Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
And so it begins...
Me: Time to get dressed.
Her: Okay.
Following her down the hall and into her room. Looking through her closet.
Her: Mom? Can you please go back in the other room? I want to pick out my own clothes and do it all by myself today.
Me: Oh. Sure. Okay.
Standing in the hall, listening to closet doors sliding, drawers opening and closing. Crossing fingers.
Her: All done! Mom! I did it!
Me: Wow babe! What a great job you did! I'll just give you a ponytail, and you'll be all set.
Her: Um, actually, no thanks. Let me think about my hair for a minute. I'll just look at my hair stuff and tell you how to do my hair.
Me: Oh. Yeah. I guess...
Standing in the hall, listening to another drawer opening and closing.
Her: Okay. I got my headband. I'm totally cute and ready to go!
My text to Rob - "Uh oh."
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Escape
Reasons I love a road trip:
:: escaping our condo after being cooped up with a sick kiddo for over a week - the walls were quickly closing in on me
:: driving through the mountains during the only three weeks of the year that they are lush and green - for most of the year they are brown and drab, but last week the mountains were simply beautiful
:: being able to just pack up a couple of snacks and hit the road - I love being out of the diaper bag phase!
:: all the "new" toys at Grandma & Grandpa's house, riding a three-wheeler in the back yard and swinging on a hammock watching the clouds
::being away from my compter - no constant refreshing my email to see if there are any updates about our refi or if new jobs have been added to craigslist
:: visiting Granny Karen at her "office" - a nursery overflowing with flowers
:: a constant stream of chatter from the back seat
:: doing something spontaneous - it was seriously fun!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Sunshine
:: a 75-degree jeans-and-t-shirt day
:: every single window open as far as it will go
:: new lip gloss
:: an empty laundry basket and clean sheets on the bed
:: Janie's scratchy throat that makes her sound like an 80-year-old-smoker-lady
:: a $1 magnifying glass from Target providing hours of entertainment
:: long nature walk, looking at every flower, leaf and rock up close (see above)
:: throwing rocks in the pond
:: forgetting to be prissy and getting dirt under our fingernails and grass stains on our jeans
:: Knuffle Bunny and Amanda Pig
:: wearing flip-flops with cute springy nail polish on my toes
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Making rough places smooth
Here's the verse I'm trying to memorize this month...
Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
Read more...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The world is her oyster
Throughout my Janie-filled day, I observed several future occupational choices for her:
City Engineer - After seeing an example in one of her magazine, she proceeded to build a very intricate race track out of blocks, including bridges, tunnels and "really bumpy parts"
Track Star - During our afternoon walk, she took off at a speed I could not believe. She was halfway down the block before I was out of the starting gate!
U.N. Negotiator - Judging by the way she talked me into buying her a bag of Cheetos, she just might be able to negotiate world peace.
Teacher - I peeked in her room during her quiet time just in time to see her sitting on her bed, surrounded by every stuffed animal she could find, reading a stack of library books aloud.
Architect - A Duplo castle (built with blocks in rainbow order, of course) provided about 45 minutes of fun for her little prince and princess figurines.
Hair Stylist - Janie's new favorite thing: brushing my hair. No complaints from me - I love it!
I have no idea what she will choose to do when she's all grown up - but it's sure going to be fun watching her figure it out!
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