My daughter is talking to squirrels right now. It's pretty amazing.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Weekend fun
Yesterday Lexie attended a birthday tea party. Each birthday party guest was instructed to bring a doll or stuffed animal to attend the mini-tea party. Lexie had a great time. After we got home (Lexie walked while I drove beside her, reminded me a little of Rocky in training) Sam came over to visit. We were going to play Wii, but the controllers were out of batteries. I happened to spot the beading kit my neighbor Joanie gave me. The girls had some fun putting together some earrings and bracelets. I now am sporting a pair of really cute earrings that my very own seven year old daughter made for me. As a result, we may go back to the mall today to get her ears re-pierced. Maybe this time she will take better care of them, and I will keep closer watch on them.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Talking to caregivers
Decent weekend. Highlight was watching classic B movie "Pod People" via MST3K. Lex tried to keep up with the sarcastic commentary for a while even.
Lex met a new friend Saturday night. One house down from John's lives an 8 year old girl named Brianna. When Brianna went to walk the family dog (Gizmo), her and Lexie met up and hit it off. The next day Lex was impatient to go out and play with her again. John, Lex and I went to the mini-field up the block and practiced some softball. On the way back to the house, Brianna came out to let Gizmo relieve himself. None of us noticed that she was in her pajamas. This fact might have led us to realize that she wasn't out and ready to play, but we missed it. The four of us headed back to the play area and they played more ball. Eventually Brianna's mom came out of the house calling her. Ooops. She got in a bit of trouble for going out to play without notifying her mom. She wrote Lex a really sweet note apologizing for not being able to come back out and play.
Drama world: It seems as though Alexis and Emma (friend from "Y") have been looking for some adventure. About a week ago, Lexie asked me to write down what the clock looked like when it was midnight. I thought this a semi-strange request, so I filed the thought for later. She copied my 12:00AM. onto her own piece of paper and went back to playing. Next she is drawing maps from Y camp to Emma's house. Then Sunday night she puts an envelope on the kitchen table and tells me not to open it until the morning. I forget about the envelope, and in the morning Lex put's it in the garbage and tells me she did it wrong and she's going to re-do it. Last night, she puts another envelope next to my purse on the hall table, and tells me, again, not to open it until morning. At that point, something maternally instinctual kicked in. I opened the trash and pulled out Sunday night's envelope. "I am gon Mom. PS I wont come home." After slight heart failure, I grabbed the other envelope and went into her room. After asking her what this was all about, and opening the second envelope in front of her, much drama ensued. Tears shed, hugs given, she swears it is a game her and Emma were playing, I talked on the phone with Emma's mom. Phew, not liking that one bit. Emma's mom and I agreed to mention it to the teachers at the Y for backup support. Eeeeks.
Lex met a new friend Saturday night. One house down from John's lives an 8 year old girl named Brianna. When Brianna went to walk the family dog (Gizmo), her and Lexie met up and hit it off. The next day Lex was impatient to go out and play with her again. John, Lex and I went to the mini-field up the block and practiced some softball. On the way back to the house, Brianna came out to let Gizmo relieve himself. None of us noticed that she was in her pajamas. This fact might have led us to realize that she wasn't out and ready to play, but we missed it. The four of us headed back to the play area and they played more ball. Eventually Brianna's mom came out of the house calling her. Ooops. She got in a bit of trouble for going out to play without notifying her mom. She wrote Lex a really sweet note apologizing for not being able to come back out and play.
Drama world: It seems as though Alexis and Emma (friend from "Y") have been looking for some adventure. About a week ago, Lexie asked me to write down what the clock looked like when it was midnight. I thought this a semi-strange request, so I filed the thought for later. She copied my 12:00AM. onto her own piece of paper and went back to playing. Next she is drawing maps from Y camp to Emma's house. Then Sunday night she puts an envelope on the kitchen table and tells me not to open it until the morning. I forget about the envelope, and in the morning Lex put's it in the garbage and tells me she did it wrong and she's going to re-do it. Last night, she puts another envelope next to my purse on the hall table, and tells me, again, not to open it until morning. At that point, something maternally instinctual kicked in. I opened the trash and pulled out Sunday night's envelope. "I am gon Mom. PS I wont come home." After slight heart failure, I grabbed the other envelope and went into her room. After asking her what this was all about, and opening the second envelope in front of her, much drama ensued. Tears shed, hugs given, she swears it is a game her and Emma were playing, I talked on the phone with Emma's mom. Phew, not liking that one bit. Emma's mom and I agreed to mention it to the teachers at the Y for backup support. Eeeeks.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true...
Lex is having a blast with this new season of Girl Scout Daisies. This troop is bigger than the last, and she is in at the upper end of the ages. She feels more confident this time around. She had her first meeting last Monday, and didn't want it to end. Of course....she enjoyed the activities, but would rather have just played the whole time. Grammy spruced up her vest and added the new patches from last year. I'm just as excited as her.
Last weekend we had a great time. Started off Friday night with John teaching Lex how to play farkle, with real dice and a dice cup. Next, an attempt at Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Lex falling asleep at some point (we still haven't tried to watch it again....yet). Next morning, breakfast in bed a'la McD's, while watching MIBII. John drove Lexie up to Washington house, I followed in about 45 minutes. We spent a wonderful day traveling to, from, at at Maryhill Stonehenge. At dinner in Lyle.
I signed Lexie up for Softball in the Spring. She really wants to do it.
Last weekend we had a great time. Started off Friday night with John teaching Lex how to play farkle, with real dice and a dice cup. Next, an attempt at Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Lex falling asleep at some point (we still haven't tried to watch it again....yet). Next morning, breakfast in bed a'la McD's, while watching MIBII. John drove Lexie up to Washington house, I followed in about 45 minutes. We spent a wonderful day traveling to, from, at at Maryhill Stonehenge. At dinner in Lyle.
I signed Lexie up for Softball in the Spring. She really wants to do it.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
My little Runaway..
For Christmas Lexie got tons of stuff she loves, including an art set and a new DSI.
She is doing so fabulous in school! She loves math and is learning to read so well, it's wonderful.
Lex caught a 24 hour stomach virus over New Years, but still managed to enjoy herself to the hilt, including having snowball fights with Jason and John, and a big old wrestling match.
She is excited about signing up for little league this spring.
And....She got mad at me Sunday for not paying enough attention to her, so she ran away from home. Her and her friend, Sam, packed a few things in backpacks, she gabbed her purse, and they headed up the street for a friends house she's only been to once. Sam's mom found out about the plan in minutes and was over at my house. We walked out of the court and around the corner. There the two were, marching back home. Lex walked past me without making eye contact. It was all I could do not to burst out laughing. I said, "I guess I know where you're headed." She went into the house, dropped her backpack in her bed room and climbed into my bed. We had a nice talk about how scary and dangerous that was. She was in tears, already beat tired from playing all day. She fell asleep immediately. She is still feeling super bad about it.
She is doing so fabulous in school! She loves math and is learning to read so well, it's wonderful.
Lex caught a 24 hour stomach virus over New Years, but still managed to enjoy herself to the hilt, including having snowball fights with Jason and John, and a big old wrestling match.
She is excited about signing up for little league this spring.
And....She got mad at me Sunday for not paying enough attention to her, so she ran away from home. Her and her friend, Sam, packed a few things in backpacks, she gabbed her purse, and they headed up the street for a friends house she's only been to once. Sam's mom found out about the plan in minutes and was over at my house. We walked out of the court and around the corner. There the two were, marching back home. Lex walked past me without making eye contact. It was all I could do not to burst out laughing. I said, "I guess I know where you're headed." She went into the house, dropped her backpack in her bed room and climbed into my bed. We had a nice talk about how scary and dangerous that was. She was in tears, already beat tired from playing all day. She fell asleep immediately. She is still feeling super bad about it.
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