As I was walking upstairs to take Isabella some juice this morning, she appeared, opened the gate and said, “Come on in little lady!”
This after she proclaimed the other night, ” I don’t have a beef with that” when I told her to keep walking in Target.
She’s a character all right!
We were watching a cartoon on TV and some carrots flashed up on the screen. I asked Isabella what those were and she said, “Carrots! Those are for bunny wabbits and healfy people!”
I guess I could take a lesson from her!
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I know I haven’t posted in a while. Life’s been busy. Guess it’s time to play “catch up”!
1. I took a blow to the face in volleyball last week. Got hit right on my left cheek.
This picture was taken after about 5 days after it happened and it’s a nice greenish yellow color. Still a tad bit tender but nothing show stopping.
2. CJ and I went out on a date last weekend! Woot! We tried a new restaurant and it was fabulous!
OK so CJ looks annoyed in this pic but he wasn’t. I think I caught him right before/after the smile. Anywho, the place was Mark’s Bistro and it’s located above some shops in the Dundee neighborhood of Omaha. We had a great view from our table.
More importantly, the food was great! I had their famous macaroni and cheese. I mean, how could I not order that?
It didn’t disappoint! CJ got a salmon sandwich of some sort that was also very good.
After dinner we went to see “The Fantastik’s” at the local community theatre. It was in their small “in the round” theatre and we had front row seats. At one point one of the characters handed me his prop – pruning shears – and asked me to hold them. Turns out that actor was CJ’s high school theatre teacher! We went backstage afterwards and saw him. He said, “Hey, you were the one holding my shears!” It was a really fun evening and nice to get out for a bit!
3. Isabella helped me make Thin Mint Brownie’s on Sunday.
Samson was very interested in helping too…
There ended up being more licking than actual helping, but that’s ok!
4. I had to take Samson in to the vet today. He’s been limping around off and on for a few weeks. They think he has a sprained ACL. Doc gave him a steroid shot and some pain meds. Said if he didn’t stop limping after a few days on the meds, then they’d have to put him under and do X-Rays and other tests to see if there is a tear or something. Here’s hoping the meds and some rest do the trick!
5. Today I got to tour the construction site of the new office tower my company is building. It was super cool to see it all up close and personal!
Safety first!
This is one of the main hubs where all the electrical, HVAC, etc. run through.
Careful not to get to close to this guy!
Anyone have marshmallows?
Interior of the windows which are made of special glass. Don’t ask me to explain what’s special about it…I wasn’t listening that close. It’s environmental stuff.
Then we got to ride in this “Man Lift” all the way to the top. Our guide kept saying, “Man life…er, Woman lift…er,…Person lift.” Dude, just call it an elevator.
Now for the view from the top (11 stories up)!
Hiya!
I tell ya, I do not know how construction workers get those hard hats to stay on. I must not have a head shaped well for those. Mine kept slipping no matter how I tightened it. As you can see the vest didn’t fit real well either. But hey, it wasn’t about looking good, it was about safety!
6. As I was tucking Isabella in to bed tonight, she held on during our usual nightly hug for an extra long time. She rested her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes while I rocked her. I could have stood like that forever. After a few minutes, she pulled back, looked me in the eye, and then gave me a kiss and a smile.
There ain’t nothing better than that.
Nighty night!
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1. Isabella has turned the corner from being a distraction when I’m trying to get things done to being my helper. Instead of the constant “hold me! hold me!” pleas I used to get (OK, sometimes still do), I can now give her a task and let her do it.
For example, when making dinner the other night, I told her to play dress up as that would really help mommy out.
Like, really.
So she did!
First she put on a pair of slippers.
Then she added the crowning touch.
OK 3 crowns.
Believe it or not, this kept her busy for the 15 minutes I needed to throw some ingredients together.
I also discovered a trick to both tiring her out AND getting help at the store: make her push the cart. She thinks this is so much fun. What she doesn’t realize is that she’s getting lots of exercise walking around Target multiple times and it helps me keep track of her since she’s right there in front of me.
Genius!
No worries, she manages to have plenty of fun too.
Like finding beautiful bags to hold.
And hugging pillows.
2. Over dinner, I asked Isabella today if she went outside to play in the snow. She said, “Not probably. It’s not impossible.”
Not sure if that means she did or didn’t. We have a little Riddler on our hands folks!
3. Speaking of The Riddler, CJ has a multitude of comic book posters in the basement. They used to hang in his man cave at the old house. In the new house, they’re just leaning against the wall, waiting for a home. Isabella saw one the other day that had every single Marvel character imaginable on it.
She was naming some of the more obvious character like Spiderman, Captain America, Hulk, etc. She impressed me when she could pinpoint Wolverine, The Thing and Thor. Then she blew me away when I pointed to this guy and said, “I bet you don’t know who that is!”
I mean, I don’t even know who that is.
Without hesitating she replied, “That’s Juggernaut Mommy!”
*jaw dropping*
I checked with CJ and she’s right. Little Smarty Pants.
Tomorrow I plan to set her down to do our taxes.
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Isabella has always been a mover and a shaker. Even in the womb she was rolling and kicking a lot. The nurse joked at our first ultrasound that Munchkin was doing the can-can in there!
So it comes as no surprise that to this day she loves to shake her grove thing any time music is playing. She’s a lot like me that way. I’m “that person” who bobs and wiggles in their seat when good music is playing at a restaurant or bar. And just try and stop me from getting out on the dance floor when we go to the clubs.
Lately I’ve been fortunate enough to have my phone nearby when Isabella was “breaking it down” and have caught a few moments on video. I posted the one already from the Super Bowl party. Here are a few more for your viewing pleasure!
Warning: intense cuteness ahead!
Notice the fancy footwork she does in the middle and then her Bill Cosby hip action toward the end.
Here she is dancing to the “hot dog dance” at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
And last but not least, today I caught her dancing to the music from her toy camera. She does some fancy moves in this one – using all the space and even mouthing some of the words. Look out Milley Vanilly!
I hope you enjoyed those as much as we did! We want them over and over mostly because Isabella likes to watch herself. But we never get tired of it either.
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