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Chase

Adventures in Chase’s Sleepyland

I must always check on Chase shortly after he falls asleep for bed or for a nap. Why, you ask? Well, to give me peace of mind, and to keep him alive. This may sound a little dramatic, but read on to believe.

— A few days ago, he fell asleep with the side of his face against the edge of the bed. When I moved him, he had a huge dent in the side of his face that looked deep and painful. But that’s not the worst one, so read on…

–Yesterday it was very difficult to get him down for his nap, and I had to put him back in his bed approximately 50 times before he went to sleep. That last time he demanded to stay on the floor rather than the bed, and I let him do so because I was past the point of caring. So he didn’t fall asleep in his bed; he fell asleep across the floor vent with his head partly on a board book and partly on the wood floor. Imagine the lines he had on his face and arms…

— Then today, I checked on him about 20 minutes into his nap, and he was lying sideways across the bed, with a thick blanket wrapped around his head. I was relieved to find that he was somehow still breathing!

All in all a little disturbing, but I’m always glad when he actually DOES get some sleep!

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T.V.

American Idol Fan?


So I just saw on iTunes that since the top 12 on American Idol, they are allowing the contestants to record the full song to sell. So if you like the minute and a half you see on the show (also for sale as video), get on iTunes for a full 3/4 minute version. Be careful though, live performance and studio recorded performance may vary a bit, check out Eleanor Rigby, the studio one is a lil slower and boring. Almost tempted to get Brooke’s Let It Be. Oh and check out Amanda’s picture, she looks like a vampire/witch.

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Ranting

Cuba lifts ban on computer and DVD player sales


Wow, congrats Cuba. Anyone know Raul Castro, maybe he should tune into the green articles on McBlog to figure out how to start providing cheap energy via poop, wind or sun. I hope this is the first in a series of good news headlines coming out of Cuba.

–source

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Tech

Hulu.com = HD youtube

That’s right TV fans, Hulu.com is out of beta, anyone can set up an account and check out both short clips or full length episodes of many TV series and movies. Unfortunately the HD library is still limited to just movie trailers but while we wait for more 720p Adobe Flash content to hit the site, maybe the backing of FOX, NBC Universal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Sony Pictures Television will provide something interesting to watch, with even more content on the way from Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA and the NHL. We’ll see how successful this experiment is, but go ahead and take a look, because we both know you don’t have anything better to do than watch 34 episodes of Airwolf in a browser window.

I haven’t checked this out yet, but it sounds promising for when I miss those NHL games or HD tv episodes

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Ranting

Is there really an Easter Bunny? …I don’t care!

Is anyone else as uninspired as I am by the festive decor that accompanies this time of year? I mean, I’m all about celebrating holidays and springtime, don’t get me wrong. But a couple days ago, when I walked into my favorite store (Rodworks) and felt the urge to buy nothing at all, I knew that I was just plain uninspired. I love decorating for Christmas, and even for Halloween/autumn! But right now, I just don’t like bunnies, chickies, eggs, or even four-leaf clovers! Maybe I feel that these items seem too “grannyish”? …Therefore, I have nothing in my home to show for the St. Patrick’s Day and Easter holidays that will be taking place this month. (Weird that Easter is so early this year, too!)

Having said all this, we will be having a small Easter egg hunt for Chase, just for the fun of it. To keep it somewhat religious, included in the eggs will be small pictures of Jesus, temples, the Prophet, etc. I got that idea from the Ensign, and we’ll try it out this year. I figure it’s one more fun way to teach him some good stuff!

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Personal

Chase is a Big Boy Now!

Well, I think we’ve already established that, but I feel like it’s official now that he’s sleeping in a big bed (as of one week ago)!

Background info: Chase has not been sleeping well (again) for the past several months. We noticed that he kept rolling over and smacking the sides of his crib in the night. So I thought, we might as well give him the upgrade to the big twin bed in the other bedroom. Maybe the roominess would help, and couldn’t hurt–I figured that he couldn’t sleep much worse than he already was, so why not??? And the good news is, he’s been sleeping a little better since he moved in there! He’s only been getting up 1-2 times per night now. Hey, every little improvement in that area helps!

Fortunately for us, the TParents had already bought Chase some car sheets, comforter, lamp, etc. last time they were here. We love them (the sheets AND the grandparents)! Chase has been so excited about this new bed and the new sheets and all. Every time I talk to someone about his new big bed, he says "Cars!" He is doing pretty well at sleeping in the bed– he hasn’t rolled out yet! Sometimes it’s hard to get him to stay in bed and calm down enough to go to sleep, but we’ve been following the Supernanny technique (from one of the most helpful tv shows ever) and it really works. What a cute boy this Chase kid is! He is a great talker and we have a lot of fun with him. He will be two years old next month… Can you believe it!? I can’t!

 

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Personal

Adios brother


Jason Graham was nice enough to stop by last night before he takes off today to meet up with his buttercup (Laura that was a Princess Bride reference not a direct quote of Jason) in Boston. It was good seeing ya J-lo, we wish the best for ya, and you’re always welcome in our house. Don’t hesitate to call if you need something. I still owe you for driving all my wedding presents back from CA.

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T.V.

Yackity yacking


Hello, is this thing on? Lets get some yapping going on here. It’s a blog not a billboard. Therefore here’s a topic: Television- entertaining, informational, or waste of time. Discuss.

I’ll start a piece on LOST, seeing as it is LOST night. I was pleasantly surprised with last weeks Penny distraction. It helped me realize that true love goes on forever as long as you fight a lot and act crazy. Meanwhile, tonight I hope we see some more info on where the group of others are, and why Locke can’t get any more island inspiration. Plus, was anyone else surprised at the shear shabbyness of the “not Penny’s boat” boat? I was expecting a high tech classy yacht kinda thing. Thoughts?

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McBlog

One more step of security


Not that anything happened that makes me think we are unsecure, but just as one more thing to say ahh we are safe, I’m taking off the redirect on mccullochs.info so that you have to come straight to mccullochs.info/blog to see our personal stuff. Please update any links to McBlog to reflect this change, otherwise your link will be going to the mcculloch family start page via google apps. THANKS!

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T.V.

Monday Chuckle

If I were rich, I’d prob do the same: