The olden days.

Yesterday, I was talking with Lorelai about birthdays (she was keen on the topic with her birthday being today and all). We were going through everyone in the family and saying which year they were born.

When we got to Donald she asked, "Was Daddy born in the olden days?"

(ha! I snickered out loud) "Why yes Lorelai, he was."

I snickered again.

"How old is Daddy?"

"He's 33."

"So 33 years ago was the olden days?" she confirmed.

"Yep....it was."

***For the record, Donald got a big laugh out of this.

A Penny for your Thoughts.

A few days ago Lorelai looked ponderous and so I said to her,

"A penny for your thoughts."

She looked at me curiously and asked what I meant. I briefly explained, and then she went on to tell me what was on her mind.

This morning, after we had dropped Alexandra off at school Lorelai said,

"You still need to give me my penny for my thoughts."

True. So I opened the little coin holder near the dashboard and dug out a penny for her. And then she said,

"Next time, can it be a quarter for my thoughts?"

Smart girl.

The big surprise.

Today Lorelai gave me strict instructions not to go into Alexandra's room. And if by chance there was something that I needed from Alexandra's room I was to ask her to go get it for me.

(this was while Alexandra was at school)

Well, I tried to be obedient, but I ended up accidentally seeing the surprise.

She had carefully laid Alexandra's soccer uniform out on her bedroom floor in anticipation of her practice this evening.

Everything from her shoes to her shin guards to her jersey was there.

My heart melted. I love these moments that make motherhood so rich.

Just practicing.

Recently I was giving Lorelai one of my motherly lectures (she had done something naughty) when Alexandra chimed in and started lecturing her on my behalf.

I looked at her with an 'excuse me, I'm the mother' look (and I actually think I said that).

Alexandra smirked and said,

"I'm just practicing for motherhood. I do want to have children you know."

Priorities

We were reading scriptures together as a family last night when Lorelai suddenly realized that Alexandra had her own set and she didn't. I told her that that would be a great way to use all the money she had been saving up and I would be glad to take her to the church bookstore so that she could buy her own.

She responded with,

"Why would I do that when I am trying to save my money for Mario Kart????"

Donald and I cracked up. It's great to know that our child has priorities....lol

Alexandra said....

"On Saturday I am going to work really hard to come up with a cure for car-sickness."

also....

"If I become famous I am going to change my name to something that is musical-er"

-Alexandra

The New Seuss

"Mom, do I need to get permission from the government to take over for Dr. Seuss? Because I miss his books and I want there to be new ones. I will write them and be Mrs. Seuss."

-Alexandra 01.09.10

Email

Alexandra sent this email to Donald tonight and he was kind enough to forward it back to me:

Dear daddy, I miss you. About a half an hour ago I was waching the Patty duke show with a napcin so I can fold it up so it is softfor my fingers so they will not huret to wiggel my tooth. Are you working to night? Because I want you to see how wiggely my tooth is.this time I am not joking. if you have work tomorrow call me. call, 1866litter1 HA! HA! I am joking call 7831324 I love you so much. Love alexandra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This post brought to you by, the letter 'R'.

Ever since Lorelai learned to talk we have adored her 'Boston Accent'. The inability to make a hard 'rrrr' sound made her manner of speech very endearing to us. We often asked her to say things like 'chowder' or 'water' just to hear her special pronunciation; for example: 'chowdah'.

Yesterday as we drove in the car Lorelai was talking about something (I don't remember the conversation) but as she was speaking Donald said, "Lorelai, say that again". And she did.....and sure enough, she was pronouncing a hard 'rrrr' sound. We decided to test it and asked her numerous words that had an 'rrrr' sound, and she could say every one!

We were excited that she can now speak properly, but a piece of will always miss that little Boston accent.

End of the Soccer Season

Alexandra just finished her fer year of soccer. Her team, the Gators, had an end of the season BBQ to celebrate. They were all so excited to receive their medals:

American Idol

Tonight was the finale of American Idol 2009. I let Alexandra stay up 2 hours past her bedtime to watch it with me.

She totally had me cracking up a few times:

When Kara DioGuardi stripped down to her bikini she said:

"I did not need to see that"

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When Rod Stewart came out to sing she asked:

"He's really old. Is he last years winner?"

Wish upon a star....

Lorelai: "Mom, what happens if a child wishes on a star and another child wishes on the same star?"

Mom: "Both their wishes come true."

A Message On The Toilet

{courtesy of Alexandra}

Like Grandfather, Like Granddaughter

Alexandra brought me a piece of art the other day. It looked very familiar....like a painting that hangs on my family room wall. That painting was done by my grandfather in 1965, and it served as Alexandra's inspiration as she drew. She even signed his name to her art.

Hey, lady!

"Lorelai, can you please go clean the family room?" asked Mom.

"Can't you see I'm doing something lady?" replied Lorelai.

"Lorelai, you shouldn't call your mother 'lady'" scolded Mom.

"But lady is a proper word," said Lorelai in a sweet {but sassy} way.

Then we both burst out laughing.
{and then she cleaned the family room}

When I Grow Up...

"I want to be a teenager." ~Lorelai

Emails

Alexandra has discovered that she can send emails to Donald while he is at work. Here is one that he forwarded back to me so that I could read it:


hi daddy. i. miss. you. gese. wat. i. em. on the. 104th. page. of. ramona the brave. give. me. a call. lats. of. love. Alexandra. good. by. daddy 1ts. a. gene. call. me. gust. too. let. you. no. call. 7831324. Love. Alexandra good. by


Translation:

Hi Daddy! I miss you. Guess what? I am on the 104th page of Ramona the Brave. Give me a call. Lots of love, Alexandra. Goodbye Daddy. Once again, call me. Just to let you know, call 783-1324.

Love,
Alexandra

Goodbye

Homework

I couldn't help but notice that on Alexandra's homework she has started writing a 'J' in place of the 'X' in her name. I guess she is taking this Spanish thing very seriously :)

Great-Grandma....the puppet???

"Is she a puppet?" the girls asked me as they flipped through an old family photo album. The picture they were referring to is of my very short grandmother standing next to my very tall brother. I quickly told them that it was in fact their great-grandmother (who passed away 4 1/2 years ago) and that she was completely real.

Sunbeam

Lorelai: Alexandra, do you think that the next time the sun goes down we should try to touch it?

Alexandra: I don't think we can Lorelai, we might get burned.