My Little Lamb: May 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

She Loves Her Babies

Royanne has 6 dolls now, and she usually carries

at least 2 around at all times.

Add to it her silky and her cup of

water.......

perhaps a necklace or two, a colored

pencil, a tablet of paper......

...the girl doesn't travel light!

Sweet!!

Momma's Day

Mother's Day eve, when Bruce came home from

work, he was shuffling around the garage door - I

was finishing up a load of dishes - and he asked

Royanne to go with him to the bedroom. Sometimes

she follows him to the bedroom when he gets home,

he unloads his pockets, might change clothes.

After a few minutes I went down the hall and

he was coaching her to say "Happy Mother's

Day". (I wasn't supposed to be there). She was very

excited and proud in what was happening! He had

snuck flowers in the house in a big box.

After we arranged them in 2 vases, we had a

smelling session.

They were heavenly!

The next morning, Abby and Annie wore
their matching dresses Mimi made for them

to church.
The fabric came from Bruce's mom.

Trying a different spin

on posed picture taking - Ro's idea:

standing on the bench!

Abby spotting Annie so she won't fall

as she climbs up again.

Lisa took a picture of the three of us!

Later, at Mimi's & Kay's for lunch.

Telling funny stories.

Abby loves the baby!

Friday, May 22, 2009

Cousins!

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Kay took several classes this past semester,

and with Mimi never knowing when her

exit time from work will be, we traded who

we picked up for church on Wednesday

nights. We gave Grandma to Mimi because it

is close to church, and Kay started bringing

the kids over after Abby got home from

school at 3 pm. Kay would then go on to ACC.

The kids would play, eat dinner, get cleaned up,

and off we'd go, trying to get out the door by

625-630.

Royanne sure likes to imitate everything

Liam does. Take for example, scream. She

can sound just like him. Now she is in love

with band-uhs (bandaids). Now she wants

them all the time, (Go Family Dollar, go!)

and she'll say "Eeeeelllllbbbbooooooowwww

hurrrrrrrrrrrrtttt, momma!"

[or perhaps another body part.]

Liam, this particular afternoon, remembered he had a small

cut that just might bleed.

And this week, she's started saying something

Liam always says and it is just too funny,

coming from her!

Whenever he doesn't like the way the day

is going or my rules (like "Don't jump from

the couch to the playscape!")

he'll say "I WANNA GO HOME!" &

along with all this comes alligator tears!

Now she's saying it whenever she doesn't get

her way but she doesn't realize she's

already home! So far, no instant

waterworks. She's a hoot!

Enjoying sodas and a tub of popcorn

before church. Sometimes, that's just

more fun!

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Ice Cream

This upside down fridge we have!

The freezer on the bottom! This concept

was attractive for me because of my

issues with back pain and bending over.

That pesky disc!

Having the fridge easily accessible

without bending down to the the bottom

shelf: SUPER!

[I also have the dishwasher raised high.]

But the freezer! Royanne can get

hash browns, frozen peas, ice cream,

sausage.....whatever pops in her head. I guess

I am going to have to go back to

the bungee cords!!

I have given up ice cream for the sake

of my weight. I can't stop eating it!

Royanne eats for me.

This day, early afternoon, she decided it

was time for an ice cream snack.

As she snacked, I talked to her about why

she should not get in the fridge by

herself. (yes, I gave in and let the

snack take place!)

She thought maybe using her charm

would get her a free ride.

.....

uh..........maybe.............

Need help for how-to

Can anyone tell me how to keep pictures

and paragraphs

uniformly spaced? They are when I create them;

then after posting, they are not! Also, I cannot

figure out why the posting is crammed up next

to the title. I have to use signs and symbols

for spacing purposes.

HELP!

Carts and PJs

This cart was orginally purchased for a shopping

cart. I save empty cartons and packaging

of small type foods, to make our own grocery

store so Annie can go shopping. These items are

going to be on a shelf in our bedroom.

Annie tries to carry around her silky, 2 or 3,

sometimes 4 dolls, and her sippy cup of

water. So, I told her this could also

be used for babies.

So, she used it for my baby!

But she can't get out.

Slowing waking up...........

-
An idea! How do snaps work?

This went on so long, her pajama top was

so stretched!!

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Doll House Fun

Royanne got her first doll house from her Mimi

for her first Christmas, when she was 5 1/2

months old. She used to lay on her stomach

and look in and at it. Now she really knows what

it is for. I placed it on the fireplace hearth

so she can see in it well, standing up to play

instead of having to be on her tummy, if the

doll house was on the floor.

When I was 5 or 6, Grandma made me a

5 story doll house, about 4 feet tall. I recently

got some of the 40 year old furniture from a bag

crammed in one of the rooms of that doll house.

I had to put cookie sheets in front of Ro's little

doll house because we needed more rooms. Too

much furniture!

(There's a cow on the couch and a pig in the

easy chair!)

A few days later I made "rugs" from foam sheets.

nother way to learn colors! She really likes to set

all the different dolls (and even animals)

around the tables, bringing in the living room

furniture also, for extra seating.

I made a special visiting family of pipe cleaners!

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Foot Paint

Annie calls nail polish foot paint.

Right foot before the clean-up with polish

remover.

This is a new and fun way to learn colors!

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

"Hair A Wreck"

Annie's new thing to say:

"Hair A Wreck"

When she gets up, if her hair was damp

at bedtime the night before due to a bath,

or if she was too wrapped up in her blanket

and she got a little sweaty, then her hair

will be messy, going north and east and west.

So, I say, "Annie, your hair is a wreck!"

Now, she tells me that. It is SO funny!

The other afternoon we were playing

in her room. She was trying to comb her doll's

(plastic) hair and she was saying,

"baby, hair a wreck!"

Then she said "Momma: hair a wreck.

Mimi: hair a wreck.

Abby: hair a wreck.

Daddy: hair a wreck.

Grandma: hair a wreck.

Kay: hair a wreck."

On and on she went, through the list of her people.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Mess-C

Royanne knows who fits around her little

finger well (daddy).

I usually don't let her drink tea because

when she drinks it (dribbles it) it will stain

whatever she is wearing. (See post Making Soup

regarding stains and me).

However, Bruce

will. That's when you'll see me with a

towel, play clothes (translation: those already

stained) or just

plain giving a disapproving look.

So, when she wants tea, she knows

where to go. She knows I will not

give in. One morning I

brewed some for ice tea. I drank half of

it and sat the remainder smack dab in

the middle of the island. She wanted some,

I said no, and I left it there the rest of

the morning. Better to not drink it myself than

to have to tell her no, that she cannot drink

from my cup. I accidentally left

the bathroom door open and she got the

tooth brushing stool - mind you, this was

2-3 hours later - and remembering tea as

a distinct possibility, used the stool to reach the tea.

This was the result:

Mess-C, as she says!

Oxy-Clean is my friend!

Making Soup

Royanne really likes to get involved in

the kitchen activities.

I must admit I am not as eager as her dad

to allow her to do so. I am always standing

nearby with a towel, broom, dustpan.......

Those of you who know me know this

to be true! I detest stains!

Bruce was mixing several kinds of beans together,

and Ro was adding in the white navy beans. We make

a good pork roast one night,and then use the

leftovers in soup. I love beans

and so does Ro-annie!

Here Royanne is

adding in a 13 bean mixture. Bruce is always

wondering why beans come all mixed

together: some cook quickly and some take a

real long time, comparatively.

So, do you over or under cook?

Sometimes we separate them out.

Some people have stain hangups, some beans!

Adding water for the soaking process.

Salt was measured into her hand; free reign
was not granted!

She thought she was really adding a lot of
pepper from the grinder. How much longer
can we fool her, I wonder?

Friday, May 1, 2009

Echo Valley: HEB Foundation Campgrounds

Mimi caught me in a grand mood one day and

when she asked if Royanne and I were going

to the church family retreat, I said yes!

WHEW!

Why didn't someone tell me I wouldn't sleep

and I would fall down in the river twice

and slip on wet concrete once and twist my

back and ankle?

Other than that, it was a great time!

I had been talking to Annie about it for weeks,

even though she didn't know what in the

world I was saying, and when we got there,

I told her this was what I had been

telling her about.

The first thing Abby and Liam wanted to do was

to wade in the river, so we threw our stuff in the

cabin door and went to the river. Abby did not

want to pose, she wanted to GO!

Excellent picture op!

Ditto.

Mimi was called away as we walked down the
road. She was given the nurse 2 way radio
because Tammy had to accompany Cookie to
the hospital. (Seems like falling was the thing
to do that weekend).
While she got details and instructions, the kids
played in a pavilion and ran up and down the
seats. They posed at the top.

Royanne loved being free and being
able to run without having to stop
for cars or anything!

The kids showed me why this is called
ECHO VALLEY. When you stand under
the overhang, you can really hear your
echos. Royanne didn't know what an echo
was, but when we walked back, she
pointed over there and said "echo!"