Stuff about my kid
It’s supposed to be 75 and sunny today, so I promised Maddie a trip to the zoo. There’s a train and a carousel that she loves with the fire of a thousand suns, so I’ve heard “I’m gonna ride the carousel! And the train! CHOO CHOO!!” about 7,000 times since she woke up. We’re members of the zoo (best $50 I’ve ever spent, fyi) so it doesn’t cost us anything to go. It’s great for those days when you’ve just got to get out but can’t spend any money (that would be EVERYday, fyi the second). However, I belatedly remembered that today is Wednesday and therefore HALF-PRICE day at the zoo. That means 40 bazillion kids and their jackassy parents. And it’s far too late for me to change my mind. CHOO CHOO!
I’m very excited about Halloween this year. Maddie can still wear the dinosaur costume that Lora and Jake sent us last year and she’s old enough to understand the concept of Trick-or-Treat. Well, she understands the concept of candy, at least. We’ve practiced trick-or-treating and she’s got it down pat. Of course, she’s not going to do it on Halloween. She’ll get all shy and beg me to say it for her. Our bustling metropolis of a downtown has trick-or-treating on Friday evening and I think that’s what’s we’ll do. She likes the idea of handing out candy, too, so we’ll stay home on Halloween and let her pass it out.
The transition to “big girl bed” has gone surprisingly well. She’s been in it over a month and only just realized that she can get out of bed by herself. The other night when Gerald was putting her to bed, she asked to take a book to bed with her. Gerald told her no because she has 11 million stuffed animals in bed with her already, and she calmly replied that she would just wait and get it when it was dark (meaning when he turned off the lamp and left). Seriously, how awesome is it that she announces her sneaky plans? I hope that continues into her teen years. Anyhow, we’ve had a talk with her about how when she’s in bed it’s time for sleeping, not playing. It seems to have worked. Of course, now I’ve jinxed it forever by announcing it on teh interwebs. Will I ever learn? (Rhetorical question, of course. We all know that I will never, ever learn.)
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Yeah, let’s just hope there is no jinx! Have fun at the zoo! CHOO CHOO!
1 Devan said this (October 28, 2009 at 9:41 am)
I love the “announcing sneaky plans” stage. I’m SURE it will continue into the teen years. Why would it change?
This reminds me of the time I got a bottle of vodka from an older friend and was sneaking it into my house wrapped in his sweatshirt, and I was trying to be so smooth, I showed my dad the sweatshirt. The sweatshirt was SLOSHING, and since he didn’t say anything I assume he was thinking, “GEEBUS, child, could you at least HELP me pretend not to notice??”
2 Swistle said this (October 28, 2009 at 9:55 am)
Tee hee. The announcing of the sneaky plans is so cute.
3 Jess said this (October 28, 2009 at 10:17 am)
Loved that stage, and sadly it didn’t stick around too long.
4 heather~Domestic Extraordinaire said this (October 28, 2009 at 12:31 pm)