What Won't Grandma Do?

We spent Thanksgiving at my parents in WI. Morgan saw a picture of her cousin Noah when he was born. He was wrapped in a hospital blanket with blue stripes. Morgan got it in her head that she needed a blanket for her baby (that was just born that day). She also wanted a hat that newborns wear while in the hospital. While we all thought she was crazy, her Nonny helped her fulfill all her impossible ideas. They used a sock to make a hat. It actually fit just right!

For the blanket they used 2 of my mom's cleaning towels. They cut the blue towel in strips and hand sewed them on to the white towel.Baby is all snuggled up and her momma is one happy lady!
Thank you Nonny! Grandma's must have more patience than mothers, at least this one!

Some Day, Daddy....

On Sunday after getting ready for church, Shelby asked Nate to help her attach a set of keys to a little coin purse. This is the conversation between the two of them:

Daddy: "Shelby, what do you need this for? We are going to church."

Shelby: "I'm just going to leave it in the car when I get there."

Daddy: "Well that doesn't make any sense."

Shelby: "Some day you will understand."

Daddy: "And when will that day be?"

Shelby: "When I'm 16."

16! Little does she know nothing will make sense for her dad when she is 16!

Speaking of girls and their dads. I found a note on my bedroom floor that Shelby wrote.

Might need to work on that NO! part! :)

*After I published this post, Nate mentioned Shelby wrote that note a long time ago. I said that I had just seen it. He thought her mis-spelled words made her look bad. So I just wanted to clarify, she did not just write the note!

Some Silly Shelby Sayings

Shelby often says things that as a parent you have to bite your cheek to keep from laughing. Funny, but you don't want her to know that! :) This blog post is a funny that we could openly laugh at.

One Saturday she joined us in playing store after Morgan got the cash register out. She started her shopping trip out with a question that was never asked when I played as a child. She came up to me (the clerk) and said, "Excuse me, I was checking your store's website for a book". No web browsing in my day.

As she was "checking out", I totaled up her purchases and asked for $9.50. She slapped down $2 (of her real money). I shrieked, "$2? I said $9.50"! Her funny reply was said so seriously, "I'm a little short of money these days".

Our Little Baker

Morgan likes to cook and bake. On Monday night's she is home with daddy and she keeps him on his toes by never slowing down. They do all kinds of stuff. She has so much fun, she doesn't want to join Shelby and I next year at Bible Study when she is old enough to go. A few weeks ago, they did some reading and some baking. The book was One Smart Cookie - Bite Size Lessons for the School Years and Beyond.This is really a cute book that teaches the meaning of the following words: prompt, organized, unorganized, prepared, unprepared, compromise, empathy, kindness, listening, contribute, procrastinate, diligent, persevere, arrogant, humble, ponder, daydream, creative, dishonesty, integrity, and curious. All of the words are defined in a way that pertains to making cookies. For example: Compromise means she wanted to make really big cookies, but he wanted to make teeny-tiny cookies, so they thought about it together and decided to make medium-size cookies. At the end of the book, there is a recipe for One Smart Cookie. They are pretty yummy cookies but instead of chocolate chips or m&m's, they have smarties in them! The recipe suggests saving a sizable portion of the batter to make One (big) Smart Cookie.
Good memories for daddy and his little girl. Good cookies too. However, in my opinion they would have been better without the smarties. But the little baker liked them so I guess that is all that matters! :)

A Day Long Gone Post

Click A Day Long Gone to read a post from the past: A Sign.

A Day Long Gone Post

Click A Day Long Gone to read a catch up post from the past: Unknown Blessing.

Oh, Morgs!

I think when we had the flu bug, I lost a little bit of my creativity or desire to post on this ole' blog. There are several things floating around in my brain and I figure I better get them recorded before they are lost forever.

I get very suspicious of the girls when they lock themselves in the bathroom. Especially when they continuously come out and get stuff to take in there. And it's never a book to read while doing business if you know what I mean. One night Morgan was in there. She was definitely up to something and would not let me in to see. Finally, when it was time to get in the bathtub, she opened the door. She had her tiny baby doll, some tape, scissors, a black sharpie and some paper towels. She told me she was making a book out of paper towels. Other than a waste of paper towels, no big deal, right? Well, that is the story mom got. After I went upstairs, she told her dad the truth.

My girls call the male body part a "tail". They have boy cousins and have watched plenty of diapers being changed. Shelby decided it looked like a tail and labeled it that. To this point, I haven't felt the need to correct them. During our sick time on the couch, we watched A Baby Story & Make Room For Multiples. Morgan saw baby boys being born. It occurred to her that she doesn't have a boy baby doll. So she thought she'd make one. What she was really doing in the bathroom that night, was making a "tail" for her baby! Oh, Morgs!