut & paste yo!)

Oh before I forget, please come out, dance, party, and support (if youʻre in the Bay) a fundraiser for the Gabriella network conference coming up:

Saturday, itʻs a Saturday...

This is the look on my boyʻs face when Mama Feel Good is going for a night out in the cit--ayyyy.
Itʻs hard for me to go out, after a long week of skool/studying/family life--not too mention, having to leave these 2 boys behind-- but sometimes I really need to just be out and listen to music!! And tonight, DJ Shortee, (Females Wit Funk!) is actually spinning in the Bay!! I never heard her live--maybe last time she was out here it was for Future Primitive @ Justice League?! And that was ages ago. I donʻt think I was even of age. Anyways, itʻs gonna be a FWF outing with DJ Lady Fingaz & Deeandroid (Milesʻ DJ aunties).

Miles is missing his papa & Grandma and is telling us that he wants to visit them! Wish we had a portal! Technology is pretty amazing because he is lucky enough to spend time with them through the digital waves. Today, he had fun on Skype with his papa. 10 years ago, this may not have been possible!

For all the moms, dads, party people, music lovers...

I never usually post up fliers but maybe Iʻll start doing this for the 09 :)