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You nearly had it right, Mom. It was indeed pizza and carrot shreds, but with a soupcon of crumbled Frosted Mini Wheats. Delicious, no? Abigail's Culinary Creation
Care to guess what the ingredients are? I'll post the answer some time this weekend. The End of an EraAbigail dictated a Christmas list today: 1. Princess kitchen set 2. Princess scooter 3. Princess car 4. Princess Christmas tree 5. Princess Jack-in-the-Box 6. Princess pen 7. Princess pillow 8. Princess big girl bed (Sorry, Dad. I know you were planning on hand-crafting an authentic Mission-style bed for her, but you'd best princess that thing up! Did Stickley make beds in pink? 9. Princess couch 10. Princess wall (Could be tough to wrap) 11. Princess remote control 12. Princess TV 13. Princess picture 14. Princess yogurt (Best not wrap this gift too far in advance lest it spoil before Christmas!) I think there is a slight theme.
Notice what's NOT on her list? Could it be she is outgrowing the furry red monster? And for good measure, since I know at least one grandparent has asked, here's Lydia's Christmas list: 1. Princess scooter 2. Lunchbox 3. A Yorkshire terrier (Please, Santa, do NOT leave a dog at our house. Go with fish if you must bring a pet!) 4. Spray paints (Am I raising a future vandal?) 5. Snowball maker 6, A cute, pink, small bunny on a string about this size ______________________
My girls are nothing if not interesting! Why I haven't been bloggingI've done pretty well keeping up with the blog, even after the addition of Sparky to our family. But recently, I've let it slide a bit. I admit it. Part of the reason is I came down with a horrific sinus infection/strep throat combo last week. I am just now getting over that. Lee brings home all sorts of lovely items from work. Another reason is that our old digital camera died and I haven't figured out exactly how to use our new one yet. I don't have the time nor the inclination to read the manual. I prefer to yell for Lee and have him figure it out for me. But Lee also has strep throat, so I don't think ordering him around would be wise right now. He just might crack. But there may be another reason why I've been slacking off in the blog department. Yesterday I spent 3 hours at the ENT's office getting tortured in the name of science. The most horrific test they did yesterday is something called a caloric stimulation test. Sounds like I'd get to eat something tasty to stimulate my appetite, but alas, it involved running hot and cold water through my ears until I got nauseated. Good times! You know one of the reasons they give that test? To test for brain stem death! That explains it! If my brain stem isn't functioning, then surely I'm in no shape to blog. But really, I should have some good pics posted in the next couple of days. If I can get Lee to figure out the camera for me first without making him cry. StuffI came downstairs just a few minutes ago and I heard a strange cacophony. It sounded something like a cat being slowly squashed by a steamroller. Having neither a cat nor a steamroller, I investigated further and found this:
Lydia and "Cousin It" on their hoppers, shut inside the game closet, playing dueling princess pianos. One was playing "Whole New World" while the other pounded out "Be Our Guest". I shut the door and backed away slowly. But it did serve to remind me that I haven't updated the blog in a while. Because pianos in the closet are blog-worthy, at least around here. So what's going on? Did you know that Eliza is 5 months old now?
Our sweet girl was not so sweet last week. Turns out she's not just getting one new tooth but three! She's a power teether! Power teething is not fun for mom or baby. We have also tried introducing her to rice cereal.
It was not much of hit, though if I was being watched by four people, I might not want to eat, either. She tends to prefer to gnaw on body parts, hers or anyone else's she can get ahold of.
Since we are nearing the completion of Core K, I went ahead and purchased Core 1. The girls are ready to dive right in. Eliza is eying Abigail's baby doll and wondering how it tastes. Lee is wondering how the contents of that small-ish box could be so expensive.
But then I pointed out this, my anniversary present to Lee and my claim to wife of the year :
That would be a piece of the floor upon which KU won the National Championship. The piece we got has part of the three-point line. Do you think that was the very spot where Mario Chalmers made the game-tying shot? We do and we are not accepting any dissenting opinions. Lydia just walked up to me and triumphantly shouted, "Abigail is pregnant!" She is preparing to give her an ultrasound. I'd better go and make sure she's not going to grab the mustard out of the refrigerator to use as "ultrasound gel". Why can't my children play normal games? Out of the Mouths of BabesUpon waking up Wednesday morning and finding out that Obama won, Lydia said: "OK! I'll get the money out of my piggybank for your higher taxes!" Poor child of a CNN/Fox News junkie! Excuse me! I've got an announcement.
Hi, it's Eliza. I've got something to say. I was chewing on Daddy's impeccably clean finger at church when he noticed he was in pain. That's because I have my first tooth.
I'm off to find other family members to chew on. Thanks for listening! CostumesYesterday those girls ran us ragged! Just getting them in their costumes, out the door, and to the various trick or treat places totally exhausted me. The girls spent the night with one set of grandparents. Lee and I drove home and went straight to bed. I think it took approximately 10.2 seconds before Lee started snoring. It was a tiring day, but the girls did have fun. Lydia dressed up as an Egyptian princess. The costume was marked Cleopatra, but I don't think she was much of a role model, so we went with a generic princess. Abigail is Abby Cadabby, a character on Sesame Street.
Little E was a puppy. Her costume consisted of doggy ears and a little clip-on tail.
The girls had fun and have enough candy to start their own candy shop and keep several dentists in business. On the with the weekend - Lee and I are planting a bunch of bulbs and doing outdoor work while the weather remains mild. Methinks the 70+ degree weather will not last much longer. I was TAGGED! and of course I only take forever to play :)I was tagged by my friend Wendy over at Wendy's Homeschool Antics
The rules:
1) I'm a serious night owl. Sometimes I have to stay up all night and day, just to get myself to sleep at a normal time. I think the problem is that I have a 28 hour inner clock, instead of a 24 hour clock. So my body just doesn't get that it's supposed to go to sleep about 16 hours after waking up. It wants to stay up for 20 hours and sleep for 8. See the problem? 2) I talk a lot! If you call me, I'll stay on the phone for as long as you want. But it's extremely unlikely that *I* will call you. I'm paranoid of interrupting your day and I dread rejection. Seriously, I hate filling out credit applications, too. I just can't handle the rejection. If I won an Oscar, I'd be just like Sally Field, "You like me, you really like me." Of course, I probably wouldn't have shown up to accept because I'd be terrified that I'd lost.  3) I love chocolate, but don't care for chocolate cake all that much, unless there is ice cream to eat with it. One bite of cake with a bite of ice cream. No ice cream, then no thanks on the cake. 4) I can go all day without eating, but let the darkness fall, and I'm a ravenous maniac. I've really had to curb this to lose weight (60+ lbs gone since May 16th, woohoo) My favorite late night snack is tortilla chips with melted cheddar cheese dipped in salsa mixed with sour cream. Yeah, that's good stuff, lol. 5) I would like to get a tatoo and a nose ring, but dh has vetoed it every time. Eh, maybe one day. 6) I'm a die hard Jacksonville Jaguars fan. I rarely miss a game. Though I am going to miss this weeks game for my SIL's baby shower. I hope she appreciates this. She probably won't though. She's dismayed that my nephew seems to be enamored of football. I say send him to our house on Sundays, we'll take care of him and teach him all things football!  Okay, so those are six quirky things about me. That was hard! You have NO IDEA how hard, lol. I have to tag 6 people... Leslie, Amanda, Wendy, Kelly, Jes, and Kelly. Nothing exciting really happens here. That is why my poor blog is so lonely. I'm a terrible communicator. I don't write letters, maybe I'll remember to email you. If you're lucky, I'll give you a call. I just stink at communicating. Even just in every day life. Dh and I will often get into a little tiff because one or the other of us will insist we told the other something and, either we were too busy preoccupied with something else to hear or we had the conversation in our head. We're strange, I guess. So now we have Google Calendars. I put something on my calender, it shows up on dh's and vice versa. Forget having the family calendar on the side of the fridge. Tried that, didn't work, lol. Dh can access his calendar from his phone, too. That way he can check what's going on each day while he's at work. That's important when you have three dc playing three different sports! Check out some more Works For Me Wednesday posts at Rocks in My Dryer { Last Page } { Page 1 of 5 } { Next Page } |
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Considering your brain stem is used for things like breathing and your heart beating, I guess the fact that it was functioning should be a no-brainer. (Ha! Unintentional pun!) My ears, brain, and other parts all tested normal, so in the end it was a flimsy excuse for not blogging. 
