Ten on Tuesday

1. On the schedule this week: pajama day at preschool! I know this because *someone* has reminded me at least a dozen times since yesterday. She is all ready planning to wear her monkey pajamas. AND she gets to bring Teddy, so it is sure to be the best.day.ever. 

2. I'm all ready crossing one item off my list of 52 Things! "#8. Get a massage." Over all, an enjoyable experience. But that part where she massages your butt cheek? Awkward. 

3. Cabin fever is setting in. Is it Day 7 of temperatures in the negatives? I'm losing track all ready...bring on the sunshine please.

4. Meet our three-year-old ballet superstar:

I've given up trying to get her to smile for the camera. I said, "show me your favorite ballet pose." I think this is "moody starlet."

5. Viewing Day came just in time. We were just debating whether she should finish the year of ballet because we were convinced that they just dress up in tights and run around the room in circles. 

There was definitely some running around in circles. But, to be fair, they were also plies and other fancy ballet moves (for which I do not know the name) that look totally adorable and endearing when performed by unselfconscious three-year-olds.The best part was the ballerina march. I think the teacher was hoping for grace, but it was a full-on gallop in a pink tutu. Eleven times.

6. For the record, I DID comb her hair before we left. I even added a clip. I don't know what happened during that five minutes from house to dance studio. 

7. Project 365 is rolling along. Sadie says, "Mommy, would you like this picture?" at least once a day. This morning as we were walking across the parking lot, admiring the sunshine, she said, "I really wish I had my camera." I love my mini-me.

8. Have I mentioned this book? My Quotable Kid. A cute little notebook for writing down all the crazy things your sidekick says. I try to blog them from time to time, but I keep this notebook in the kitchen where I can run to it and jot things down before I forget. Every page has a spot for writing the who/what/where/when, so you can use the book for more than one kid. It won't be long before I get to enter a few quotes from this kid:

He all ready yells a lot. I'm assuming it will be funny and/or quotable at some point in the near future when I can understand what in the heck he's saying. But! He is signing! Milk, "more," and Mommy. All the important stuff. 

9. When I was looking for the link for My Quotable Kid, I discovered Your Birthday Book. I'm trying to find a good and realistic method for memory-keeping, and the idea of having a birthday photo + quiz every year from 0-18 is so appealing to me. Wouldn't something like that be so fun to look at later?? 

10. When I was a little girl tagging along at the grocery store, I used to *beg* my mom to stock the freezer with those Hungry Man chicken pot pies. I still like chicken pot pies, but these are infinitely better than Hungry Man:

Freezer Chicken Pot Pies

and then you can ask the resident princess to make cinnamon pinwheels with the leftover pie dough:

Yum! I wish I hadn't eaten all of them all ready. 

Comments

[Katherine Louise Harris]

She is absolutely darling! I too love pot pies, they are delish in the winter (I live in MN, so I get when you say "cabin fever")

[Rhonda]

Great list!!!! Those books are awesome little late for some of my kids though. And i loooooove chicken pot pie!

[Heather M.]

I love these lists so much. How was pajama day? Sadie says such awesome things. I love it. Those ballerina photos are so cute. And yes, massaging the butt cheek = awkward - agreed.