Monday Musings

I have enjoyed hearing Paige's language develop this past year. She is so articulate for a 3-year old - at least compared to where Graeme & Blaire were at the same age. She talks up a storm and most everyone understands her. She does, however switch up a few words that always make me smile. We'll arrive at a store and she'll innocently say "Can I get out of my seat-cart?" I always respond with: "Yes, we can get out of your car-seat." to which she replies with a giggle and says "Oh, I'm so silly!"

Blaire Rose has also been tickling my funny bone as she says the funniest things when she feels the need to yell. She'll go out on the swing-set and pump her legs till she is swinging as high as she can go - then she'll yell "PRAISE THE LORD!" She did it again this morning when she and Paige went into the bedroom to play - they were pretending to call out the window to an imaginary friend.

Graeme won't sing in church, but you can hear him humming songs as he does things around the house or as we're driving along. He knows most of the words and will teach them to the girls - but doesn't like to sing along with a big group at church.

The Funny Side of Parenting

A man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three-year-old girl in her shopping cart. As they passed the cookie section, the child asked for cookies and her mother told her "no." The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and the mother said quietly, "Now Ellen, we just have half of the aisles left to go through; don't be upset. It won't be long."

He passed the mom again in the candy aisle. Of course, the little girl began to shout for candy. When she was told she couldn't have any, she began to cry. The mother said, "There, there, Ellen, don't cry. Only two more aisles to go, and then we'll be checking out."

The man again happened to be behind the pair at the check-out, where the little girl immediately began to clamor for gum and burst into a terrible tantrum upon discovering there would be no gum purchased today. The mother patiently said, "Ellen, we'll be through this check out stand in five minutes, and then you can go home and have a nice nap."

The man followed them out to the parking lot and stopped the woman to compliment her. "I couldn't help noticing how patient you were with little Ellen..."

The mother broke in, "My little girl's name is Tammy... I'm Ellen."

The Mom List

I got a kick out of this article in the Parenting magazine:

4 Ways Kids are like Peeps

1. They're sweet, though almost always a bit sticky
2. You can give them a little squeeze if they're yours - but not if they're a stranger's
3. They're a known cause of stubborn belly overhang
4. It can be hard to stop at one, but after two or three, the mere thought of having another may make you queasy.