Potluck Ponderings

Emo asked me last night as I was tucking her into bed... " Moma , when do I have to give up my ' granma have'?" Her " Granma have" is a well worn gingham pastel...used-to-be-soft- blankie that Grandma Lorena (Joe's mom) made for her first birthday. It was quickly Emily's favorite blankie to snuggle and sleep with. Always slow to wake up in the morning, she would come wild-haired and squinty -eyed out of her room in the morning and say, " Nuggle you". We would, when time allowed, sit snuggling on the corner of the sofa for at least a half hour. I remember smelling her sweet morning smell like it was yesterday. Those were the days before she announced she was too grown up for the Wiggles and opted instead for Hannah Montana... When she'd had her fill of comfort, she would eventually get awake and slip off my lap to sing and dance to "cold spaghetti-cold spaghetti" and "fruit salad..yummy-yummy". I could, then, m...

Last night was probably Nate's last night sleeping with a pacifier. This evening...he was playing hide and seek with Daddy with his very last one (which we've been reminding him for weeks...this is the last one...no more money to buy passy's...he would reply..."need money"). Nate asked "daddy need passy-fire?". I said, "No, big boys don't need passy's". He said, "big boys don' need passy". I thought, yeah...if we repeat this for a few days that idea might stick! After playing with all of us, wrestling, hiding the passy...then finding it "ther-ut-iz"....he was biting on it and said, "hum...it boke...gabage" and he proceded to throw his very last passy in the garbage. At bed time...I thought , oh no, this is going to be a long night! But, he was fine and went to bed without crying....said "big boys don' need passy-fire". Next, if we can just convince him big boys don't wear diapers....

Friday night was the Sandhills Farmlife Daisy Troop 916 Bridge to Brownies ceremony. So, Emily is now officially a Brownie Girlscout. The girls made special goodbye cards for Emily since she won't be back next year. Saturday morning we attended her Fun Meet for Basic 1 gymnastics class...she has mastered the cartwheel and most of the time a handstand! It sure was a busy weekend with lots of activities but just enough time Sunday afternoon for a powernap in the hammock! Still no "bites" on our house for those wondering...waiting, praying and house shopping on line for now...could be months and I'm prepared for that