Recap Sunday

Rick and I bought a webcam and signed up for Skype.  We've, or I should say, Katie's been talking to her cousins in Pennsylvania.  She got to see her cousins' rooms and she showed her room to her cousins.  Unfortunately, her room was a mess.  Which brings up something I said to Rick, which was, "Great I have to keep the house 100% cleaned and picked up now that people can see it on the "phone."  It's an end of an era.

In Katie news, she has started accessing her day and commenting on what type of day it was.  She'll state, "I'm having a bad day." when she has been naughty.  She also saw an armadillo yesterday down at the shop.  They are ugly creatures, but Katie was not afraid and watched it for quite a long time.  However, she cannot say armadillo.  It comes out as "ittle-dillo."  I have been working with her on reading and writing.  Her favorite letter to write is "x".

Friday we went to the NCCIL (National Center for Childrens Illustrated Literature) with a few other MOPS and Moppets.  We had storytime and then created a craft.  Katie had to create a picture that looked like the music sounded.  Unfortunately, the speakers were not working in the craft room, so the instructor had to play the song on her iphone and hold the phone up to each child's ear.  After the craft, Katie and a few of her friends ran like maniacs in the gallery room of the NCCIL.  We then went to McDonald's and Kate got to play with her friend McKenzie.  According to Katie, "It was a good day."  I have been researching pre-K options for Katie which I hope for her to start attending in the fall.  We don't have any local options--well, we do but they are income based and Katie doesn't qualify--so I'll be driving to Abilene at least two days a week.  I have also been looking into pre-ballet classes for Katie.  Those classes are for 3-5 year olds.  She LOVES ballet.  The other day I bought her a little ballet outfit and leotards.  She is at her happiest when she is twirling.  Rick commented that she is just like her mother for you see after our wedding reception, I stood on the porch of the Grand Hotel and twirled and twirled while Rick rocked in a chair.  It wasn't the champagne, but I was truly happy and my wedding dress was made for twirling.

I have been staying up way too late--3 am or so.  Because of this I am getting up at 10 am.  I don't think I have slept in like this since I was a teenager.  All I know is that it seriously cuts into my day.

Tonight we are having dinner with some friends in Abilene.  I hope that Katie behaves herself.  The last time we had dinner with these friends, she acted up.  Rick was so mad!  He vowed not to go out to dinner until she grew up.  I think that was about nine months ago and we have gone out to dinner only once in those nine months.  Hopefully Katie has changed so it's not another nine month wait.

Below is a picture of Katie coloring.  She wearing Rick's slippers.  When Rick asked her why she was wearing them, she commented that her feet were cold so that is why she stole them.  She didn't care that Rick's feet were cold.

 

The other day Katie decided she wanted to nap outside, so she hauled her bedding and pillow outside and put it on the pool storage bench.  It was rather cold outside, but she didn't mind.  She never did actually nap, but did rest on the bench for a while--long enough for my fingers to go numb from the cold.

 

Well, it's past noon and I need to get my day started. Happy Sunday everyone.