whole milk

Mimi had her 2-year well-child appointment yesterday (where has the time gone!), the good news is she is closer to normal on weight but basically still tall and skinny. Last time I talked to the doctor about how to fatten her up, although we aren't worried about her health, it couldn't hurt. This time I told him what I've done to help her weight go up and he praised me more then once about what a good mom I am, I guess I've got him fooled.

After the appointment we went to Chuck E. Cheese, as did most of the Metro West area.

Happy Birthday, you're two!

Your cake is blue!
All Mimi asked for was a party hat. Originally she wanted a black one, but I talked her into a blue one. Then we themed the whole party around Blue's Clues.
So we played Blue's Clues and Mimi and Superman got Handy-Dandy notebooks and pencils to find the clues.
Thinking in his thinking chair.
The clues all lead up to the cake. Mimi took the candle (one of the clues) and put it in the cake, she was done waiting.

Happy Valentine's Day

Most over-commercialized holidays bug me, but Valentine's is fun, if just to have a day when we can eat more chocolate.
Superman: "I Love You! Happy Snow Valentine's Day!"

Igloo

My third attempt at a snow igloo this winter. This one is MUCH smaller then the other ones I tried, and the only one that has even part of a roof. For all my hard work, no one really likes playing in it.

I had a hard time convincing Superman to help, he kept saying, "I don't have a square bucket"
I did finally convince him to help, he would push shovel-fulls of snow to me, he's so strong.

Sick

Here's our NEW kitchen. It took the maintenance guys 4 days to do the whole thing. While taking this picture, Superman noticed the camera was NOT on him or Mimi and asked "Hey, why is the camera that way?"
Superman with his "Computer Dictionary" a.k.a. the home version of Deal or No Deal game. It reminds me of when my sisters and brother and I were little and we used the backgammon as a briefcase.

He is wearing his stickers from the 2 doctors offices that he visited this week. No pneumonia for him. He is currently in this funny stage of life that he likes both Elmo and Superman. I hope he doesn't grow out of it too soon.
Mimi being the little-mother, feeding me her "soup" she made in her little kitchen. This was a tough week, lots of sickness, even the doctor called it confusing. I might even say that I feel like I've been hit by a truck, but I should be sensitive to those who actually have :) We are doing MUCH better.

SuperBowl

Yes, that is a Princess Leia pillow, and no, she can't sleep without it.
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Sick in bed on a Saturday afternoon with no cable can be bad, there is nothing on but sports. I was flipping channels with Superman, and we saw basketball:
Me (being annoyed at all the sports): "What is this?!"
Superman(being helpful and innocent): "Basketball"
I turn the channel, now it's on golf
Superman: "And this is golfball."

Sorry for the delay...

Today was a morning I did not want to get out of bed--it's too cold, even for me. But excitement arrived when my friend called saying she may be in labor and would I come over and watch her girls. I was so glad to have a reason to get up, and it felt good to help. Truth is, not much happened this week I feel I can share, mostly potty training incidents, and I won't publish that. I'll have to be creative.
I realize that you may not be amazed at what Mimi said today, but I was, it was so direct and clear. She came to me and said "Help, cow, stuck" I thought it was just babble, but she lead me to her toy cow that actually was stuck and in need of help.

PS, the bag on Mimi's head was designed by MY friend who works at Trader Joe's. I tell people this all the time, but only the cool ones are impressed.

IKEA

We went to Ikea this week with a friend. We were loading up in their minivan and Heather asked me if I knew how to get there. I assured her that I did in fact know how to get there, but Superman asked in exasperated voice "You don't know how to get to Ikea? We should go in our Saturn, it knows how to get there!"
Putting on an ostrich puppet show. In June 2007 I posted that Ikea was a great place to beat the heat, it is also a great place to get out of the cold. I guess that's why I don't make it there in the Spring and Fall since they are the best times of the year.

Writer's Strike

For 5 years Superman has become more and more cheesy for the camera, he is starting, however, to run from the camera. I don't know if this shot was a throw back to the cheese, so he posed as a ninja (with a toy blender and a real turkey baster), or he was on his way out of the room and we caught him mid-turn. But he's definitely closing his eyes in an attempt to avoid being seen--do all kids think that works? If you click on the picture, you can see him a little better, and my messy living room.

I've been really worried about the writer's strike driving me crazy, but PBS has come to the rescue! Not just with Thursday night This Old House Hour, but now Sunday nights too! Starting tomorrow they are playing all sorts of Jane Austin on Masterpiece. Whew! 4 are new, 2 are tried and true. I can't wait to see Persuasion, I only just read it this Fall, and I loved it. Something about 2 people being separated for a long time, it just got to me...

Christmas Clean Up

Mimi wearing two stockings, she thought this was very funny.
As our Christmas tree was headed out to the curb Mimi said: "Bye, Chri Tree"

What Mimi said

This morning I went in to get Mimi out of bed. I brought in some milk in a blue cup. I was getting her clothes out for the day. Not used to getting dressed at such an hour, she didn't understand why I wasn't giving her milk and getting her out of bed. Coaxing me to do the right thing she said,
"Blue Milk" and "get-out-please" (a soft quiet command).

What Superman said

Mimi was falling asleep in the car and I was trying to keep her awake until we got home, Superman helped out by yelling at her
"Wake up you shiny little chap!"
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When waiting for a friend to show up, Superman looked out the window and said:
"And when he comes, I will shout out with glee."