"That's not an option." -after being told we aren't headed anywhere other than home, when I pick her up from school.
"That's not a choice." -after being told there's only spaghetti and meatballs -or whatever else she doens't want- for dinner.
"I'm the Swedish Chef, momma! [while tapping the handle end of her butter knife on the kitchen table] Mork, Mork, Mork!"
Singing in the car on her way to school with her daddy driving: "Hot man in misery, Hot man in misery" - - She's singing "Misery" by Maroon 5, recognized by her teacher upon arriving to school. My honey-man had no idea what she was singing, although she repeatedly told him it was Maroon 5 from mommie's car.
"I will not ever do that again because the kitties walk on the table." -after being told that if she spits her food out on the kitchen table again, rather than simply eat it or place it back on her own plate, she will be made to eat it from the table. She then clarified, "I don't want to eat off the table because the kitties walk on the table sometimes and that is gross."
"I'm the birthday girl at school today, momma!" -because she IS three years old today! She is such a happy and clever girl, and from day to day, it thrills me to have such a wonderful lil' being in my life.
She is such a joy, and I feel infinitely grateful to have watched her grow sooo much over just the past 3 years. I cannot imagine all the more in store for us as she continues to grow. Her personality bursts with energy and enthusiasm and real spunk, and I find that as the lil' person she is today, and even since the time she was born, she has lightened my being and my hope for this world on a daily basis.
Happy 3rd Birthday, my darling girl. I love you so.
Monday, March 26, 2012
"Zee Things She Sayzz" or "Happy 3rd"
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
U2's 'Acrobat'
How funny.... My iTunes shuffle play has brought up U2's 'Acrobat' - - I remember playing this song (on cassette) at an inherently dramatic volume, driving in my beige 1985 Delta 88 Oldsmobile [my friends called it the "Fud-mobile"), singing the words as loud as I could, crying.
Long sigh - - - I am sooooo glad I'm not a teenager anymore. Reliving my 20s might be nice (as long as I'd wind up exactly where I am now), but no one -NO ONE- could ever pay me enough to relive my high school years. No freakin' way.
Friday, February 24, 2012
For the Love of Kitty-Kats ~ #23
"The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry."
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
I Can Hear Mah Jellybean Saying This
A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?"
Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough."
The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?"
P.S. Although I would NEVER tell my girl she can't play with the boys because they're too rough. That's just silly!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Kiss with a Gaze
"The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze."
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Something
"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
The Optimist & The Pessimist
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true."
Saturday, February 04, 2012
The World of Politicians
"As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand."
Friday, February 03, 2012
Many Little Things
"To do carefully and constantly and kindly many little things is not a little thing."
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Man's Inhumanity
"There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man
and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to
man."
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Things Which Matter Most
Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
One's Responsibility as a Free Man
"To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man."
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Altering One's Attitude
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Right Track
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Misery
"Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy."
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Baby Growing in dah Tummy
A mother once said...
"When I was six months pregnant with my third child, my four year old came into the room when I was just getting ready to get into the shower. She said, "Mommy, you are getting fat!"
I replied, "Yes, honey, remember Mommy has a baby growing in her tummy."
"I know," she replied, "but what's growing in your butt?"
Broken Things
"The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that they are not mended again."
