mommies version:
brush brush brush your teeth
get them nice and clean
keep away cavities creeps
so you don't make them scream
donovan's version
brush brush brush your teeth,
keep them nice and clean
make sure no mold grows in your teeth
so you don't get sick in your stomach
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
it made sense to me
i don't know why mommy felt this was worthy of repeating, it seemed pretty straight forward to me, but, i guess you can judge for yourself.
i was eating this AWESOME lollipop one of my teachers gave me at school when i was picked up by lame old mom.
she was gabbering about lollipops not making me big and strong and full of sugar and she wishes i wouldn't eat it. i wasn't totally listening, of course, because how can you pay attention to "blah blah blah blah cavities" when you are eating a yummy lolly? duh. but something must have creeped in somewhere, because,
i said to lame old mom: my brain is telling me not to lick this lollipop
lame-o mom: but your mouth probably wants you to lick it because it is yummy in your mouth, even tho it is not good for your body
ummm--YEAH---whaddya think? so i said "i don't want to listen to my brain. i want to listen to my mouth. i wish i could take my brain out so i could just keep licking my lollipop"
i don't know why that is funny. i just want to enjoy my freakin' lollipop!
i was eating this AWESOME lollipop one of my teachers gave me at school when i was picked up by lame old mom.
she was gabbering about lollipops not making me big and strong and full of sugar and she wishes i wouldn't eat it. i wasn't totally listening, of course, because how can you pay attention to "blah blah blah blah cavities" when you are eating a yummy lolly? duh. but something must have creeped in somewhere, because,
i said to lame old mom: my brain is telling me not to lick this lollipop
lame-o mom: but your mouth probably wants you to lick it because it is yummy in your mouth, even tho it is not good for your body
ummm--YEAH---whaddya think? so i said "i don't want to listen to my brain. i want to listen to my mouth. i wish i could take my brain out so i could just keep licking my lollipop"
i don't know why that is funny. i just want to enjoy my freakin' lollipop!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
lessons learned, from mommy
it was a beautiful idea: donovan wakes easter morning and stumbles upon a little egg and a chocolate shaped like a carrot. "what's this?" he would say, quietly to himself. then, just ahead he would notice a small shiny bunny--he would recognize it as a piece of chocolate. hey! another egg! and another one! he would follow the little trail of eggs and candies to the motherload--his easter basket! "Mommy! Daddy!" he would exclaim, happily "The easter bunny was here! The easter bunny was here!" mommy, being the wicked cool mom that she is, would let donovan have a couple pieces of candy before breakfast. donovan would feel like a king, getting candy before breakfast and the day would proceed with our happy little family celebrating spring.
what actually happened: donovan wakes at 4am, to take off his wet pull ups and crawl into bed with us. he notices a chocolate shaped like a carrot. opens it, takes a bite, realizes he is surrounded by candy. not wanting to blow this stellar opportunity, he closes--actually closes mommy and daddy's bedroom door-- and proceeds to stuff his face. at some point, mommy, trying to salvage the moment, goes to see what her darling son has discovered. "it's candy" she thinks he said, but can't quite understand because he has a mouthful of jellybeans "the easter bunny brought it for me and told me to eat it". mommy says, why don't you see what else there is, after the sun comes up. donovan agrees, and unbeknownst to mommy (at the time) comes to bed clutching his chocolate carrot, which you, dear reader, will remember he had taken the wrapper off of. if we actually fell back asleep, we awaken to birds singing and smeared, melted chocolate (at least i think that is what is was) all over the bed.
on the positive side, we didn't have to fix a special easter breakfast before church because the amount of candy that continued to be consumed. also, he doesn't like "peeps"
it has been a long, long sugar filled day. i WILL remember what i did at halloween, which is take advantage of his innocent age and throw the rest of the candy out. as far as he knows, once easter is over, the candy disappears. which it will.
excuse me, i have to check the laundry to see if the chocolate came out of our sheets.
what actually happened: donovan wakes at 4am, to take off his wet pull ups and crawl into bed with us. he notices a chocolate shaped like a carrot. opens it, takes a bite, realizes he is surrounded by candy. not wanting to blow this stellar opportunity, he closes--actually closes mommy and daddy's bedroom door-- and proceeds to stuff his face. at some point, mommy, trying to salvage the moment, goes to see what her darling son has discovered. "it's candy" she thinks he said, but can't quite understand because he has a mouthful of jellybeans "the easter bunny brought it for me and told me to eat it". mommy says, why don't you see what else there is, after the sun comes up. donovan agrees, and unbeknownst to mommy (at the time) comes to bed clutching his chocolate carrot, which you, dear reader, will remember he had taken the wrapper off of. if we actually fell back asleep, we awaken to birds singing and smeared, melted chocolate (at least i think that is what is was) all over the bed.
on the positive side, we didn't have to fix a special easter breakfast before church because the amount of candy that continued to be consumed. also, he doesn't like "peeps"
it has been a long, long sugar filled day. i WILL remember what i did at halloween, which is take advantage of his innocent age and throw the rest of the candy out. as far as he knows, once easter is over, the candy disappears. which it will.
excuse me, i have to check the laundry to see if the chocolate came out of our sheets.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
product placement candy man, dinosaurs, reading
happy easter. i saved easter for myself, barely. i heard mommy mention to dad that we were going to just skip easter because, "what's the point--he's only 3"or some such garbage. easter was never one of the big holidays to mommy or daddy when they were little, like christmas or birthdays. and mommy doesn't like me to eat sugar. because they give me cavities. and mommy let me what a video on the computer and there was a commercial and she said commercials are like cavities for your brain and covered her hand over the screen so i wouldn't see it, but i made her move it and now i really want a honda. so, back to easter. look. i go to school. i am smart. i learn about important things like easter. you know what happens at easter? i'll tell you what: CANDY! so, i made sure i told mommy that easter was my favorite holiday because of the candy. so....i know when i wake up the candy man will have come. and of course, i know i have church that day too.
(insert by mommy: yes, he is right. we were going to skip it. but since he learned that easter--the CANDY holiday-- is coming in that fool school of his, the easter bunny--which he does not know of yet--will have come. cleverly, the easter bunny will have left a trail of colored eggs and little chocolate candies from his bedroom, thru the hall leading to his easter basket. hopefully he will find it the way i want him to and not just break his leg on a chocolate carrot. also, we colored easter eggs today. that was a super fun 5 minutes.)
so it has really been a cool weekend ("cool" is my new word. i think it will catch on) well, for one thing, i went to my very first movie in a movie theatre! they have a very very very very very very very big tv. and we sat way way way way way up high, by the projector. and i got to eat popcorn, which i cannot do when i watch movies at home (no eating in the living room). we saw "horton hears a who" and there was an elephant and a mayor. mommy and daddy were very happy because i behaved and we all had a very good time. i am very good at concentrating on things for a long time when i want to, so i concentrated on watching the movie and behaving.
also, we went to the store in the mall that has escalators (one of my favorite things) and daddy was looking at vacuum cleaners (another one of my favorite things). you wouldn't believe they had a grownup version of the same exact toy vacuum i have! that is so cool that they do that! daddy calls it product placing for kids and i'll tell you--it's okay with me! i got to play with the real version of my toy vacuum. when i grow up i am going to buy it! (hoover wind tunnel--yay)
then today after the mall, there was a fair in the parking lot. it had a lot of rides that looked too scary. but i went on some rides that were very fun. i didn't play any games because mommy said the people who want you to play the games are naughty and want to take your money.
now, a few moments of my genius. or at least, a few moments of things i do that get my parents all excited and serious and saying things like "no really, maybe he should get TESTED" they are so freaking weird i can't believe i am related to them. i drew a dinosaur with a long neck eating leaves off a high tree. and he had 2 legs and 2 feet. and imagine that--it LOOKED like a dinosaur with a long neck eating leaves off a high tree. so they are all excited and put it in the fridge of honor
so, then i tried to "f" with their mind a little more. we were out at a restaurant and they give me crayons and i said, "i think i will draw the letter L" and lo and behold, i drew the same thing i drew for dinosaur legs. and of course, they got all wiggy on me, which is always awesome to see.
but i am really really into learning my letters and trying to read. i know all my letters and i know what sound they all make. i don't know about reading, but i know i like to pick out letters when we go out and say what sound they make --like if we pass a fedex truck--i like those. so we;ll see everyone ha to lean to read sometime, right?
next week i start going to my new big kid class. i am happy about it, but i will miss christina and she she and beverly. i am a little nervous because i don't know how to draw a square.
(insert by mommy: yes, he is right. we were going to skip it. but since he learned that easter--the CANDY holiday-- is coming in that fool school of his, the easter bunny--which he does not know of yet--will have come. cleverly, the easter bunny will have left a trail of colored eggs and little chocolate candies from his bedroom, thru the hall leading to his easter basket. hopefully he will find it the way i want him to and not just break his leg on a chocolate carrot. also, we colored easter eggs today. that was a super fun 5 minutes.)
so it has really been a cool weekend ("cool" is my new word. i think it will catch on) well, for one thing, i went to my very first movie in a movie theatre! they have a very very very very very very very big tv. and we sat way way way way way up high, by the projector. and i got to eat popcorn, which i cannot do when i watch movies at home (no eating in the living room). we saw "horton hears a who" and there was an elephant and a mayor. mommy and daddy were very happy because i behaved and we all had a very good time. i am very good at concentrating on things for a long time when i want to, so i concentrated on watching the movie and behaving.
also, we went to the store in the mall that has escalators (one of my favorite things) and daddy was looking at vacuum cleaners (another one of my favorite things). you wouldn't believe they had a grownup version of the same exact toy vacuum i have! that is so cool that they do that! daddy calls it product placing for kids and i'll tell you--it's okay with me! i got to play with the real version of my toy vacuum. when i grow up i am going to buy it! (hoover wind tunnel--yay)
then today after the mall, there was a fair in the parking lot. it had a lot of rides that looked too scary. but i went on some rides that were very fun. i didn't play any games because mommy said the people who want you to play the games are naughty and want to take your money.
now, a few moments of my genius. or at least, a few moments of things i do that get my parents all excited and serious and saying things like "no really, maybe he should get TESTED" they are so freaking weird i can't believe i am related to them. i drew a dinosaur with a long neck eating leaves off a high tree. and he had 2 legs and 2 feet. and imagine that--it LOOKED like a dinosaur with a long neck eating leaves off a high tree. so they are all excited and put it in the fridge of honor
so, then i tried to "f" with their mind a little more. we were out at a restaurant and they give me crayons and i said, "i think i will draw the letter L" and lo and behold, i drew the same thing i drew for dinosaur legs. and of course, they got all wiggy on me, which is always awesome to see.
but i am really really into learning my letters and trying to read. i know all my letters and i know what sound they all make. i don't know about reading, but i know i like to pick out letters when we go out and say what sound they make --like if we pass a fedex truck--i like those. so we;ll see everyone ha to lean to read sometime, right?
next week i start going to my new big kid class. i am happy about it, but i will miss christina and she she and beverly. i am a little nervous because i don't know how to draw a square.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
indigo girls
or, i could have named it "a few of my favorite things" i am really into amy & emily these days. they are the indigo girls and they play guitars. in fact, there is a lullaby cd my mommy and daddy made for me when i was a new born baby and they have played it every single day of my life. make that every single nap of my life because sometimes i go to sleep more than once in the same day. but tonight, i finally stood up for myself and said i want the indigo girls in my night time music. look. i'm 3 1/2 years old. practically a grown up. i think i can pick what music i want to try to not fall asleep to. i particularly like the songs "gallileo" and "joking"
now that i am three 1/2, a whole new world of lessons has been opened to me. and i want to do it all. i have been playing with my mommy's violin and lo and behold, someone offered to give me violin lessons! i said i wanted to take them and he even had a violin my size. so, i think that might happen soon. then, the other day, there was a kids tennis clinic in the courts in my development and i said i wanted to go. so mommy took me. i was by far the youngest kid there, but i did just as good as them big kids. i whacked the ball over the net a couple times. and i have a decent forehand for a 3 1/2 year old.
it was a 90 minute lesson and after an hour i told my mommy i wanted to take a swimming lesson now she said no, we had to wait till it was summer, because we were wearing our hats and coats. she can be such a pain because the pool was right there. all we had to do was tell the swimming teacher (who lives at the pool) that i wanted a lesson. mommy's can be very difficult.
i also want to take gymnastics lessons, which i know mommy wants me to do also. but daddy wants to send me to get soccer lessons, but i can already kick a soccer ball real good. see, there is a problem when mommies and daddies give their kids to many lessons. they end up being weirdos on zoloft before they are 14. and i haven't even mentioned the tap and ballet lessons i have already been taking for the last 6 months (recital coming up!)
the thing is, i really like to learn and i really like to try new things. so mommy and daddy let me. i don't think i am going to take more tennis lessons right now, but it was fun to try. i am also pretty interested in learning how to read, but my genius parents haven't looked for a reading teacher for me! i doubt i will take dance class next year, but we will see! i can pick out most of my letters and i know what a lot of them say.
well, i will have plenty of time to take all kinds of fun lessons of all kinds since, even tho i am a genius and could probably start kindergarden tomorrow, i will have to wait an extra year before starting. that means i won't be in kindergarden till i am 6. this bothers my mommy a lot but i think it is a good idea. the law got changed and they said if you have my birthday you are not allowed to go to kindergarden until you are 6 . oh well. i don't mind.
i start in an older kid class room next week and i am very excited about that. there are going to be 4 year olds in my class. i might have to learn how to read first. but i can make better restaurants with the blocks than the 4 year olds. i make the best restaurants with blocks. i have a scary talent for block-building-restaurants and get this NO LESSONS! just figgered it out all on my own! how's that! peace mah brothers and sistahs (oh did i tell you, i have a baby growing in my tummy. it started out small as a germ and now it is getting bigger. it is a sister and a brother and her name is gloglo)
now that i am three 1/2, a whole new world of lessons has been opened to me. and i want to do it all. i have been playing with my mommy's violin and lo and behold, someone offered to give me violin lessons! i said i wanted to take them and he even had a violin my size. so, i think that might happen soon. then, the other day, there was a kids tennis clinic in the courts in my development and i said i wanted to go. so mommy took me. i was by far the youngest kid there, but i did just as good as them big kids. i whacked the ball over the net a couple times. and i have a decent forehand for a 3 1/2 year old.
it was a 90 minute lesson and after an hour i told my mommy i wanted to take a swimming lesson now she said no, we had to wait till it was summer, because we were wearing our hats and coats. she can be such a pain because the pool was right there. all we had to do was tell the swimming teacher (who lives at the pool) that i wanted a lesson. mommy's can be very difficult.
i also want to take gymnastics lessons, which i know mommy wants me to do also. but daddy wants to send me to get soccer lessons, but i can already kick a soccer ball real good. see, there is a problem when mommies and daddies give their kids to many lessons. they end up being weirdos on zoloft before they are 14. and i haven't even mentioned the tap and ballet lessons i have already been taking for the last 6 months (recital coming up!)
the thing is, i really like to learn and i really like to try new things. so mommy and daddy let me. i don't think i am going to take more tennis lessons right now, but it was fun to try. i am also pretty interested in learning how to read, but my genius parents haven't looked for a reading teacher for me! i doubt i will take dance class next year, but we will see! i can pick out most of my letters and i know what a lot of them say.
well, i will have plenty of time to take all kinds of fun lessons of all kinds since, even tho i am a genius and could probably start kindergarden tomorrow, i will have to wait an extra year before starting. that means i won't be in kindergarden till i am 6. this bothers my mommy a lot but i think it is a good idea. the law got changed and they said if you have my birthday you are not allowed to go to kindergarden until you are 6 . oh well. i don't mind.
i start in an older kid class room next week and i am very excited about that. there are going to be 4 year olds in my class. i might have to learn how to read first. but i can make better restaurants with the blocks than the 4 year olds. i make the best restaurants with blocks. i have a scary talent for block-building-restaurants and get this NO LESSONS! just figgered it out all on my own! how's that! peace mah brothers and sistahs (oh did i tell you, i have a baby growing in my tummy. it started out small as a germ and now it is getting bigger. it is a sister and a brother and her name is gloglo)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
this'll help me stick to my diet
not by the big d.
big d's dad has one hand. little kids are not shy about asking questions, which d's dad always graciously answers. one of the preschool classmates was having a discussion with d's dad about this and after several questions about it he asked,
"did donovan's mommy eat your hand?"
ha.
donovan did not write a christmas post. he wanted to and he meant to, but he was so busy playing with all his toys he never got around to it. there was church, santa, food, love. the usual. xmas pageant. you know.
big d's dad has one hand. little kids are not shy about asking questions, which d's dad always graciously answers. one of the preschool classmates was having a discussion with d's dad about this and after several questions about it he asked,
"did donovan's mommy eat your hand?"
ha.
donovan did not write a christmas post. he wanted to and he meant to, but he was so busy playing with all his toys he never got around to it. there was church, santa, food, love. the usual. xmas pageant. you know.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
tickets to blue man group
after giving me (mommy) a hug he said, "i am glad you're fat. that's how i know you're a mommy."
"i love you mommy. i love your pimples and moles."
after reading a book that involved a wishing pebble. i asked d. if you had a wishing pebble, what would you wish for?" this little 3 year old dreamer replies, "i wouldn't wish for nothin'. just love"
mommy was on the phone with the on call nurse because d. was throwing up green. i posed one of her questions to him, so the nurse could hear his answer thru the phone. "did you eat anything yucky today?" "yes," he replied, serious as can be...."i had to eat old leftover broccoli out of the garbage because my mommy wouldn't gie me dinner."
"i love you mommy. i love your pimples and moles."
after reading a book that involved a wishing pebble. i asked d. if you had a wishing pebble, what would you wish for?" this little 3 year old dreamer replies, "i wouldn't wish for nothin'. just love"
mommy was on the phone with the on call nurse because d. was throwing up green. i posed one of her questions to him, so the nurse could hear his answer thru the phone. "did you eat anything yucky today?" "yes," he replied, serious as can be...."i had to eat old leftover broccoli out of the garbage because my mommy wouldn't gie me dinner."
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
title? what title?
did i tell you i was buzz lightyear for halloween? i will try to find a picture. it was fun. i liked trick or treating. and, altho i didn't say anything to my mom, i got a little comfused, because i got a whole bunch pf candy--and i DID eat a few pieces that night, but then *poof!* after that, it was gone! i don't know where it went.
i am having a lot of fun at dance class. i can do heel-step and toes-in-the-back and i can bow and i can plié. my recital is may 18, and you are all invited! please come! it might be the 17th, which is granny-frannie's birthday. but i want a lot of people to come to my recital.
how was your thanksgiving? mine was good. we went to a potluck, me and mommy and daddy and then me and mommy went to one of her friends at work and we had dessert and i got to play with a guitar. i love the guitar. i am very good at it (of course).
today we went on a field trip at school and i got to ride in the van and we saw christmas trees and a singer who i don't think was greg greenway, but he played guitar and there was santa claus also. AND mom signed a permission slip to let me watch a movie at school. we had pictures at school and i wore a tie and a vest and pants with suspenders and i looked really good.
i know this is a boring post. too bad.
i am having a lot of fun at dance class. i can do heel-step and toes-in-the-back and i can bow and i can plié. my recital is may 18, and you are all invited! please come! it might be the 17th, which is granny-frannie's birthday. but i want a lot of people to come to my recital.
how was your thanksgiving? mine was good. we went to a potluck, me and mommy and daddy and then me and mommy went to one of her friends at work and we had dessert and i got to play with a guitar. i love the guitar. i am very good at it (of course).
today we went on a field trip at school and i got to ride in the van and we saw christmas trees and a singer who i don't think was greg greenway, but he played guitar and there was santa claus also. AND mom signed a permission slip to let me watch a movie at school. we had pictures at school and i wore a tie and a vest and pants with suspenders and i looked really good.
i know this is a boring post. too bad.
Monday, October 22, 2007
a picture diary of my summer (a slice)
in cape cod....on the beach....taking a smachball break. yeah, i see her checkin me out.
chillin with my peeps. buried in the sand. oh yeah.
cape cod has beautiful lighthouses. and you can't really appreciate it unless you skip to it with your cousin
smashball on the beach.
raisin the roof with cuz
taking a break on my hike in the woods
this is higher than it looks.
on the whalewatch. did he say he spotted one starboard? what is starboard?!
bouncy bouncy at my birthday!
swingin off the rope weeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
mmmmmmmmmm birthday cake. MY birthday cake. i'm a 3 year old man now. look out!
partyin with my buddy jackson
don't hate me because i'm beautiful
these people drove me here
i rock the horse!
but the hay ride was my absolute favorite. what have YOU been up to
chillin with my peeps. buried in the sand. oh yeah.
cape cod has beautiful lighthouses. and you can't really appreciate it unless you skip to it with your cousin
smashball on the beach.
raisin the roof with cuz
taking a break on my hike in the woods
this is higher than it looks.
on the whalewatch. did he say he spotted one starboard? what is starboard?!
bouncy bouncy at my birthday!
swingin off the rope weeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
mmmmmmmmmm birthday cake. MY birthday cake. i'm a 3 year old man now. look out!
partyin with my buddy jackson
don't hate me because i'm beautiful
these people drove me here
i rock the horse!
but the hay ride was my absolute favorite. what have YOU been up to
Thursday, September 27, 2007
3 is the good life
i do. i have a really good life and i am pretty happy these days. i started my new school. and even tho i miss my old teachers very much, i get to talk to them on the phone, so it isn't so bad. and i will visit them one of these days soon. my new school has a very nice teacher and all the kids use the potty. the potty and the sink and the paper towels are just my height so i don't need a step stool and can do it by myself. and i have a cool lunch box that i bring. and i take stretch and grow and dance class. and i even know some of the other kids in other classes because their mommies work with my mommy and they came to my birthday party. AND mommy sometimes makes me real peanut butter and jelly sammiches, which i thought i had before but it turns out that was a lie (soy nut butter? almond butter? ain't NOTHIN like this real stuff). that might be the best food ever. well, no. friday is pizza day at school. how awesome is that?
i also started sunday school, which is very fun. they let me light a candle...what's not to like about that?
i had a really REALLY REAALLY fun birthday party. we went to a gynnastics place and we jumped on trampolines and off balance beams into big foam pits that the grown ups couldn't get out of, which was funny. and there was a popsickle course that was fun to go thru. i think i want to take gynnastics classes. and i had a cake with trucks on it and it was yummy. and i got a LOT of presents. i think i might make someone sad if i forget to say a present someone gave me by accident, so i won't say everything i got. but i will say there is not one present that i didn't like. and even at 3 years old i know that when you get a bunch of presents there are always a few you kind of just ignore and forget about. but i totally scored and i heard mommy saying it made her "a little uncomfortable" whatever, she is going to have to get over it. no, i don't have too many toys and yes i appreciate all the new things i have. well, some relatives send "checks" or "money" or "savings bonds" and i don't really get that. i am rotating thru each and every toy and enjoying them thoroughly. so there, mother.
today was a good day too. not only did i get 4 books in the mail (i think from auntie karen) but i also went to the dentist for the first time and got my teeth cleaned. she polished my teeth and counted them and put a little hose and a vacuum in my mouth and i got to lay in a chair that went up and down and then they let me watch when they cleaned mommie's teeth. i had no cavities. it was fun.
the only thing that could make things better would be if daddy was here all the time. but, other than that, things are pretty good. i think i am going to like being 3.
i also started sunday school, which is very fun. they let me light a candle...what's not to like about that?
i had a really REALLY REAALLY fun birthday party. we went to a gynnastics place and we jumped on trampolines and off balance beams into big foam pits that the grown ups couldn't get out of, which was funny. and there was a popsickle course that was fun to go thru. i think i want to take gynnastics classes. and i had a cake with trucks on it and it was yummy. and i got a LOT of presents. i think i might make someone sad if i forget to say a present someone gave me by accident, so i won't say everything i got. but i will say there is not one present that i didn't like. and even at 3 years old i know that when you get a bunch of presents there are always a few you kind of just ignore and forget about. but i totally scored and i heard mommy saying it made her "a little uncomfortable" whatever, she is going to have to get over it. no, i don't have too many toys and yes i appreciate all the new things i have. well, some relatives send "checks" or "money" or "savings bonds" and i don't really get that. i am rotating thru each and every toy and enjoying them thoroughly. so there, mother.
today was a good day too. not only did i get 4 books in the mail (i think from auntie karen) but i also went to the dentist for the first time and got my teeth cleaned. she polished my teeth and counted them and put a little hose and a vacuum in my mouth and i got to lay in a chair that went up and down and then they let me watch when they cleaned mommie's teeth. i had no cavities. it was fun.
the only thing that could make things better would be if daddy was here all the time. but, other than that, things are pretty good. i think i am going to like being 3.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
ballet and tap shoes yay
if i keep my underpants clean and dry all day with no accidents i get a surprise after i brush my teeth. sometimes i get books or little cars. my 2 favorite surprises were lip balm (i could give minty kisses) and last week i got a small dustpan with a dust broom. i liked it so much i slept with it.
what?
what's wrong with liking a dust pan? i like things nice and clean, just like my daddy.
mommy said she can't keep giving me so many surprises and that it is going to stop soon. well, shucks mom, i guess that means i am going to stop going peepee in the potty then, huh? i mean, hello?! what's my motivation here? she said something about giving me tokens or some dumb crap so i can turn it IN for a surprise. yeah. mommy is just going to have to learn that if she gives me presents for doing something and then the presents stop rolling in...well....there is such a thing called "natural consequences" i don't exactly know what that means, but i have an idea.
also, my birthday is coming up and i am going to be three and i am going to have cake. also, i am going to have a birthday party at a gymnastic place.
also i am going to start a new school on monday. mommy said we were on the waiting list for a year. they have computer class and spanish class and music class and stretch & grow and dance class. i am going to take computer class and stretch & grow (which i did at my old school) and dance. we got my ballet shoes and my tap shoes already and i am very excited.
i had my last day at my old school yesterday. there was a little party for me and all the teachers gave me lots and lots of presents and they were crying and stuff and mommy said i could visit whenever i wanted. she wouldn't let me open the presents because she said it wasn't my birthday yet. one of the presents is from one of my teacher's mommies. they love me very much at my old school and i love them. i don't know what "last day" means so i will have to ask my teachers on monday. i think it means "birthday" because of the cupcakes and presents.
now my gramma and papa are visiting for the weekend. o love them. grampa plays with me outside which is good because mommy never does and daddy is always in raleigh. mommy has strep throat and is going to take a nap while everyone but her went out to dinner.
what?
what's wrong with liking a dust pan? i like things nice and clean, just like my daddy.
mommy said she can't keep giving me so many surprises and that it is going to stop soon. well, shucks mom, i guess that means i am going to stop going peepee in the potty then, huh? i mean, hello?! what's my motivation here? she said something about giving me tokens or some dumb crap so i can turn it IN for a surprise. yeah. mommy is just going to have to learn that if she gives me presents for doing something and then the presents stop rolling in...well....there is such a thing called "natural consequences" i don't exactly know what that means, but i have an idea.
also, my birthday is coming up and i am going to be three and i am going to have cake. also, i am going to have a birthday party at a gymnastic place.
also i am going to start a new school on monday. mommy said we were on the waiting list for a year. they have computer class and spanish class and music class and stretch & grow and dance class. i am going to take computer class and stretch & grow (which i did at my old school) and dance. we got my ballet shoes and my tap shoes already and i am very excited.
i had my last day at my old school yesterday. there was a little party for me and all the teachers gave me lots and lots of presents and they were crying and stuff and mommy said i could visit whenever i wanted. she wouldn't let me open the presents because she said it wasn't my birthday yet. one of the presents is from one of my teacher's mommies. they love me very much at my old school and i love them. i don't know what "last day" means so i will have to ask my teachers on monday. i think it means "birthday" because of the cupcakes and presents.
now my gramma and papa are visiting for the weekend. o love them. grampa plays with me outside which is good because mommy never does and daddy is always in raleigh. mommy has strep throat and is going to take a nap while everyone but her went out to dinner.
what i did on my summer vacation
when too much time passes between posts, too much flavor just gets lost. i had originally planned to keep a day-byday account of my super awesome vacation.....back in august. so let's see.........
on day one we drove to maryland and stayed in a house with a pretty girl younger than me and their dog maggie who i was very afraid of. i didn't have any peepee accidents at all.
the next day we drove to new york and i didn't have any accidents again. i only used the potty. new york was fun. we saw nona and pop and uncle elliott and aunt sherri. we stayed with aunt sonnie and tom who i love so much and they have this very tiny tiny white dog and i am petrified of her. and i saw my uncle dave and uncle dan which was awesome because i never get to see them. they are my mommies brothers
then a couple days later we drove to the greatest place in the world: cape cod.
i got to play with my cousin who is a big boy, he's 4. they had bunk beds in cape cod and we had pillow fights and played all kinds of games up on the top bunk. my mommy, who as you know is very mean, wouldn't let me sleep on the top bunk even tho it was a bed. i played with my little cousins too, but they were nmot as much fun as my big cousin. and we went on a whale watch on a big boat and we saw lots and lots of whales. we saw there mouthes and their tails and mommies and babies. it was probably the greatest day of my life. and we went to one beach and it didn't have waves and i liked it and we looked for hermit crabs. and we went to another beach and it had waves and i don't like waves. one day we were walking down the street in a place called provinctown and i thought it would be funny to pull my pants down. and a man who sounded like a lady said "oh honey don't do that then everyone will want to start doing it" and mommy was trying to yell at me but she was laughing and that is always fun when i can manage that trick.
oh i forgot before we went on our vacation, conor came to visit. and we went to monkey joe's. conor's mommy is my mommy's friend.
and then, i was doing really good not having accidents in my pants. and then we were in a store and my mommy SAID to the lady that she is potty training me and could we PLEASE use your bathroom and the lady said no, so i peed on her floor. ha. i wish mommy didn't clean it up. mean old lady.
i didn't want to leave cape cod it was the most fun i have ever had in my life and mommy and daddy were with me the whole time and i will never forget it.
then we went back and did a lot of driving again and the whole trip i didn't have any accidents. we went back to new york and we had dinner with michelle and i was very naughty in the resturant. but i was behaving so much, and i didn't want to be there so i was naughty. too bad. and i saw mommy's friend heidi for a little while. mommy wouldn't let me go in her house tho so daddy took me too hoffman's playland where i rode the trains and the boats and the helicopters.
then we went back to maryland again and visited and then we went home.
i was very happy to come home but i still think cape cod is the best place in the world.
on day one we drove to maryland and stayed in a house with a pretty girl younger than me and their dog maggie who i was very afraid of. i didn't have any peepee accidents at all.
the next day we drove to new york and i didn't have any accidents again. i only used the potty. new york was fun. we saw nona and pop and uncle elliott and aunt sherri. we stayed with aunt sonnie and tom who i love so much and they have this very tiny tiny white dog and i am petrified of her. and i saw my uncle dave and uncle dan which was awesome because i never get to see them. they are my mommies brothers
then a couple days later we drove to the greatest place in the world: cape cod.
i got to play with my cousin who is a big boy, he's 4. they had bunk beds in cape cod and we had pillow fights and played all kinds of games up on the top bunk. my mommy, who as you know is very mean, wouldn't let me sleep on the top bunk even tho it was a bed. i played with my little cousins too, but they were nmot as much fun as my big cousin. and we went on a whale watch on a big boat and we saw lots and lots of whales. we saw there mouthes and their tails and mommies and babies. it was probably the greatest day of my life. and we went to one beach and it didn't have waves and i liked it and we looked for hermit crabs. and we went to another beach and it had waves and i don't like waves. one day we were walking down the street in a place called provinctown and i thought it would be funny to pull my pants down. and a man who sounded like a lady said "oh honey don't do that then everyone will want to start doing it" and mommy was trying to yell at me but she was laughing and that is always fun when i can manage that trick.
oh i forgot before we went on our vacation, conor came to visit. and we went to monkey joe's. conor's mommy is my mommy's friend.
and then, i was doing really good not having accidents in my pants. and then we were in a store and my mommy SAID to the lady that she is potty training me and could we PLEASE use your bathroom and the lady said no, so i peed on her floor. ha. i wish mommy didn't clean it up. mean old lady.
i didn't want to leave cape cod it was the most fun i have ever had in my life and mommy and daddy were with me the whole time and i will never forget it.
then we went back and did a lot of driving again and the whole trip i didn't have any accidents. we went back to new york and we had dinner with michelle and i was very naughty in the resturant. but i was behaving so much, and i didn't want to be there so i was naughty. too bad. and i saw mommy's friend heidi for a little while. mommy wouldn't let me go in her house tho so daddy took me too hoffman's playland where i rode the trains and the boats and the helicopters.
then we went back to maryland again and visited and then we went home.
i was very happy to come home but i still think cape cod is the best place in the world.
Monday, August 20, 2007
no title
i am on vacation in cape cod. i have already done lots of stuff. stay tuned to the funnest timne of my freakin life.
Monday, July 30, 2007
captain underpants!
that is the new name mommy came up with for me today. there is a book by this name and neither of us has read it, but she likes calling me captain underpants and i, quite frankly, enjoy being called captain underpants. today mommy decided there would be no more diapers or pull ups for me during the day any more. oh yeah, the teachers at school were thuh-rilled when she brought me to school with 4 pairs of undies and 4 pairs of shorts and said "we're doing underpants now. just do the best you can." you see, i still don't really have this potty thing down. in fact, since the novelty has worn off, i would say my enthusiasm for this little duty (duty--heh hehe heh) has diminished a bit. so i am not really sure why we are suddenly into the underpants. i certainly knew right away when i was standing in the tomato plants that i peed. i kept my pullups dry the other day all the way from raleigh to home---i peed in every bathroom i could get the old lady to stop at. maybe that is why i am captain underpants.
mommy picked me up from school friday and we took a road trip to raleigh, where we were going to spend the weekend with daddy. we stayed in a little house called a hotel room and it had one bed and a little fridge and people on the other side of the wall that i couldn't see. i thought i would love raleigh, because daddy is there, but it turns out i hate it. the house in raleigh is no fun and even though i got to sleep with mommy and daddy, i couldn't sleep so me and mommy went outside at 2:30 in the morning, but it wasn't morning because it was dark and daddy said everyone could hear us and she wouldn't let me climb up and down the stairs. so, we went out to breakfast with daddy and me and mommy left.
then we stopped at the outlets because mommy wanted to buy me some more shorts (now i know why) but it turns out, in july, all you can buy is winter stuff. you can't buy shorts in july. of course. so, i didn't get any. but, i went to a store called "harry & david" and they had these blueberry candies that have renewed my interest in learning to use the potty. mommy let me have some in the store and when i told her i loved them, she bought a bag and said i could have some everytime i used the potty and my pullups were dry. of course, now she means underpants, but on saturday she meant pullups. but that is a pretty hard job, using the potty AND having dry pullups. but like i said---my pullups were BONE DRY all the way home.
pretty soon we are going on vacation and auntie laura and conor are coming to visit also. and we are going to see uncle dave and nona and gramma papa and aunt kendra and all my cousins except i don't really like the beach because i am afraid of sharks. but you know what? today i told mommy skin starts with the letter "s" she was very excited and called daddy. i would have thought she knew skin started with the letter "s" but you never really know with her. mommy made this crap called tempeh for dinner so we ended up going out for a burger instead. well, mommy has to get up and 5 then get me up at 6 so we can get me to school and her off to work so i have to go get my rest so i have energy and mommy needs to read harry potter even though she already read the last page.
mommy picked me up from school friday and we took a road trip to raleigh, where we were going to spend the weekend with daddy. we stayed in a little house called a hotel room and it had one bed and a little fridge and people on the other side of the wall that i couldn't see. i thought i would love raleigh, because daddy is there, but it turns out i hate it. the house in raleigh is no fun and even though i got to sleep with mommy and daddy, i couldn't sleep so me and mommy went outside at 2:30 in the morning, but it wasn't morning because it was dark and daddy said everyone could hear us and she wouldn't let me climb up and down the stairs. so, we went out to breakfast with daddy and me and mommy left.
then we stopped at the outlets because mommy wanted to buy me some more shorts (now i know why) but it turns out, in july, all you can buy is winter stuff. you can't buy shorts in july. of course. so, i didn't get any. but, i went to a store called "harry & david" and they had these blueberry candies that have renewed my interest in learning to use the potty. mommy let me have some in the store and when i told her i loved them, she bought a bag and said i could have some everytime i used the potty and my pullups were dry. of course, now she means underpants, but on saturday she meant pullups. but that is a pretty hard job, using the potty AND having dry pullups. but like i said---my pullups were BONE DRY all the way home.
pretty soon we are going on vacation and auntie laura and conor are coming to visit also. and we are going to see uncle dave and nona and gramma papa and aunt kendra and all my cousins except i don't really like the beach because i am afraid of sharks. but you know what? today i told mommy skin starts with the letter "s" she was very excited and called daddy. i would have thought she knew skin started with the letter "s" but you never really know with her. mommy made this crap called tempeh for dinner so we ended up going out for a burger instead. well, mommy has to get up and 5 then get me up at 6 so we can get me to school and her off to work so i have to go get my rest so i have energy and mommy needs to read harry potter even though she already read the last page.
Friday, July 13, 2007
no clever title
i forgot to write comments on my pictures. do you notice how mom is sitting back and letting me, her small child, do all the work? it's a good thing i have my sippy cup on a bungee in front of me. hey guess what! mom decided to keep me home from school today. daddy is in raleigh working, so i have to be at school from very early to very late, because mommy has to go to work. it is very horrible and i think i have bad parents. so, since mommy feels bad about it, she decided to keep me home from school today to hang out with her.
and guess what.
i woke up with a sore throat and we went to the doctor and they said i have strep throat and i have medicine that tasted good and now i feel better but mommy said i can't go to the beach with jackson tomorrow because i might give him my throat but i don't think that is true because i don't share very well, i would keep it to myself and my daddy is coming home today after the sun goes down so i will wack golf balls with daddy and not go to the beach because i feel better and can eat popsicles. AND i went peepee in the potty and kept my pullups dry so i got to get m&ms. i'm 2 and ozzy rules.
and guess what.
i woke up with a sore throat and we went to the doctor and they said i have strep throat and i have medicine that tasted good and now i feel better but mommy said i can't go to the beach with jackson tomorrow because i might give him my throat but i don't think that is true because i don't share very well, i would keep it to myself and my daddy is coming home today after the sun goes down so i will wack golf balls with daddy and not go to the beach because i feel better and can eat popsicles. AND i went peepee in the potty and kept my pullups dry so i got to get m&ms. i'm 2 and ozzy rules.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
if you say it, i will say it
and if it cracks you up when i say it, then i will say it alot. for example, mother put her hand up with tallman and ring man bent down with pinky, index and thumb remain up. then she yelled something that sounded like 'ozzy rules!" it makes this simple woman so happy when i do these types of things, so i appease her by running around with the hand up in that way saying "ozzy rules'.
i can also imitate apparently an old commercial where a little girl says "it's shake n bake and aahh hay-yelped"
i really like knives. have i told you this? i am allowed to use gentle knives. but i am fascinated by all things knife.
the potty thing. my best guess 50-50. you know, sometimes they put me in diapers, sometimes pullups sometimes underear, sometimes i got my goodies out for the world to see. i don't know mommy's feelings about my using the potty. i mean i know she wants me to but if i don't she's like, "oh well, remember next time" do you think she needs to be tougher to get me to remember/ she says i'll figure it out that i am almost there. i am suspissing that she is being her typical lazy self (please please please don't tell mom i said that about her) and is waiting for me to train myself. how stupid is that?! she offers the opportunities and it is up to me to take them. also several mornings after sleeping all night long i woke up with a dry diaper which mom got super excited about. wait. i think i have to go peepeeinthepotty
ozzy rules shake bake and i helped gentle knifes
note to self. really look at web site i have meeting tomorrow potty traininsd gram pop trip
i can also imitate apparently an old commercial where a little girl says "it's shake n bake and aahh hay-yelped"
i really like knives. have i told you this? i am allowed to use gentle knives. but i am fascinated by all things knife.
the potty thing. my best guess 50-50. you know, sometimes they put me in diapers, sometimes pullups sometimes underear, sometimes i got my goodies out for the world to see. i don't know mommy's feelings about my using the potty. i mean i know she wants me to but if i don't she's like, "oh well, remember next time" do you think she needs to be tougher to get me to remember/ she says i'll figure it out that i am almost there. i am suspissing that she is being her typical lazy self (please please please don't tell mom i said that about her) and is waiting for me to train myself. how stupid is that?! she offers the opportunities and it is up to me to take them. also several mornings after sleeping all night long i woke up with a dry diaper which mom got super excited about. wait. i think i have to go peepeeinthepotty
ozzy rules shake bake and i helped gentle knifes
note to self. really look at web site i have meeting tomorrow potty traininsd gram pop trip
Monday, July 09, 2007
why is water wet?
holy crap. has it really been that long since i've posted?! that is a dumb question, isn't it? what happens if i post? what happens if i don't? what happens if i ask a question? why? WHY?
what is that?
a fountain.
what does it do?
it sprays water?
why?
for decoration.
why is it a decoration?
it's just water. it's pretty to look at. the birds like it.
what IS water?
2 hydrogens and an oxygen.
is it wet?
you get the idea. constant. and when i say constant, i don't mean, just really often. i mean, con-stant!
hey, guess what i did on the forth of july? you can't guess. i will try to post a picture, but i went kayacking!!!!!!!!! oh yes i did! it was the funnest thing ever. i even got to paddle. miss michelle from mommy's work has 3 kayacks so me and mommy rode in one and now me and mommy and daddy want to buy our own. then at night, while we were in the house eating vegetarian burgers and broccoli cooked on the george forman while the rest of the world ate hot dogs and corn on the cob cooked on a grill, the fireworks started (they are legal here). i do not, i repeat, do NOT like fireworks. so, i got to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed.
oh a way before, my mommy's friend auntie kim came from california for a visit. she is sooooooo pretty. it's nice when we have visitors in my house. i like to wake them up.
oh yea, a while ago, after kim left, me and daddy went, just the 2 of us without mommy, mommy stayed home because she had to work, to see gramma and papa in the mountains and we went on a hike and saw waterfalls. and i helped papa cook hamburgers. it was so fun, i can show you some pictures of that trip too. well, too tired to write more even tho there is more to say. i am doing great on potty training. sometimes i go poopoo or peepee in my pullup or underpants , but sometimes i use the potty too.. and then i can sing the" poo pee in the potty' dance. and i get m&ms when i keep my pullups dry or go poop in the potty. speaking of...............
what is that?
a fountain.
what does it do?
it sprays water?
why?
for decoration.
why is it a decoration?
it's just water. it's pretty to look at. the birds like it.
what IS water?
2 hydrogens and an oxygen.
is it wet?
you get the idea. constant. and when i say constant, i don't mean, just really often. i mean, con-stant!
hey, guess what i did on the forth of july? you can't guess. i will try to post a picture, but i went kayacking!!!!!!!!! oh yes i did! it was the funnest thing ever. i even got to paddle. miss michelle from mommy's work has 3 kayacks so me and mommy rode in one and now me and mommy and daddy want to buy our own. then at night, while we were in the house eating vegetarian burgers and broccoli cooked on the george forman while the rest of the world ate hot dogs and corn on the cob cooked on a grill, the fireworks started (they are legal here). i do not, i repeat, do NOT like fireworks. so, i got to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed.
oh a way before, my mommy's friend auntie kim came from california for a visit. she is sooooooo pretty. it's nice when we have visitors in my house. i like to wake them up.
oh yea, a while ago, after kim left, me and daddy went, just the 2 of us without mommy, mommy stayed home because she had to work, to see gramma and papa in the mountains and we went on a hike and saw waterfalls. and i helped papa cook hamburgers. it was so fun, i can show you some pictures of that trip too. well, too tired to write more even tho there is more to say. i am doing great on potty training. sometimes i go poopoo or peepee in my pullup or underpants , but sometimes i use the potty too.. and then i can sing the" poo pee in the potty' dance. and i get m&ms when i keep my pullups dry or go poop in the potty. speaking of...............
Thursday, May 17, 2007
don't you wish you were me?
i just wanted to say that i went pee pee in the potty 3 times at school today and for the first time ever--i went poopy in the potty! i am SO on my way to being a big kid!!!!!!! i just wanted to say that! i got m&ms, stickers and a tonka tow truck! all for pushin out a turd. i love my life.
Monday, May 14, 2007
one more thing
i forgot to mention this cool thing my mom got. see, i have been kind of scared in my room at nite some times and really not wanting mom or dad to leave me at nite. it was getting kind of stressful. for everyone. so i don't know where my mom found this stuff, but it is a spray, and it's called scare-b-gone. and every nite, they srpay it whereever i think there might be something a little scary, like under my bed, mostly. plus, it smells like lysol so i think it kills cooties too. it's awesome.
daddy pitched a tent
a couple weeks ago, mommy and daddy kept me home from school, packed the car full of stuff and took me to some place called a "camp site." we drove in the car for a long time, then when we got out, we took everything out of the car. i was running around and mommy and daddy put up a plastic house called a tent. i got to bring my sleeping bag. mommy was cranky because she couldn't make a fire. and it was cold outside. so then, mommy and daddy took down the plastic house and we got back in the car and went home. i guess that what camping means. then, mommy set up the tent thing in the back yard and built a nice fire in the fire thing and we went in the tents with our flash lights. mommy actually wanted to sleep outside, but me and daddy talked her back to her senses. it was really cold out there. that was a weird experience and i don't know what i think of it. mommy wants to go to a camp site where she can have a fire and where there aren't golf carts all over the place. daddy wants to camp where he can go fishing and if daddy wants to fish, then so do i.
i gave mommy a hammock for mother's day. i love it because she falls out of it a lot. and that is funny.
now here is the big news. this past weekend was called "potty weekend" and i got to run around nekkid most of the weekend. i am getting lots of practice going peepee in the potty. i got stickers and m&m's and a book (a thomas book). i get stickers every time sit on the potty! and i get m&m's every time i pee in the potty. some times i like it, sometimes i don't feel like it, and mommy and daddy say it is okay. my teachers at school even have the same stickers and ask me to sit on the potty. today, i was washing my hands and i said "uh-oh! what is my body telling me?!!!" and i ran to the potty. this is a pretty fun thing because first of all, my mother has NEVER given me m&m's, PLUS every time i go on the potty mom and dad dance around and cheer and act like complete fools, which cracks me up. they even took me strawberry picking once i went a few times. i haven't gone poop on the potty yet. the other day, i yelled "thankyou! good nite!!" complete with the arm thing, just like auntie karen taught me.
i gave mommy a hammock for mother's day. i love it because she falls out of it a lot. and that is funny.
now here is the big news. this past weekend was called "potty weekend" and i got to run around nekkid most of the weekend. i am getting lots of practice going peepee in the potty. i got stickers and m&m's and a book (a thomas book). i get stickers every time sit on the potty! and i get m&m's every time i pee in the potty. some times i like it, sometimes i don't feel like it, and mommy and daddy say it is okay. my teachers at school even have the same stickers and ask me to sit on the potty. today, i was washing my hands and i said "uh-oh! what is my body telling me?!!!" and i ran to the potty. this is a pretty fun thing because first of all, my mother has NEVER given me m&m's, PLUS every time i go on the potty mom and dad dance around and cheer and act like complete fools, which cracks me up. they even took me strawberry picking once i went a few times. i haven't gone poop on the potty yet. the other day, i yelled "thankyou! good nite!!" complete with the arm thing, just like auntie karen taught me.
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