I am… “Leina”.

I wonder… “what nap time is for”.

I hear… “wind”.

I see… “my mom”.

I want…. “a kiss from you!”

I pretend…”to bee a dog”.

I feel… “happy”.

I touch…. “my stuft anumels”.

I worry about… “if a’ll pas for kidergardin”.

I cry about….”wen daddy puts me in my room”.

I hope… “kulia lerns to ride her bike”.

I try…. “to do my best at dasee skotts”.

I dream…. “weeyerd things”.

I say…. “e wut ever”.

I am…. “sasy!!! Like krazy!!!!”

We’ve been living large here.  Missing Kevin but having fun all the same.  The big news, of course, was the loss of another tooth for Leina.  She now sports an adorable gapped grin that makes my heart ache every time I see it.  She, however, is very proud of her new smile.

Gone Baby Gone

To celebrate, we broke out the Oreos.  And no one, I mean no one, can eat an Oreo like my girl Kulia.  She can work it!

How to Eat an Oreo With Style

And, of course, we are still loving our crazy dog.  She is doing ok on her new walk schedule.  I know she misses her long outings with Kevin but hey, we’ve all got to suffer here!  I know, it doesn’t look like suffering but trust me.  It is.

Doggie Lovin'

And finally, there is a lot of Pokemon happening in our house.  Pokemon.  Pokemon.   Pokemon.  Not the card game but the TV show.  Something about it has captured the girls’ imagination and they are on fire.  My favorite so far has been the Pikachu outfit Leina created for herself during quiet time.  Jada about lost her mind when Leina started crawling around the room in this get up.  For some reason, the headband/ears bothered her to no end.  I found it hilarious.  Gotta love a kid’s imagination power.

Pika-Pika?

Tonight we are having a sleepover.  The girls set up the futon in Leina’s room and Kulia has hauled all her stuffed animals and blankets in there to make herself a little nest on the floor.  I have tucked them in but I don’t know if they will get any sleep or not.  I figure tomorrow is Sat so why not let them have some fun?  I have left a plate of donuts on the table downstairs in the hopes that they will help themselves tomorrow morning and let me get a little extra sleep.  This solo parent thing is exhausting!  But I gotta say, it sure is fun!

On a whim, I stopped at the antique store next to Kulia’s preschool.

I had Leina with me and we had some time to kill before pick up so I wandered in.  Leina is finally trust-worthy surrounded by knick knacks and breakable objects d’art.  Kulia…..not so much.  So the fact that it was just the two of us tipped my hand and convinced me to peek in.  As we wandered around looking at all the stuff, we stumbled upon a child-sized roll top desk.  Leina was in heaven!  Not only did it fit her to a T, but it boasted a whole row of little nooks and crannies just waiting to be filled.  She sat herself down, declared herself in love, and refused to budge.  Unbeknownst to Leina, my mom had an adult sized roll top desk that I loved as a kid.  Just like my daughter, I loved poking through all those little drawers and shelves.  I adored being able to roll down the top and hide everything away from prying eyes.  So when Leina found this little desk, I just could not say no.  It even came with a little wooden swivel chair.

Perfect!

We somehow managed to wedge it into the trunk of the car and Leina has spend a very happy afternoon setting it up just right.  I think it’s a very good find myself!

Leina's Desk

This has been a killer awful week.  I’m so grateful it’s Friday because I am in need of a good recharge.  I had my second implant put in last Friday and it went ok but I kind of forgot about the recovery process.  Add to that the fact that Kevin got crazy busy at work and it pretty much knocked me off my feet.  I don’t do well starting out slow.  I’m more of a jump in the deep end and strike out hard kind of girl.  Unfortunately, that plan didn’t work out so well.  If I were to do it over, I think I’d go for the slow immersion method but ah well, I survived.   Right?  I’m almost back on to solid food, the sun is shining, the dog didn’t roll in pop today, and it’s Friday.  See?  Life’s good again.

Even better, the girls and Kevin are heading up to WA to visit Grandma leaving me and the dog home alone for a long, quiet, peaceful weekend.  And boy, do I need the break!

Spring came early this year and I am so very grateful.  Everything is blooming and growing.  Sun shine mixed with spring rain.  It’s all good, really.

Except, of course, for the kidlets.  I swear, every week they bring home a new sickness just in time for the weekend.  I’ve had to sit inside and look longingly out the window for the last few weeks while I nurse a snotty and feverish kid.  Nothing nasty.  But it knocks them off their feet for the weekend.  I get them all patched up and send them back out into the world where they promptly ingest a new germ de jour.  As a result, I’m feeling a bit hampered.  I’d love to kick into spring cleaning, attack the garden, get the deck ready for use.  Instead, I find myself stuck on the sofa watching an endless stream of Pokemon.  Thank goodness for books!

Between the illness and cancelling cable, my book reading has gone a bit wild.  This is a good thing.  I snuck out to Powells yesterday and stocked up.  For Leina I found The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and I cannot wait to get her started on it.  I remember being home sick from school and reading this series all in a row.  I just couldn’t get enough of it.  That was eons ago and I’ve forgotten most of it so rereading it to her will be a pleasure.

I need to unearth the camera a post some more pictures.  I need to get back to updating this blog.   But with the sun shining and the flowers glowing, it’s going to be a hard thing to do!