Well, Thursday is Valentines Day, and you know what that means. Fucking seasonal cookies, that's what. I am signed up to bring them for AD's Valentines Day party at daycare. AGAIN. It was either that or the sandwich tray, and I think I speak for both of us when I say: fuck that noise, and also what happened to the mini-muffins?
Bonus daycare anecdote: One of AD's teachers is leaving the daycare center, and she wrote a thank-you note to us on her last day which included the following heartwarming comment:
"Even though [AD] never really warmed up to me, I enjoyed seeing her each day. She is the most beautiful girl."
Seriously. Is this teacher code for "your child is a frosty yet beautiful ice queen SLASH hell beast"? I mean, really. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Gah.
She HAS been rather high maintenance lately with her "beauty routine":
Her Highness now requires a Towel Turban (or whatev--what do you CALL those?) following each bath. Also, do you like how she's balanced precariously on the edge of the bed, just ripe for a faceplant? I cannot seem to capture a photo of her in a Safety Zone.
Actually, if you think that one's bad, how do you feel about THIS ONE?
Pool Maintenance. What?
Not pictured behind BR's fat head: the TELEVISION on our patio. OH YES WE DID.
42 comments:
Outdoor television? You are crazy, and I love it. It's too bad that your daughter is such a bitch.
Wait, I know you well enough at this point that I can write mean stuff like that and you know it is a lame attempt at humor, right? Ok, just checking.
-r--Hee! Seriously. Is she ready for CBU, or WHAT?
Oh, man. The pool picture is giving me heart palpatations a whole state away.
What is UP with AD's daycare? Does the staff have a secret room where they all take a course in Passive Aggressive Tips for Dummies?
Please say you're going to BUY the cookies again because seriously who has the TIME, especially with the all the outdoor TV watching that must be done? (Am so jealous for some warm weather - am usually not, but for some reason this year I am officially DONE WITH WINTER.)
I cannot seem to capture a photo of her in a Safety Zone. Hee!
YES - TV on the patio! You are the best!
P.S. Your house looks beautiful!
P.P.S. What the hell is up with all these exclamation marks in this comment???
Dude, a pool AND an outdoor TV? When can I move in?
P&D-Well, "beautiful" is a gross exaggeration, but thanks! Our house is an early 70s ranch, and you know how architecturally UNIQUE those were.
I'm kind of impressed that AD is still wearing bodysuits. I've totally given up trying to snap anything between Asher's legs anymore. Unless I want his foot planted squarely BETWEEN MY EYES.
Emily-I HATE onesies these days. She gets SO PISSED. I feel like I have to get a few more wears out of that Baby Gap one though since it was probably like $50 or something. Who purchases a WHITE ONESIE from BABY GAP? BR, that's who.
I must know: Can BR dress AD well? Like, can he match things and dress her so she doesn't look homeless? (I say that because Asher looks homeless when Dave dresses him.)
Dave has been in a Baby GAP approximately ONCE and that was because he was worried I would pick out something frilly for Asher's first Easter. (FRILLY!)
I totally just started a conversation we should be having over email in your comments.
Her towel turban totally reminds me of that moment in Grease, where the girls are all having a sleepover and they try to pierce Sandy's ears. (and yes, I'm dating myself!)
OH, and I LOVE AD's comforter. So cute.
He CAN, would be my guess, but he DOESN'T. I set out her outfits every night for the next day and he usually sticks with that. Then, if she needs to be changed, he'll stick with items from the "jeans and tshirts" drawer, where everything can be mixed and matched. I like the idea of having a drawer where ANY pant and ANY shirt can be combined without disasterous results.
Frilly. Awesome. Maybe something with ruffles on the butt.
AD is hilarious. She obviously picked on the daycare lady's inadequate social skills and decided she just couldn't be bothered by her obviously low self esteem. I mean come one, who writes that kind of a note? Crazy people, that's who.
Love the diva turban!
That note is killing me. It seriously, seriously bothers me when people seem to take the fickle whims of BABIES and TODDLERS to heart and become personally offended. I have a few relatives who did (and still do) this, starting when Addy was a baby and now to Eli. THE FIVE MONTH OLD, who clearly has definite opinions on your sense of humor and general personality. "Oh, he's crying, it must be because he HATES me!" Not that he had chronic diarhhea for three weeks and that he is teething.
Anyways, sorry, rantlet.
I think the daycare teacher is the cold one. AD never warmed up to her? She must be frosty.
LOVE the outdoor TV. We'll often pull a small one out to the poolside in the summer, but it's just a temporary thing.
Oh I think our daughters could be BFF's, 2 Precariously Placed Divas in Training. Mine is particularly fond of standing on a dining room chair to twirl.
A patio is not really a patio without a tv.
Everyone knows that!
You are seriously funny. Clicked over from your other new fan, MU. I used to live in El Paso, Brownsville and McAllen while I worked in Mexican Maquiladoros- now you know how good you have it!
I somehow didn't picture you having that much pink in your house . . . anyways - Our daycare is having us bring in fruit snacks. boring. I almost wish they would let us make cookies but everything has to be store bought and sealed. you know, in case we tried to poison everyone else's kids and our own in the process
AD looks a lot like you. I think. Very cute!
Love the TV on the patio. If A. and I either get a hot tub or a fire ring we want to put a TV out there with it to watch the Rockies or the Avalanche, depending on the season.
Weird, what the daycare lady wrote. Maybe your daughter sensed something was wrong with HER.
Also I think my ratio of dangerous-looking decent photos to safe-looking decent photos is 90-10, so yea. No judgement.
Matt, that is horrifying. Not the clicking over, the Border Cities, obv. Welcome! All these GUYS reading today!
Bananafana-You can talk to BR about the pink explosion. It's actually even worse in that room than it looks like from that picture. Each of the four walls is a different color. It's like an acid trip in there.
I love your patio, and your child. The note was just bitter about the kid not warming up to the teacher, because preschool teachers are easily slighted. Mine were all offended that I refused their back rubs.
Ha! Love the note - icy/beautiful. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eh?! Hehe. She gets cuter every day - can't wait to see her!
I'm not ICY, I'm EMOTIONALLY CRIPPLED. GOD. Heh.
I could make the obv. joke about AD being icy/throwing ice, but I won't.
Instead, I will ask two questions:
1. Is AD sleeping in a big girl bed already?
2. What are those pictures on her wall? Is she putting up posters of boy bands in her room? Is she like 12 already and just really really short?
Oh, and we are totally coming over to swim this summer. Whether you're home or not.
gah! i want a pool! with a tv! neato!
also, omg how lovely is AD. i love the turban.
Erica-No, she's not. That room used to be our "guest" room before she was born, and we still have a full-sized bed in there, since the room's big enough for both the bed and the crib. It's actually pretty handy as a place to change her and for getting her to sleep/parental crashing when she was younger.
The pictures are of us and our families. Again, BR and his wall clutter. Every INCH of that room is covered in some kind of crap. Now that I think of it, the boy band thing would be cooler. Is Tiger Beat still around?
Daycare lady's comments? Uhh. I like your interpretation of it though.
And also, I hope that pool picture wasn't taken recently, because if so, I hate you. You and your stupid pool and warm weather and shorts-wearing husband. If it wasn't taken recently, then you guys are still okay. And the outdoor TV kicks ass.
Anyone who writes "fuck that noise" on their blog will stay on my bloglines as long as they continue to write. Who am I kidding? I only need to read "fuck" a few times and I'm in love.
On the rare occasion that I pick my daughter up from daycare (as opposed to my husband picking her up), they always feel the need to tell me what a shit stirrer she is. I get it, she inspires other children to walk on tables and bang their cups on radiators, stop fucking telling me every time you see me!
Cute kid though. Frosty or not, heh.
Stephanie-Errr. It was this past weekend. But let's see how much you hate me when we're on our 95th consecutive day of 100 degree temps!
At least you are not one of those "America's Funniest Home Videos" folks who keep the camera running while their kid falls to their death.
I would pick up some cookies at the grocery store if I were you. You know the ones with icing thicker than the actual cookie. What is with the whole party on holidays thing anyways? I had to bring cupcakes for my son's birthday. This is in the Infant A room. You know the 1 and under crowd. I thought the class parties didn't start until elementary school. Ugh.
I don't even know what to think about that note. It's really confusing.
Too bad you're not on conversation heart duty, because those things? Those things are awesome.
AD with the towel turban is killing me! Maybe you can work it into her Halloween costume this year and she can be I Dream of Jeanie.
I can't get over the fact that the pool pic was taken RECENTLY.
I don't think I like you anymore.
Also, I can't even imagine a warm day. I'm serious- it's so WINTER here... going out without a coat/being HOT- hard to picture right now...
It means that HRH was cool to someone who was clearly not worthy, based on that lame-ass note.
Outdoor (or OUTDOOAH) TV rocks. Also - safety is for sissies. AH HA HA HA HAH HA!
First, I'm pissed because once again Blogger is pulling its SEPARATE TESSIE AND JMC crap. Your post didn't show up in my reader until THIS MORNING, which I will point out is the DAY AFTER you posted this.
Second, I too signed up for the Valentine's Day treat. February seemed SO FAR AWAY at the time. I found pre-made, ready-to-decorate cut-out cookie hearts at the grocery store and cans of pink and red icing that came with tips that work like Redi-Whip. Then in the bulk candy aisle, I picked up the large size conversation hearts (probably not a good choice for kids AD's age, these are for a 4-year-old preschool class, but any kind of Valentine candy will do). Trace the outside edge of the cookies with the icing, using one of the fancy tips that are included, squirt a bit in the center and stick the candy on it. Presto - a fancy Valentine treat with a 5-minute effort. If you can't find ready-to-decorate cookies, the individually wrapped rice krispy treats work just as well (I did those last year). Just unwrap and decorate. Voila! The lazy mom's homemade treat!
My digital camera is broken, so I don't have pics of this year's cookies, but somewhere I have pics of last year's rice krispy treats, maybe I'll look and do a post if I find them.
I love the towel turban head and it makes me hope again that this baby is a girl - so cute (and that room - oh how I long for pink flowers all over!) It is probably a boy, huh?
TV outside - never thought of that... Like it!
Dude.
You crack me UP. Seriously. I'm always laughing over here at your place.
Today it was:
What happened to the mini-muffins?
Her Highness now requires a Towel Turban.
And ripe for a face plant.
*sigh*
I needed that.
xo
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