January 24, 2010
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Fun And Games With Chewlee…Once Again
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARMThe Princess was over, bright and early, with Chewlee. Chewlee was NOT a happy camper only because she had been asleep and had to be woken up. As a result, she came in her pajamas and pretty much insisted she was going to keep them on all day. I tried to get her into regular clothes after she got up from her nap but she would have no part of it.
Once she woke up, she was sunny and cheerful. She had a banana for breakfast but told me she didn’t want any cereal or eggs. I let it go because, when she finally becomes hungry, she becomes very vocal about wanting to eat. She drank her juice at the table while the Beast and I drank our coffee. Then it was time to watch some TV in the computer room. Of course, she insisted on *baby ‘zilla* so I gave in and put it in the dvd player. However, after the scenes where Godzilla has fought almost all the monsters on the island and has taught his son how to use his *bad breath*, she decided she wanted to watch something else.
I know! I was just stunned. She picked out her Dora the Explorer dvd and we watched all four episodes on it.Then she had to play with her *computer* (the little laptop with different learning games on it). Every time she got something right, she would yell, *I did it! I did it!* It was just too cute. Then she wanted to read to me and insisted I had to sit on the floor while she sat in her little Dora chair. It gave me a clue about how the teacher at her school reads to them because, as she turned the pages of her Paddington Bear Colors book, she held it up in the air so I could see it. I could envision the teacher doing that in school for her kids in the class.
Oh, I did find out what happened at the dentist’s office AND the parent-teacher conference. The reason the Princess said nothing was…..nothing happened. Chewlee was too antsy and uncooperative so the dentist rescheduled her for another day when he had more time to deal with her. Then, the teacher couldn’t meet with the Princess and SHE had to reschedule. Not a great day for the Princess all-in-all. Nothing accomplished except for sending off the windows to the Jeep that didn’t fit.
When Chewlee was finished *reading* to me (oh, and she got ALL her colors correct), I had a hard time getting out of the lotus position I had been sitting in. Lord, it’s awful to get older.
The baby tried to help me and finally grabbed my feet to try to straighten out my legs. Then she kept hugging me and telling me, *I sorry, Gramma….I sorry!* because she felt she had done that to me. I told her that Daddy was coming to pick her up and she kept shaking her head no and telling me that *Daddy is sleeping. Daddy went night-night*. When he showed up, she got the biggest smile on her face and yelled *Daddy!* I said to her, *I told you Daddy was coming to get you.* and she just smiled and ran to get her baby doll and her blankey. She had put her baby doll to bed after the stories because she said it was time for her to go to sleep. I’m guessing that the Princess reads to her just before bedtime mostly because SHE used to like that when she was little. Of course, she always asked for * just one more…just one more* like most kids do.
I made the Beast and I some chicken chow mein for dinner since it’s one of the Beast’s favorites and I had all the ingredients. I did, however, kind of overdo the water chestnuts I think. The Beast complained that he had so many his bottom plate finally came loose. He just can’t eat unless the gunk he uses on them lasts through the meal. I told him that, next time, just clean them off, dry them and put them back in so he can finish up his meal. Somehow, that idea seems to never have occurred to him. Sheesh.
I went to put away what few things Chewlee hadn’t put back and found that she had actually put her little laptop back into the little case that came with it. I think she likes the velcro tabs on it to close it up. She did a really nice job. I usually have to help her put that away but she managed to be patient and do it herself today.
Oh, and she loves the fireplace. Actually, she loves to sit on the hearth for it (when it’s not ON, of course). She even brought her baby doll there and sat her up against the frame of the fireplace on the hearth so she could watch her better.
She spent some time sitting with Papa and watching TV. It was cute to see her cuddle up with him and they watched Sponge Bob together. He’s so good with her and always has been. I’ve never seen him be so good with any little one like he was right from the beginning. Even the Princess brought that up when she came by for lunch.
Oh, the Beast took Baron for a run down by the lake and, afterward, they stopped at Pet Depot to pick up some more food for the dog. They had a big pen outside and some people (and animals) were there representing *Second Chance*. Baron caused quite a stir and he really ate it up. He even rolled on his back so people could pet him and scratch his stomach. The Beast thought he would never get him away from there. Even all the puppies and young dogs in the pen clamored for Baron’s attention and he went over and sniffed them all. When he came home, he pranced around here like he was King Tut after all that attention. Then he plopped down and went to sleep.
I worked on cleaning off my craft table today because I found a couple areas on my outside statuary that need some touching up. I figured I would bring them in to let them warm up well and then touch them up and reseal them. At least my gnome at the front door is still in great condition and it’s almost two years now since I repainted it and sealed it. However, it isn’t exposed quite as much to the weather as the ones on the deck and in the yard are.
Time to wrap this up and get it ready for posting. We are in for some nasty weather the next two nights so if you don’t find a new post here on one of them, it’s because of our satellite internet. If the weather is really bad, I don’t get internet because it can’t get a signal. Love you all. I hope you have a great day and a good weekend. Thanks to my drop-in’s from Korea. I am assuming they are military (US) but I could be wrong. Anyway, love you too and thanks for stopping in.
Be good and please take care. Life is too short and good people hard to find sometimes.
