I have such a great husband. Truly, I do. I am blessed. I have wrote about him before, here and here. (Read those posts if you want to be green with envy.) On the airplane back to Washington, he was the one who took our Princess to the bathroom. And you all know how small those bathrooms are. I will let you in on a secret: my Princess loves the airplane bathrooms. She gets in there and says first thing, “This is my size.” My husband being the germophobe he is, will … [Read more...]
Ladybug, My New Friend
We found a ladybug in our windowsill. The Princess LOVES ladybugs. She gently picked it up and proudly carried it around for half an hour. While she was in the shower she placed the little ladybug in a cup. When she was done, her new friend was gone. We searched high and low for the lost ladybug, but no luck. Do you know how long she talked about her new friend, almost crying about missing her? Half the day! Finally, my husband told her he saw the ladybug and she had to leave to go back to … [Read more...]
Toddler Lunch
You know how toddlers are independent, strong willed, and somewhat annoying at times? Yes, you must know what I am talking about.It is enough to sometimes drive a mommy CRAZY.But then, you realize, you get a GLIMPSE, of why this independence is so great… She can make her own lunch now! Whohooo… I can see it now: PB and Jam for breakfast, lunch and dinner. *okay, maybe not but I am still quite happy. … [Read more...]
Funeral Moment
This week we had a funeral to attend for a family friend. He was an older man who had been sick for quite some time. A WWII vet (he was at Normandy and Battle of the Bulge), tribal leader, grandfather, and genuinely kind man. The funeral was truly a celebration of his great life. So when my Princess asked to pay her respects (she didn’t say that, she actually said, “I want to see the man who died.”) and view his body, I was hesitant. But I don’t want her to be afraid of something natural like … [Read more...]
Toddler Conversation
Can be funny.A Lesson in Ownership:Me: "Please stop touching my face."Princess: "But I want to touch your face mommy."Me: "It is my face, and I am asking you not to."Princess: "You're my mommy, my own mommy."Another lesson in Ownership:Me: "Move over, you are hogging my pillow."Princess: "We share."Me: "Yes, we do but I need some pillow too. You have to share with me."Princess: "We share mommy always." (Though I smiled at the use of 'always', which I don't think I heard her say before, I still … [Read more...]
Kiss My Boo-Boo
As we sat in the nightly meeting yesterday at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Hotlanta (Atlanta), my eye hurt. Very badly. I must admit, I was whining a little bit. (Or a lot.) So my Princess, being the sweet girl that she is, gently kissed right below my eye. Then she said, "Feels better now." It still hurt but I felt better.As we were laying in bed later that night, fighting with the Princess to PLEASE fall asleep, she saw squirming. When she threw her head back into the … [Read more...]
Our Little Comedian
Last night, my Princess was sharing an apple with her daddy. She takes hers peeled, and he likes to dip his apples in peanut butter. One thing my Princess has not been excited about is peanut butter. I am not sure why? She just doesn't want to try it. So when he asked her to try it, I was not surprised when she said no. So I decided to bribe her - not thinking it would actually work. I told her I'd give her $5 if she tried it. She did it! And loved it! Then she looked at me, held out her hand, … [Read more...]
