Feb 3, 2009

TRIBUTE TUESDAY



Welcome to TRIBUTE TUESDAY a chance to let that someone who has made a difference in your life feel special by paying them tribute.

I want to pay tribute to my special big girl, Princess Belle. She is truly the kindest girl I have ever met and she has the biggest heart. When her daddy was on a diet, she asked him if he could have her snack. When he said he couldn't because he was trying to make his belly better, (we are trying to avoid discussing weight with her) she said she would put some away so that he could have it later when he felt better. When we went shopping the other day, she was listening carefully to our trying to find gluten free food. We didn't discuss it with her but she was listening. And when she had a snack yesterday she asked me, "Mommy, does this have gul in it?" It took me a few minutes to realize she was asking me if it had gluten because she wanted to share.

She is so responsible. She takes good care of her puppy midnight. When she is home, she puts him out to pee, she gets him untangled when he (as always) gets his chain tangled.

When her sister cries in her crib, she is quick to run in and entertain her until mommy can get there. She is always willing to fetch a diaper, or to put one in the diaper genie. She takes great joy in playing with her sister and making her laugh.

She takes joy in life. She is constantly on the verge of some new song she either heard or invented. She plays with a vivid imagination and a sense of adventure that I admire. I love how her bedroom turns into a doll house and then a fort that she can sit in and watch tv and then a magic kingdom. (I don't love the mess it entails but that is another story) I just love how she can turn regular every day things into wonderous places to play.

She used to be so picky with her eating but over the last year, she has become so much more adventurous, trying new foods and learning to like them.

She is the most understanding child I have ever met. When told that her birthday party was cancelled due to stormy weather and we would have to reschedule, she just said sadly, "I told the sky to be too cold to snow." and then went on her way. When told that we are out of one of her favorite snacks and that she will have to wait until payday to get more, she just asks what we do have that she can eat. She never complains about it, she is just understanding.

I am proud of the smart, caring, adventurous, loving girl that she has become. I can't wait to see what kind of girl she continues to be.



Feb 2, 2009

Not Me Monday



Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
  1. I DID NOT go out to dinner for my first gluten free/dairy free meal out and get brave enough to get the "very cute" waiter to check with the chef for gluten free foods and completely forget to ask about dairy free and so have a reaction anyway. Not me!!

  2. I DID NOT keep both my girls out past their bedtime to get said meal and then get groceries. Not me!!

  3. I DID NOT buy only soy milk while I got groceries and so force my family to drink soy milk like me. Not me!!

  4. I DID NOT spend 10 minutes searching the stores for dairy free creamer for my coffee, decide just to use soy milk and then when I got home decide to just switch to herbal tea for a while. Not me!!

  5. I DID NOT spend 1/2 hour getting totally excited in the grocery store over the wonderful gluten free/dairy free stuff I found while shopping. Not me!!

  6. I DID NOT spend the last 6 minutes before Princess Magpie went to her crib admiring her little chubby legs and her little pudgy belly when she clearly was waiting for me to just her to bed. Not me!!

  7. I DID NOT send Princess Belle to bed telling her to NOT come down and ask for a snack as she had ONCE AGAIN fed her supper to the dog. Not me!!


Feb 1, 2009

What I've been up to

I have been a little busy making a few templates lately. I am particularly proud of some of them and how they have turned out. I was really glad to able to do one for, Cory, one of my blog friends. I would love it if you would pop on over and let her know what you think of her new template.

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