The days have flown by this week--although I felt like I was behind on posting stuff this week! Just enjoying life here in Hermiston and then January is almost over!!! Last week our 16 yr old Siamese cat decided to flip out--meaning every night I put Gretchen to bed the cat had this horrible meowing sound and would come in G room and wake her up Sat Sun Mon nights as I put er to bed & (during the night too) ---it was ten before G would fall asleep---then I am pretty patient but this irritated me trying to put a two year old down and a cat meowing a horrible sound-------so Lee was in charge of the cat----and her new sleeping place was the laundry room all night long!! I had no guilt doing this ----ok I did a little! I threw the cats bed box and a new can of food in there with her!
Gretchen also tried to take advantage of the cat being naughty the first three nights and prolonged bedtime the next three nights by giving me the I have to go potty line----but she really was telling the truth!!! She wanted to tell me Meow was being naughty and had to go see daddy!!!
In the last month our cat has only ate wet cat food and the dry stuff has not been touched! Tues Wed Thurs nights G started climbing out of bed again and coming in about 2 am and saying MOMMY!! The cat was not at fault those nights--although I did have to catch the cat in our room one night at 3:30 am with the flashlight after crawling out of G room (not to wake her) and trying not to let our upstairs floor creak!!! FRIDAY NIGHT GRETCHIE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT AGAIN AFTER 6 nights!! THE CAT WAS EXCELLENT ALSO!! Lee woke up with G at 7am Saturday morning and let me sleep in----can not remember the last time I slept in past 8---- but I laid there and tossed and turned for 45 min--My big chance and I could not go back to sleep!! RATS!! Satur
day was relaxing ----Lee took G iceskating out on the patio (OOPS..........SUNDAY MORNING)!! We went to the rollerskating rink to check on times and prices! Love modern technology since the only pen we found in the car was so cold and would not write sooo my husband took a photo with my cell phone of the sign!!! ha!!! We went to McDonalds about 11----G ate so good but when she finished her meal she says I AM READY TO GO TO MCDONALDS NOW!!! Meaning the playland---ahhh! Since I had reg.panties on her---yeah not even the thick ones--I kept saying DO YOU NEED TO GO??? I was not watching her in the playland and Lee says shes just playing----oh she was quiet I should have known her little jeans were wet!!! I scooped her up and we went into the bathroom --I did have a change of pants in my purse for her! She refused to try again for me--and then stood there by the door and would not let me put the pullup an
d new pants on!!! Here I was and I had to come up with a creative way to get my child dressed and out to the car!!! Thank goodness she decided to cooperate with me when I said Daddy is waiting--she said ok Let's go!! I said oh you need your pants on----I picked her up dressed and the wet clothes !!! Looked at Lee and said Let's go-he carried my jacket and off we went!
We then went to the library---first mistake it was 12:30 by this time (NAP IS NOON EVERY DAY!!) All three of us were looking at videos--she was being very good and quiet and Lee looked down and she had taken every movie off the bottom shelf and stacked neatly on the floor! She had found two movies to checkout a Pooh and a BABAR (elephant) . She was excited she found the elephant one!! As I helped put the movies back on the shelf --she freaked out MY VIDEO ---MY VIDEO!! We had told her we could check it out and take it home!! She started crying loud--not sure why because we did not even say NO!! I grabbed her and started to leave for the front door--when Lee said you need to leave the video here that G had clenched in her arms!! That made her madder to give daddy the video--I probably would have been mad tooo--but was not sure what started the problem in the first place and had to remove her from the library!! I got her calmed down outside not long after and told her no crying in the library and handed her the card and told her Michelle (librarian) would help her!! She was asleep ten min after we got home!! Slept one hour and woke up and wanted to watch her video--(30 min) so I let her watch it twice!! Daddy said NO to the third time and so she came to me--I said NO--oh a MELTDOWN like we had never seen since one in Sept. --cried and yelled! Lee reminded me to ignore her--as I was trying to talk her out of it and it was not workng this time! She calmed down and replies--I am done crying now!! Ha!! I fell down two steps carrying her after nap with her n my arms---OUCH!! My back was already hurting so I hit my bottom--ugly bruise and painful!! It had been raining ICE all day(1/4 inch thick)----I almost fell going to get the mail!! Lee went out to change a light bulb and fell on the icy steps---he really hurt his tailbone bad!!! Gretchie could not talk about anything else but daddy slipping on the ice and mommy falling with her in her arms!! I will kiss it to make it better she kept saying!!! So sweet!!! So it was a laid back evening for us---We made BQ hamburgers ,colored , talked to Papa and Nana on the phone , played blocks , puzzles and G took a bath and was asleep at 8:30 pm!! Continued to rain ice----ugly!!
John said he as cancelling church -we were teaching children's church tooo! So another fun lazy day at home!! Gretchie wanted to see her friends so we told her it was too icy! I cooked Gretchen eggs ,toast raisins and yes BACON!!! Thought daddy would want some but he made his own eggs after he "chisled the ice "off the walks and driveay a bit! He used the garden hoe! It was still raining ice!! Daddy took Gretchen iceskating on the patio--SHE LOVED IT AND SAID MORE ICESKATING!! We warmed the car up and made our way to WalMart about 11:30 am with all the other hundred people----we had no eggs no bread or milk for Lee!! Came home and put "G" down for a nap by 1:15 pm!! WE WATCHED PART OF A MOVIE--it was so relaxing sitting watching the snow fall fast and furious here in our area which is so unusual!!! It had started about ten am and snowed until 7 pm-- -I did start laundry and thawed some hamburger for dinner!
y looked out and our SATURN had slipped down the driveway and was partly in the street!!! He had to shovel us out---Gretchie and mommy started to make a snowman--when she went to put the nose on it --She says mommy just like a heffalump!!! OH that child dreams of elephants!!! So our snowman turned into a heffalump---soooo cute!! I guess I will have to have a heffalump birthday cake in October!!! If I can make one out of snow---cake should not be that much harder---ya right!!! My fingers ere frozen I had to run hot water on them--OUCH! Plus her snowboots (size 6) she wore at the cabin before Christmas were to SMALL! The only other pair I had were size 10!! Poor G just stood and patted the snowman and put rocks on--she could not
move or the boots would fall off----I did have them ted up around her leg!! She then decided mommy I will just sit --she said! HAHA!! We came in and watched BABBAR the elephant again and I asked her if she wanted hot chocolate (which she had never had!) She explains I LOVE HOT CHOCOLATE!!! Maybe just the sound of chocolate--they learn that fast!!! Daddy came in and G made the RED juice and I made tacos for dinner! Playtime and then bed at 8:15--she would have gone to sleep but she heard daddy say on the phone downstairs asking Nana for recipe for snow icecream! I then got her up because I too wanted to make it!! IT WAS YUMMY AND FUN!!!
day was relaxing ----Lee took G iceskating out on the patio (OOPS..........SUNDAY MORNING)!! We went to the rollerskating rink to check on times and prices! Love modern technology since the only pen we found in the car was so cold and would not write sooo my husband took a photo with my cell phone of the sign!!! ha!!! We went to McDonalds about 11----G ate so good but when she finished her meal she says I AM READY TO GO TO MCDONALDS NOW!!! Meaning the playland---ahhh! Since I had reg.panties on her---yeah not even the thick ones--I kept saying DO YOU NEED TO GO??? I was not watching her in the playland and Lee says shes just playing----oh she was quiet I should have known her little jeans were wet!!! I scooped her up and we went into the bathroom --I did have a change of pants in my purse for her! She refused to try again for me--and then stood there by the door and would not let me put the pullup an
d new pants on!!! Here I was and I had to come up with a creative way to get my child dressed and out to the car!!! Thank goodness she decided to cooperate with me when I said Daddy is waiting--she said ok Let's go!! I said oh you need your pants on----I picked her up dressed and the wet clothes !!! Looked at Lee and said Let's go-he carried my jacket and off we went!
Dancing to D O R T H Y--Dorthy the Dinasaur!!
Quack Quack Quack Cock-a Doodle Doooo!!
My heffalump wall--we took six color sheets out of the Pooh coloring book and used sticky tape to put them on the wall with my elephant I made at story/craft. I take them off and on the wall and move them to the refig. or other walls in the house!! (silly decorater) I LOVE TO COLOR Heffalumps!! I usually take one sheet off the wall and color on it and then restick it to the wall!!! WE DO LIVE IN HEFFALUMP LAND!!!
Eating a play apple just like a heffalump would!! ha!!
Here is one of my color sheets but I will add different colors tomorrow.
Dancing to Wiggles!!!
I love to stir the cherry juice and then taste it! I am now the juice maker!!
Look my finger is RED!!
This marker is fun to color with mom!!
LOOKING SWEET!!!!
heffalump is sooo cold! Mom told me it came from Amma and Papa in Spokane and she gave it a hug!! We called and thanked them and then I played with it all evening! Although I did not want it in my bed!! NO WAY! So I put it on my rocking chair with my other elephant I got from my baby shower. I tried riding on it and put it in my tent we had made , I gave 
it some milk from one of my doll bottles and even showed Tashja my heffalump!!! THANK-YOU SO MUCH FOR MY SPECIAL HEFFALUMP!!! I LOVE HIM S
O MUCH!!!
