Waxing Desperate with Imagination

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The "other guy" in my life!

It's my man's birthday! 450 years young!

I've always had a super crush on Shakespeare. Some years, I've baked cupcakes; all years, I've tried to generate enthusiasm amongst other people. Oddly, not everyone is as excited about Shakespeare as I am. But who cares? I love him!

Now that I have a precious son, I'm trying to help him enjoy Shakespeare. I didn't have any Shakespeare-themed clothes for him this year (epic mom/Shakespeare scholar FAIL), so you'll have to enjoy this picture of him last year! He can say "Shakespeare" now but I couldn't get a good video of it. (Alas!)

In honor of the birthday boy (and because I don't have time to bake cupcakes), I thought I'd post my current ranking of Shakespeare plays! They're in order from least to most liked, as of 2:49 p.m. on 4/23/2014. If you're amazed at any of my choices, feel free to talk to me. And, remember, the order is always changing!

38. The Two Noble Kinsmen

37. Measure for Measure

36. Troilus and Cressida

35. The Two Gentlemen of Verona

34. Henry VI, Part 2

33. Coriolanus

32. Henry VI, Part 3

31. Pericles

30. Henry VI, Part 1

29. Timon of Athens

28. Henry VIII

27. Richard II

26. Cymbeline

25. Romeo and Juliet

24. All's Well That Ends Well

23. Henry IV, Part 1

22. Henry IV, Part 2

21. The Winter's Tale

20. King John

19. The Comedy of Errors

18. Antony and Cleopatra

17. Love's Labour’s Lost

16. Titus Andronicus

15. The Merry Wives of Windsor

14. As You Like It

13. Henry V

12. Othello

11. The Merchant of Venice

10. Julius Caesar

9. King Lear

8. Richard III

7. The Taming of the Shrew

6. The Tempest

5. A Midsummer Night's Dream

4. Twelfth Night

3. Hamlet

2. Macbeth

1. Much Ado About Nothing

Happy Shakespeare's Birthday!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

A very happy TWO years!

Happy birthday to my Mr. Latham!

He was 8 lbs, 2.9 oz and 19.5 inches on April 8, 2012. It was Easter!

Then, on April 8, 2011, he was ONE whole year old! He weighed 22 lbs and 4 oz and was 31.25 inches. He was slowly working his way to walking (would walk fully on Shakespeare's birthday!), and he was my charming love. His hair was the best of the best!

NOW, in 2014, he's SO BIG!! What a little man. Walking, running, hopping, climbing, talking, singing, jumping, throwing, kissing, hugging, laughing, screaming, crying, smiling....he does it all. He's my perfect man! I love him so much it hurts. I'll have the stats (and, likely, more pictures) after our appointment on Friday, but I know that he's growing well and he's the most perfect being out there. No mommy-hyperbolism here!

I LOVE YOU, LATHAM PATRICK COPELAND!!

(written in pink...his current favorite color!)

Postscript:

The stats are in!

Latham was supposed to have his 2-year appointment the week of his birthday, but the doctor was sick and 4/23/14 was the backup date. I hated to do Latham's appointment on Shakespeare's birthday, but that's life.

Daddy met us at the doctor's office and our Latham was a (mostly) patient patient. (See what I did there?)

He measured 36 inches tall! 3 feet tall!!

He's 31 lbs, 4 oz and his head is 19 inches.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Latham's Birthday Party: Preparations & Decor

[This should have been posted in April of 2013. It wasn't. While I was prepping for Latham's 2nd birthday, I discovered this oversight. Oops.]

I told myself that I shouldn't go crazy for Latham's first birthday. But Pinterest and excitement and my husband's excitement and Disney-mania all contributed to me going all-out for Latham's birthday party.

This post is about the prep and decor, since I thought it was rather nattily done. :) Hey, it's my first attempt at a first birthday party (and I'll never have another first attempt), so I tried to make it GREAT!