Is there a conversation you like to have over and over? When I was a little girl I would climb up in my mother's lap and say "Let's talk." When she asked me what I wanted to talk about, I said "Gulf Shores." We have always loved the beach and my favorite thing to do was to talk about all the things we would do and see once we got there. Hearing her tell me about those conversations has always been so sweet. Now Ella has a favorite conversation. She'll climb in my lap or Josh's and say "Let's talk about daddies." This is the conversation that takes place. Josh: Who is Ella's daddy? E: Josh Josh: Who is Beemer's daddy? E: Daddy Josh: Who is daddy's daddy? E: Cookie* Josh: Who is mommy's daddy? E: Poppy* Josh: Who is Kamin's daddy? E: Cory? Josh: No E: Poppy Josh: ...
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Ruby Red Slippers
Apparently I was unaware that there are consignment sales all over the city providing beautiful clothes at ridiculous prices. I mean, seriously. No wonder these kids I see have the cutest wardrobes I've ever seen... there momma's are staking out sales all over the place and buying Kelly's Kids clothes for ten bucks! I met my friend Amye after work and we went to Mountain Chapel United Methodist in Vestavia and racked up. I got Ella a brand new pair of red L'Amour t-straps for nine dollars {those would run me $60+} and didn't spend more than twenty-five on any of the other outfits. Ladies, these were boutique outfits that would've cost me $45 to $65 each in the store, and they look BRAND NEW. I am officially a consignment sale junkie. There's another one tomorrow and one next week; be ...
Random Things
I thought this was a random picture, to go with my random things. On Facebook, I've been tagged about nine billion time to write 25 random facts about me. As much as I like "looking" at FB, I don't really participate much. I consider it a spectator sport. Blogging, however, is full contact. So, here are my 25 random things. And I'm not tagging anyone because I don't even know 25 people who own a computer, much less actually read this blog! If you feel like joining in, leave me a comment so we know to visit you, too. 1. I'll be thirty this year and it makes me feel old. 2. I lived in a trailer the size of a postage stamp for one year as a child, shared a 10x10 foot room with my sister and hung our stockings on the knobs of our dresser. It was sad. 3. Although I haven't been ...
Sleeping habits
Have I mentioned that Ella doesn't sleep in her bed anymore? Thursday night we got her mat out to watch a movie and she's been sleeping on a pallet ever since. Overnight and naptime. Have I mentioned that since then, she hasn't gotten in trouble during nap a single OR woken up in the middle of the night? Is it horrible of me to indulge her because it means more sleep for mommy & daddy? ...
Sunday’s Snow
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Love at first sight
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Remember When?
Do you know what caused this look of satisfaction? This. I put on rubber boots, stumbled out into the torrential rain, down the cellar stairs {in the dark} and hauled up a box full of antique Barbie toys all by the glow of my trusty flashlight. Did anybody else have this? As I recall, it was my very first piece of Barbie paraphernalia. I got it from Santa along with a very basic Barbie & Ken in bathing suits. I spent many a Saturday afternoon on the porch with this pool. The shower no longer works and we're missing a chair and the base to the lifeguard stand, but despite over twenty years of life, it still looks pretty good and more importantly still makes my heart race. Ella was sad that all we did tonight was scrub it down and lay it out to dry, but I know that tomorrow ...
Eyes on the Prize
So the potty training has been going well around here, all things considered. We're doing great with tee-tee, but having some problems with the other half of the spectrum. We've really been practicing and she is trying, but the girl has some issues and they complicate things a little. She had a rough day both Friday and Saturday, with only one successful potty-trip both days. We went through endless pull-ups and she was really frustrated with herself. Heck, I was frustrated, too. Yesterday, things went much better. We even ran to the potty mid-service at church last night; she had exactly zero accidents. When I dropped her off this morning I reminded her that we were shooting for no accidents again today and that if she called me to tell me she'd been dry all day, I'd stop and get her a ...