January 21, 2009
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And So Begins The First Hundred Days…..
I’m really not political in the true sense of the word. I don’t believe that I should force MY personal views on anyone nor should they try to do the same to me. I would like to see people use common sense about all things but that seldom happens and so we have a political mess most of the time.
I do hope that Obama is able to meet some of the goals he promised but, I think that the *good ole’ boy* way of dealing with issues in Washington is going to be more than he can overcome with all THEIR personal agendas. Today is the first full day he has to start working on his own agenda…..the things he promised he would try to overcome and achieve. We will have to wait and see.
Chewlee’s grandparents (paternal) sent a big box of Xmas stuff for her. They deliberately waited so that Chewlee would have a *second* Christmas and hoped she would also be able to remember it was sent by them. *Eyes rolling over that possibility*. She’s only 18 months old, guys!
They sent her some cute toys that are educational and just about perfect for her age. Two of the three talking toys also speak the same things in Spanish. They think that, as do I, exposing her to Spanish at an early age helps her to learn some Spanish words. It seems to fascinate her to switch back and forth from English to Spanish but how much she will absorb, I am not sure. She seems to learn it better if I repeat the words so we do that when she is interested. She just gets bored quickly at this age.
They also sent some nice pajamas and a cute outfit that are a great fit for her age and adorable. I noticed that some of the things came from K-Mart. I’m really going to have to check them out because the quality is good and it’s also different from what I have found at Walmart. They sent a book of baby prayers with pages that are thick and easy for her to turn. That came from her other great-grandmother and she signed it so it should be a nice keepsake for Chewlee.
I know she will remember her paternal grandfather because he is able to come to spend time with her. He usually keeps her overnight at least once when he is visiting. I just hope that she might actually sleep the whole night for him soon. He manages to buy her something that MOVES….like her first little trike and then he’s bought her two that are battery operated and move if you press the right button or turn the handle. They are adorable and she loves them but they are too big to keep in the house and the weather sucks. She will have a ball with them this spring, however, and will probably not be half-afraid of them by then.
Her paternal grandmother recently moved to Knoxville after a corporate restructuring so I expect that she will soon be claiming Chewlee for at least a week when she is more settled in and the weather is better. I’m so glad that Chewlee has family that loves her and wants to keep in contact with her. She is adorable and has lots of love she will share. Even Johnnycakes family loves her and spoils her rotten….LOL
The Princess told me that Johnnycakes grandfather called when they were there yesterday and Chewlee, of course, wanted to get on the phone to talk to him. Ha! Ha! Half the time she gets totally frozen when you hand the phone to her and says nothing. The other half, she talks gibberish and gets upset when you tell her to say *bye* and take the phone away. She apparently spoke her gibberish and then the grandfather wanted to know when the Princess was going to bring *their* grandbaby over to meet them. The Princess thought this was really funny….NOT. But I told her that she should take the teasing with a grain of salt and realize that this was really a nice thing. The whole family is willing to accept both her and Chewlee as *family*. I just love how they tease the Princess and she gets flustered.
Chewlee is walking around here right now with my sneakers on her little feet (and doing a good job of walking even though she looks like she has clown shoes on). She’s got her mother’s belt draped over her shoulders like it’s a long necklace and she’s carrying a tote bag. She reminds me of a homeless person for some reason. Right now she is stuffing the tote with a variety of her toys that are strewn around the room. I know that, in a minute, she will want me to read to her from one of her books that she has in the bag. Ut oh, looks like it’s going to be right now. Yep, she’s grabbing her blankey, her bottle and has a book in hand. It’s too funny to see her trying to manage all three items since the book is a big, heavy one.
I will close for now. Love you all. Have a great, if cool day. It’s 17 degrees here as we speak and is 40 degrees in Fort Lauderdale AND windy….LOL At least WE are spared the wind.
