Mini of Wheats

Cassidy's new favorite cereal is Frosted Mini Wheats. For some reason, she thinks they are called "Mini of Wheats". Which sounds so "My lady would like the Mini of Wheats for her morning meal". She also calls it brek-Fast. After all, when you explain how to pronounce words to a toddler, you catch yourself wondering why it's spelled break fast, but pronounced brekfust.

Thanksgiving went well for us. Jeremy and Keira both woke up with colds. So I thought the day was going to be tougher, but the 2 of them took a nice long nap so Cassidy and I could head out on a walk. That seemed to make the day go smoothly. So much for having time to relax though, as Cassidy was sick the next day and had a fever on Saturday, and Jeremy is still awful sounding.

Giddy-gift-itis

I'm going to be writing the New England Journal of Medicine later today to tell them to look into a disease, Giddy-gift-itis. I know that I have it, and I know it must be genetic as my Mother has it too. I can't count the times my Mom has called me all a titter over some gift that she has just found. Doesn't matter who it's for, but it does seem to be worse if it's for me. Then I have the same problem. I usually blow the greatest gifts for Jeremy by giving him a hint, which he guesses right away! This year I have 2 perfect gifts for him. One that I already told him b/c he guessed it. Jeremy has learned that I do this and now, he is very kind and offers up that he doesn't want to guess. I know he could get it, so that's why he doesn't want a clue. He can be good to me. But really, it is the PERFECT gift. Now let's see if I can hold out until Christmas!

Am I crazy?

Now before you answer that, I know many of you are chomping at the bit, it was a rhetorical question. I'm referencing my desire to return to the work force that caused me to pull out my resume and update it and look for jobs in my field. I guess change is always difficult. It's only when I think about going back to work that the girls do something very cute and or funny. When they are crying, or when Cassidy tells me it was an accident, I think about how wonderful a place is work. Only time will tell. And so will an interview or two.

I'm an aunt!

Jeremy's an uncle and Cassidy and Keira have a cousin. Kaleb and Christiann had their baby, Arianna, last night. Those are the details I have. I'm a bit down on the chain of knowledge. I'm not exactly sure what being an aunt will require of me. I'm guessing, lots of presents, some teasing about how crazy her parents are, and perhaps loud or messy toys on occasion. Hmmm...I need to see about getting a tamborine to go with that fuzzy blanket.

Petty but happy

So I live next to a "Martha Stewart" happy home-maker mother of 3. We swap grocery shopping days, so that we only have one baby with us on the trip. Cassidy loves going to their house as they do things like paint or play with play-dough. Cassidy always throws a fit when it's time to leave. I mean, who wouldn't love a place where you just played with messy stuff all the time?? Yesterday her girls even brought over dress up clothes. Which was actually fun, to see all 3 of the girls looking like princesses. Cassidy had the Cinderella dress, but was quick to yell at the other girls, "I'm not Cinderella, I'm a beautiful princess." Jeremy brought Buddy back from the kennel while the girls were over, and he went to edit some of the Hawaii video in his office, when the girls asked to go in the office. So I let them in, and they saw the hula dancers. Well that was it. Cassidy wanted her hula skirt on, and thankfully we had another hula skirt so the neighbor girls could try it on too. Next thing I know, tulle was flying off, and grass skirts were donned. When their mother came to pick them up, a resounding "No" came from her girls. Woohoo! I know it's cheap, but in way it was a victory in the 'mother-hood' game.

Tidbits from Hawaii

Aloha! We made it to Hawaii without too much trouble. Travelling with the girls is always a challenge, especially if you have to move car seats and haul them around the airport. Our first night there, we picked up some food and brought it back to our townhouse. My Dad decided to say a short prayer along the lines of, "Thank you, Lord, for this meal" to which Cassidy said, "You're welcome". The wedding was great and we had a blast at the luau with the girls. Cassidy loves the 'hulas' and has been wearing her skirt and dancing non-stop since we've been back. As a parent, you think your children are beautiful, and I always worry that I might be the only one who thinks that. Keira took care of that though coming back through Lahaina after the rehearsal party. A woman stopped and said, "Oh my God! She's an angel! Have I died and gone to heaven because she's an angel!" So maybe I'm not the only one who thinks my kids are adorable. We made it to the beach one day, and Keira enjoyed several helpings of sand. She made it into the waves, while Cassidy stayed and played in the sand. It wasn't until we were gathering beach towels that Cassidy declared she was ready to get in the water. She had a blast once she was in and then we had a terrible time getting her back out. Let me just point out that sand gets everywhere when you go to the beach, and for the girls it was worse than that b/c they can't tell me where any is hiding. It took days to get it so they would stop leaving sand trails! We kept the girls coated in sunscreen, so you can barely tell we were there for a week. We had a great time and Jeremy and I are already trying to figure out when to return.