A's Favorite Place

Here is where I will find A many time during the day. It is heat vent between the kitchen and the living room. She loves to stand there, or as in this photo, lay there when the heat comes on. It reminds me of many early mornings when I was young sitting in front of the fridge doing the same thing, getting all the heat I could. I love this shot since it has here hair blowing in the "heat wind" too.

My Tinkerbells

We finally watched this movie this weekend. Well actually since I really wanted to see it we watched it Saturday morning. It was so nice to curl up on the couch with my girls and watch the entire movie. It was really good. It was also neat since we had met some of these fairies when we were in Disney. Now we know what they were talking about (we had no idea when we met them)

Tinkerbell

Iridessa -fairy of light

Rosetta-a garden fairy

I know it is only a Disney movie, it is not real. However, my girls made it real. They proceeded to spend the next couple of HOURS playing fairies. They had me help them make fairy houses and they dressed up like a fairy. They even made up fairy names. They had such a good time. It was nice to see them playing together so nicely without fighting for such a long time. Perhaps Disney included some magic fairy dust in each copy?B is a water fairy-hence the swimsuit. Not sure why she looks so mad.

A was an animal fairy. She had lots of animals in her house.

Here they are in B's house with their animal friends.

No One HUH?

There are days were I feel like I just got myself ahead of the game and then there are days where I get so far behind. You know what I am talking about don't you? I have been in the "ahead of the game" zone for the last few days. It has felt good. I have made bread, grocery shopped, cleaned a bit, even did laundry like towels and the couch slipcover. The best was getting the birthday present for a birthday later this week. Usually I am off buying one the morning of, or looking through the gift closet to wrap one up. Not this time. I found the gift last week and have it all ready to be wrapped on the dining room table.

Tonight I came in and noticed some plastic wrap on the table near the gift. So I looked and did not find the paint set opened. Ok just some trash I figured. Then it hit me! Not trash but the plastic wrap to the paper that went with the paint set! "Who opened this!" I yelled to my children. "Not me." they each said. A then stated," Daddy maybe opened it". I don't think so, but figured I should ask him too. Funny not one of the 4 people who live in this house opened the paper, yet somehow it was opened. I now have to go out and buy a new pad of paper in the blizzard and freezing temps tomorrow. My husband did say that I should just give the paper the way it is, who cares if the plastic is off. That is so not the point! It might be the solution, but not the point. So much for being ahead.

Backseat Comments

Me: A we need to take some stuff back to the container store.

A: why do I have to go?

Me: Because you have to

A: I think Dad should do it

Me: Dad can't since the stuff in in our car.

A: We could just stop by his work and give it to him. Then he can do it, not me.

Needless to say even with this good idea we did not make daddy do it. We didn't do it either btw

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After swimming for an hour at the club...

A: B don't talk to me

B: I can talk to you if I want

A: Then I'm not listening to you

B: Good. I'm not listening to you either

A: Stop talking!!!! Mom, B is talking to me and I am not listening to her. Isn't that a good idea?

B: If you are not listening to me than how do you know I am talking?

A: Shush! just stop talking!

B: Don't shush me! I'm not listening to you, so I don't have to shush.

And on and on and on it went for a full 15 minutes. It was one of the longest rides of my life, yet it was funny all at the same time.

I Try Every Year

I love the beginning of a new anything...year, school year, week, month, you get the idea. I love to start fresh and clean. So the start of a new year is the best. I finally get to use the new photo calander that I created and write all nice and neat on it. This lasts for a few weeks, then dates start piling up and I have mess all over my nice new page. But lucky for me I can turn the page at the start of a new month and try again.

My wish however is to use a day planner. I think I buy one each and every year swearing that I really will use it. I spend time putting all sorts of info in it and by February I don't even know where it is. This year is no exception. I bought a new planner last week, since they are all half off, and now I am trying to figure out if I will use it. I really want to use it, but maybe I should just return it. I swear now that I have 2 kids in school and am beginning to have more things to schedule I really think I will use it. I can carry it with me so I don't always have to say,"Let me check at home." In my mind it will work. Yet somewhere in my reality I'm not so sure.

So I have put off filling it in. I'm sure in the next few weeks the love of a new planner will wear off and since I have yet to write in it I will be able to retun it. I just wish I could make this work.

Family Fun

I don't remember when, perhaps Thanksgiving, my Aunt taught B how to play charades. Now this is not one of my favorite games so each and every time B wanted to play with me since then I have guessed once or twice and then "had to go check on something"

Well for Christmas I found this kids charades game. It is a small metal box that includes the cards, a dice, and score cards. She was super excited about it. Needless to say B has wanted to play daily, and yet we have not. So tonight was the night. We happen to eat dinner a little early and got the girls in their jammies quickly. Charades it is!

We played in teams, B and Daddy on team 1 and Mommy and A on team 2. I figured for sure A would be a crappy partner. I mean how many 3 year olds can act out things or make a good guess from what I act out. Well holy crap! A was great! She was all over looking at the card and acting out the picture. She did great too at guessing. I'm not sure who was more excited when she was right, me or her. I will say there were a few times I used a little bit of sound effects, but she is only 3. B too was having so much fun. She had a smile on her face the entire time. It was a fun half hour.

I would have to recommend this activity for your family too. I never thought it would work, but I sure was wrong. Yes, I said in print that I was WRONG. Who would have thought?

American Girl

B's dream came true this Christmas for she received her first American Girls doll-Elizabeth. She has been begging for this for a while, and so this year we got her one. She was so very happy, and has not put her down much since she opened her up. A also got a American girl doll twin. She is the little sister type doll. A too loves it and has it in her arms often.

We even ventured to the place of all places...American Girl store downtown! B was so overwhelmed. A had no trouble finding one thing that she wanted for her American Girl Doll, but B had a very hard time. There is just so much to see and look at. I of course spent more than I wanted, but if I could I would have bought a lot more too. I had a good time there too. It is just all so cute and not all that outrageous for most stuff. Plus there were even things on SALE. B finally decided on the roller blade set and we were out of there. I was proud of Daddy too, he did a great job on floor 1. by floor 2 he had to go sit down and get his man card back.