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Me and My Shadow- We are Sick Together

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JDaniel and I have both been sick since Friday. (My husband joined in the fun over the weekend.) We skipped the mom’s group at church on Tuesday and playgroup on Monday. I guess you could say we have had a lot of alone time. We do separate when he walks off to “read a book” because he is not interested in what I am doing. For past five days JDaniel has been my shadow.

What do you do with all that time?

*Read a Dr. Seuss anthology many times a day. (Along with countless other books.)
*Cleaned and did laundry together. (We cleaned towels, sheets, and clothes trying to get rid of the germs.)
*We have done crafts and colored.

*Building with train tracks and Megablocks has been popular.
*Getting ready for two consignment sales has been adventure, but we are ready.
*Playing with trucks and dancing to Ross King’s CD has filled a lot of time.
*Playing with cookie cutters has been fun.
*On Monday we did go to the grocery store to stock up on cough drops and a few other things.

*On Tuesday we did go the consigner’s open house at Angel’s Attic to shop. (Yes, we could have infected people. No, I wasn’t willing skip getting to shop before the general public gets in to sale today. We didn’t stay long. I was worried he would miss behave. He stuck close by with the promise of checking out the toy area after the clothes. It only cost me a $3 vacuum cleaner to keep him nearby.)

Five Reasons I Loved Hosting Playgroup at My House Yesterday

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1.It forced me to really clean my house.

2.I decluttered my house over the weekend so that it didn’t look so dishelved.

3.I tried the two Swanson’s chicken recipes I talked about in the Super Bowl-Swanson’s Chicken Giveaway. They were awesome!

4.JDaniel got practice in sharing his toys. He needs more practice.

5.I didn’t have to risk JDaniel falling asleep on the ride home from playgroup. We were already home.

Do you speak JDaniel?

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Here are some words for you to translate from JDaniel into English. I have placed a clue as to the meaning of the word beside it. The answers are at the bottom of the page.

Porkel
Hint: It is made from a cucumber.

Sharmer
Hint: He takes care of animals and grows crops.

Keen
Hint: You do it with a duster and vacuum.

Poupon
Hint: You use it to save money at a store.

Anmal
Hint: A sharmer takes care of them.

Orjinz
Hint: They are a color and a fruit.

Sharfall
Hint: JDaniel’s favorite online phonics program.

Answers: pickle, farmer, clean, coupon, animal, oranges, Starfall ( He loves http://www.starfall.com/)

 

“We Are Going to the Zoo,” I said and JDaniel did a Little Dance!

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Looking at the alligator

The weather finally warmed up here in South Carolina on Friday. It was almost sixty degrees by the afternoon. The day was perfect for a trip to the zoo. My friend Bridget and I decided to take your children downtown to visit the animals at the Greenville Zoo.

 

Well, you would have thought JDaniel had won the lottery when I told him about going to the zoo. He did a “happy dance” in the kitchen. Feet were tapping and arms were flying around in the air. JDaniel loves to go to the zoo to see the animals.

 

When we got there it was still a little chilly, he had to wear a coat. By the time we got halfway through the zoo, I had tucked his coat into his stroller. He has the best time looking at the animals and walking hand in hand with Morgyn from one exhibit to the next. The leopard was sitting right near the window sticking out his tongue at the kids. They thought that was so funny. They were in awe of the animals eating lunch. They loved seeing the alligators sleep while floating in the water and the snakes slithering around. The best thing according to JDaniel was the pigs and chickens. Who knew they would stand out to him the most?

 

The weather is cold and wet here today. I am so glad we got to go to the zoo and enjoyed the warmth while we had it.

 

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Can the Early Bird Catch the Worm if the Worm is Asleep?

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I truly believe that the early bird can only catch the worm if the worm is awake. This morning JDaniel woke up at 5:00 a.m. Through the baby monitor I heard, “Eat! Eat! Mommy! Mommy!” being said in a little sleepy voice. He has been sleeping until at least 6:00 a.m. and sometimes later. I am not sure what the difference is. Maybe it is because we didn’t march around the house last night or dance to 80’s music before bath time. I have got to figure this out. The worm is really not awake enough this morning to get the early bird out of bed at 5:00 a.m. There was another little word spoken at 5:30 a.m. “Pacie”. I think I am going to leave him in bed until 6:00 a.m. and then begin his day.

I hope all your little birds are sleeping in today!

My Daddy’s Things and Tasks According to JDaniel

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Mommy is still very important to JDaniel. He still wants to know where I am and what I am doing all day. When he wakes up in the morning, it is mommy that is calls for.(Part of that is due to the fact that mommy is the only one that gets him out of bed in the morning. I am a morning person and my husband is really not.)

Lately there has been a daddy shift. He runs to the door to see “Daddy”! He insists we get daddy before we start building or playing. He has let me know that some things are just daddy things. The stories before bedtime have become Daddy’s. If I try and start the reading, I am informed by a little voice, “Daddy reads.” It is not just things daddy does. It is also my daddy’s shoes that I am told about. There is also daddy’s chair and daddy’s glass. (JDaniel loves to slip to the table and get any green tea left in daddy’s glass.) The list goes on. It seemed like the house was filled with daddy’s things.

Thankfully last week I finally was driving mommy’s car, reading mommy’s book, and wore mommy’s shoes. It is nice to be included as the owner of a few things.

It’s freezing and JDaniel says, “Hot! Hot! Hot!”

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I am trying to be a good mom and keep my little one warm as we venture out of the house in this frigid weather. JDaniel is usually wearing long sleeve shirts, jeans, a winter coat and hat when we leave the house in the morning to run errands. I try to warm up the car to keep him warm as we travel to the grocery store, library, playgroup, etc… From the backseat of the car I keep hearing a very ornery toddler voice say, “Hot! Hot! Hot!” There is very little I can do while driving down the street. Once we get to our destination he needs to be dressed warmly to get out of the car.

It is hard as a mom to know how to dress a toddler for a car trip in winter. All I can do it turn down the heat, unzip his coat and take off his hat when he is in the car.

I am looking forward to it getting warmer!

My New Year’s Baby!

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JDaniel has decided it is time to have a baby in the house. No, I am not going to have another little one. This baby is a stuffed dog. A few months ago I jokingly put his favorite stuffed animal Eckel in a swim diaper. After I took it off ,JDaniel would go and get diapers for Eckel a few times a week. I would explain that Eckel didn’t need a diaper, Mommy was just being silly and put the diaper back in the bathroom. Well, JDaniel finally got Eckel into a swim diaper last week. He doesn’t want it taken off either. Eckel needs it.

The next thing JDaniel decided Eckel had to have was a baby blanket. I was packing up the last of the baby blankets to get ready to consign them. They were quickly absconded and taken to a different part of the room. JDaniel ended up creating a nest to sit in with the baby blankets. Later he carried one around and kept repeating, “Baby,baby,baby.” “No,” I told him, “We don’t have a baby in our house. We have a toddler.” “Eckel baby,” I was told as he handed Eckel the blanket. Now Eckel has to wear a diaper and carry a blanket around or be wrapped in it all the time.

I am hoping the Eckel will stop wearing diapers and will give up the blanket soon. Until then I have a new baby in the house.

Thirteen Things JDaniel Should Know According to Kevin

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My sister Michelle’s family spent the night on Friday on their way to a wedding in North Carolina. We love having them come and stay. JDaniel adores his cousins Jason(9)and Kevin (6). His cousin Kevin quickly discovered that he could get JDaniel to do what he wanted him to do if he demonstrated it first. Kevin announced to him, “I am going to teach you thirteen things you need to know.”

The first thing JDaniel needed to know was that his cousin Jason loved to be tickled. (He hates to be tickled. Kevin knew that. I knew that. JDaniel didn’t know that.) The second thing he needed to learn was to jump on his cousin Jason. Jason tolerated both Kevin and JDaniel jumping on him as he lay on the couch. The third thing he needed to learn was to toss throw pillows at Jason. JDaniel decided it would be more fun to toss them at mom.

It was after lesson three that I intervened and stopped the lessons. They are coming back on Friday. I think Kevin plans to continue the lessons. I can’t imagine what the remaining ten lessons will entail. I just hope they don’t involve throwing things or attacking people.

Watching My Toddler Play is Fascinating!

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JDaniel and I attended a birthday party for Jesus today thrown by the Upstate Christian Moms Group. We listen to the Christmas story. (I listened and he tried to wiggle out of my lap.) We ate cake and sang “Happy Birthday too. The best part of the party was watching JDaniel play in the nursery. He took care of a baby doll in a highchair. JDaniel brought a plate with food and fed the baby with a fork. He got a cup and held it up to the doll’s mouth. Finally he cooked a meal in the microwave. He placed a plate with a piece of play bread in the microwave. Before he could close the door he hesitated a moment and reached for another plate to put on top of the bread. (I cover everything that goes in the microwave too.) After closing the door, he punched the paper buttons on the microwave. There must not have been enough numbers punched. JDaniel had to go back and punch some more numbers.

I was supposed to being visiting with the other mothers at the party. I had so much fun watching JDaniel pretend to be a mommy or daddy I really didn’t say much to the other mothers. I just love to watch my son do new things!

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