Drama 101, Bedtime... Try outs at noon Today!

Act 1

Mommy: "Okay, time to brush teeth, get your rinse, give daddy and KL kisses, and go potty."

Kids: Reluctantly head to the bathroom, K brushes teeth and T brushes the mirror w/toothbrush and paste. Come out for their "drink" give kisses and hugs then K goes potty.

T: "I already did goed potty"

Mommy (can substitute daddy): "T, no you didn't, please go potty"

T: reluctantly goes potty.

Kids: Take a few minutes to gather all of your sleeping requirements (i.e. K - sift through toys in closet looking for a new bedtime friend; T - look for cars, tractors, etc. to sleep with) and then climb into bed.

meanwhile...
Daddy: get the baby ready for a bath

Mommy: "Get into bed!"; then climb ladder and tuck in K and give kisses and head-hug. Then climb down and tuck T in and give a big hug and kiss. say "good night, I love you".

T: "I want to say prayer".

Mommy: "Okay, Dear Heavenly Father...continuing with prayer whilst K vocally inserts the things she wants me to add and T clasps his hands and climbs out of bed to lay by me kneeling...in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Mommy: "T - You had your drink, gave kisses and went potty, if you come out I get your puppy."

T: "Okay mommy"

Mommy: Go sit in the recliner and finally read the newsaper.

Daddy: Giving baby KL a bath

T: wait 3 minutes and then come out, "I need to go pee".

Daddy: "Okay, (with lack of believability) but if you come out again I will paddle your bum".

T: "Okay, mommy don't take my puppy" (T, be so occupied with mommy going into the bedroom to get KL's pj's that you don't go pee).

Mommy: Tuck T back into bed. "If you come out I get your puppy"

Mommy: get baby KL ready for bed

Act 2
T: wait ten minutes and then come out "Mommy, paddle my bum so I can go potty".

Mommy: Try your best not to laugh and say "go pee and get to bed!"

T: go and sit, then say "I need you to tuck me it"

Mommy: tucks T in and takes puppy

T: whiny voice "Mommy, don't take puppy!"

Mommy: "I told you if you came out again I would take a puppy."

kisses, hugs, re-tuck into blankets

Act 3
Mommy: go sit and read paper; Daddy watching news

T: Come out carrying another puppy, drop in the kitchen and say "here, I need to go potty"

Daddy: "Get into bed"

Daddy to Mommy: "What was that?"

Mommy: "The Sacrifice"

Drop curtain

Things I have learned

- Orange Juice stains, Soy Sauce does not. How would T, barely 3, know the "lid" on the soy sauce had holes on each side? Or that when you try to pull off the lid from the sippy cup with your teeth it would spill (he should know this one)?
- I don't look forward to hair cut day
- A set of Wahl clippers from Sam's Club does not a Barber make
- A 1/4 inch in blade guard sizes makes a HUGE difference - sorry DH (maybe my secret way of getting an extra week or two in between hair cuts, not really just a slight oversight).
- A week of headaches really puts you behind, i.e. dinner, housework, laundry, etc.
- Newton's Law applies to laundry, for every load washed there is a new one
- I am not a good publisher of thoughts
- I'm know there was more but can't remember it anymore...

Crunch, Crunch, Crunch

Just adding a bit to Valarie's crunchy granola post. I have increased a tad bit, am no longer instant oatmeal, but sprinkled with granola. Not sure if this is good or not. Some of the questions are BIZARRE (at least I think so, who makes their own personal hygiene items!!!). (I also might be a 15 on the nerd score - I inserted three links!)

Went to dinner at some friends tonight. Had a good time other than the dog kept trying to "get it on" with my leg. Never had to deal with that before. Gross, I thought they had him fixed. Maybe I just bring it out in him. Maybe I was getting mixed signals? Who knows, but don't need to do That again.

Mark was holding KL and was wanting to trade for the dog. T went to get her and asked Mark to "give him his baby". He also calls her like a puppy when he wants her to come play with him "come here baby-girl, come on baby K". Sorry, don't think we'll be trading.

The many faces of KL

Her newest smile with a little sweet potatoes.
Having fun with daddy, she loves to be chased
A silly girl
Mad because I'm not showing her the picture on the digital camera.

Another of her newest smile, and a view of her "gap"

A giggle I forgot

The other day I was up feeding KL, and T was with me. Kimber was downstairs and yelled. "oh crap! I forgot the cable guy was coming this-morning."

T proceded to go down the stairs asking, "Kimber, do you need to crap? Kimber, do you need to crap? Kimber, do you need to crap?"

The funniest part is that he doesn't know or understand the meaning of "crap". And why Kimber and I kept laughing at him. He just kept asking (like he does when he doesn't get an answer - over and over) because no one could answer through the laughter.

Notes from K's Teacher

We had Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday the 12th. Was gearing up for the worst. My friend had them for her twins the week before and stopped by after, on the verge of tears, to tell me how unprepared she was for the not-so positive things the teacher had to say. She told me not to go alone (her husband was at class for most of it). Figuring it was only 5 weeks into the school year and trying to adjust to the all-day school, there would be a bit more leniency on the requirements. Guess not.

We were totally prepared for her to tell us how rambunctious K was. [i.e. One day K came home to tell me how she got in the "red" for cartwheeling in class. (Levels of class behavior - start in green, then yellow is their warning, red - they have to sit at a separate desk and fill out a "stop and think" sheet about what they did, etc. and last, black - the principal.)]

So when it came time for her to go over K's Conference Planner, we were pleasantly surprised.

Here is what Teach had to say...
Strenghths
- Hard Worker
- Good beginning reading & math skills
- Helpful to others
- Has lots to share
Areas for improvement
- Neatness (letter formation & spacing between words)
- Listening & following directions (This has improved since the beginning of the year)
Additional comments or concerns
Kirby has made improvements in dealing with things that might not go the way she wants. K is an asset to our class. :o)

She went on to say how much she loves K, and she is a lot of fun to have in the class. She will also be moving up to the next level of reading books next week, and is in the higher group of readers in her class.

She knows all her letters, sounds, etc. (Duh! I thought, what first grader doesn't, but sadly there are a few in her class that don't know all of them. I have worked with them out in the hall when I go to K's class.) She has greatly improved on things that don't go her way. Teach said that K was having a hard time getting her letters in the right spot - not floating around in the space. And was willing to put herself in the "yellow" because she was having such a hard time. Teach laughed and told her, you only go to the yellow if you refuse to fix it, but you are working and trying to get it. Teach really got a kick out of it.

Am I a braggart? Possibly, but am so proud of her. It was a really good conference. I do question, was it better because I was expecting the worst? Do I need to change my expectations? Nah, just take it as it is.

More Tidbits

Move toward the light... a picture of DH grinding the concrete in the bedroom to break it our for the egress window (I do not recommend this EVER - we put the plastic up and a fan to blow out the window to protect the rest of the house - HA! there is a fine layer of dust - and not the bunny kind - on everything.



T says "augh, Daddy breaked our house, mommy's gonna be so mad"




helpful hint - don't spraypaint an egress window after installation - especially on a windy day, it will make you a sticky, yucky paint-filled mess.(fyi - you don't need to paint it at all, we just thought it might reflect more light into the room on this sunless side of the house - who knows) and no, I'm not that gray, it's paint.




And our house - no longer "breaked"
It was T's 3rd birthday today - had fun and will add picts and comments later - I promise to do it very soon. LOL

Yes, we are still here...

Here are a few pictures of things we've been up to; Being silly; Grandma and Papa came to visit...