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Bossy

This morning Penelope was watching Dora. (Penelope would watch Dora 24/7 if we let her. We don’t.) Scout looks up at me and she says “Mommy, Dora sure is bossy.” “What do you mean” “Well she is always telling us what to do and saying to say this and say stuff and sometimes I don’t [...]

Scout vs Wild

Steve watches Man vs Wild. A LOT. It is one of the few things he has set to record on the TIVO. If you aren’t familira with Man vs Wild…it is intense. This guy (Bear..yes his name is Bear) is dropped in the middle of random nowhere places and forced to survive and reach a [...]

Four Years Ago…

Preschool

Today was Scout’s first day of official Preschool! I took her this morning and she was SUPER excited. She hugged me and kissed me and then told me she would see me later. She ran off happy as a clam. (What the hell do clams have to be so happy about anyway?) This afternoon when [...]

jeté

This week Scout took her first dance class. It was a 4 day “camp” of sorts called Tutus and Tiaras. The class was 2.5 hours a day. The would start with some dance fundamentals and movement then they would do a craft. Then story time, a little pre ballet and the last thing they would [...]

Once Upon a Dream….

Here is Scout singing her own unique version of the classic song from Sleeping Beauty!

The Chunk and a flimsy bitch.

You know how something will just rub you the wrong way and you just can’t let it go? The other night Scout and I went into Baby Gap to look around. Scout found a shirt that she felt she needed and since it was on clearance….I said she could have it. She carried it up [...]

more about potty training

So Scout is doing great with the using the potty…with one exception. She won’t poop. She is being so stubborn and weird about pooping in the potty. She will wait until we put her in a pull up (for nap or bed) and THEN she will poop. So what do we do?

“I need…” and her friend “I want”

Scout’s latest favorite phrase is “I need…” She “needs” tissue, she “needs” chicken nuggets, she “needs” a cookie, she “needs” to climb on the back of the couch, she “needs” to watch Princess Nay-Roar-Ra (or ET or some crappy cartoon). I think you should know that every single time she says that she says she [...]

Book club and babies

So tonight book club was at my house. When I planned that… Steve was going to be home. He wasn’t. That means I was hosting book and mothering at the same time. And just in case that wasn’t enough… Penelope decided to be awful. She is teething and I know that sucks for her but [...]