Sayings

The kids have great "isms." Rana being the oldest has had the most, but currently has very few because she is beginning to speak more like an adult. Adelle has the most right now. Little mispronunciations like "fwimsuit" and "dudurl." (Swimsuit and good girl). Maisie growls. It is her main word. Every animal sounds like a growl, well really it is more of a rawrrr. The sound is a cross between a bear and a tiger. Ask her what anything says, cows, squirrels, bird, horses, pigs, tigers, cats, mice and so on and she will make her growl. She can say "woof, woof" for a dog and "ah, ah ah" for a monkey, but those are her only other sounds.

Tonight Rana told us all about Easter. How it is not about the eggs or candy or money. (Money???) But about Jesus and how "he died on the cross and 3 days later was raised from the den."

Adelle turns 3 this Monday. It seems like she should be turning 4. She seems a little too mature for turning 3, but then there are days when she reminds me that she is still 2 and not always able to act mature. She has been having uncharacteristic meltdowns recently and they've been over nothing!!! Like the meltdown yesterday morning before she even got out of bed because G'ma wasn't there to wake her up.

As Adelle's meltdowns become more frequent Rana's become less. (Proof that there is a God). Rana is just now becoming aware that crying and throwing a temper tantrum is not appropriate for a girl who is about to go to kindergarten.

I never really had an appreciation for the term meltdown until I had kids. Adults use the term to describe other adults, but surely they do not mean what I get to witness every day.

It is time to watch The Two Towers. :o)

I have lots of things on my mind, so hopefully there will be more posts coming......and I might even be able to restrain myself and keep it short one of these times.