open mouth, insert foot
Posted on March 31, 2007
As a mother my girls make me eat my words all the time, so far mainly Bailey.
“we can’t stay long because Bailey didn’t sleep much and will be really cranky” … she’s perfect.
“let’s go to the City Museum, she took a morning nap so she’ll be great” … she has a full-blown kicking and screaming tantrum.
The biggest mouth full I’ve ever eaten however is in the last few months. I used to babysit for the Marshall family and on a trip to the Outer Banks I sat in the backseat of their mini van and watched Elmo videos for hours on end. I finally lost it, made them pull over at a Toys R’ Us so I could buy new videos. Anything but Elmo. I told them, very emphatically I might add, that my kids would NEVER watch Elmo. They wouldn’t even know who Elmo was! Not only would they never watch Elmo, they certainly wouldn’t WEAR anything with Elmo on it.
Yesterday’s outfit:
The photo is a little fuzzy, but I’m sure you can see the little red monster on her t-shirt she is proudly pointing to! So yes. We watch Elmo. We watch him at least once a day, usually two or three times. And now we wear Elmo also. Not me, but she does, and she wears him proudly!
I’m sure this is just the begining of putting my foot in my mouth and eating my words. I’d better make sure to wash my feet.
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happy birthday
Posted on March 30, 2007
How sad is it that I have no recent photos with my best friend? Sad. Very sad.
I just couldn’t write about Jessica turning THIRTY without a photo, but I will admit this is a fairly pathetic attempt at posting a photo. Nonetheless…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!
You are the most beautiful, giving, empathetic, loving person I know and my life is truly blessed because I can call you my best friend. I hope you had an amazing day today! Did Becca step up and do something great for you? If you come away from this day feeling disappointed and it’s because of what she did not do, I may have to fly down to Honduras and rough her up a little.
You are amazing and I get to see you in just a few short days! Here’s a hint about your birthday gift…
It’s creative and invloves 30 things… hmmm…
Happy Birthday!!!
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