Movers and Shakers

Lily is one of the most stubborn kids I know. She will insist that her way is the right way; that she is right when it is obvious she is not. For example, she will ask me where one of her prized stuffed animals is. She has a little stuffed husky that her grandpa bought her in Alaska, named “Cute”. Cute will disappear, and Lily will ask me to help her find Cute. Lily tells me Cute is in the bedroom; I find Cute in the living room. “NO!” Lily will yell, “CUTE IS NOT IN THE LIVING ROOM! SHE IS IN MY BEDROOM!!”

Oh, Lily.

Her stubbornness, however, has earned a new name–persistence.

Please permit me to brag a little about my daughters.

One day this spring, Lily decided that it was time to buy new shoes with laces. I took her to Target, and we found a cute pair of shoes. I expected to be tying her shoes for her all summer.

She learned how to tie her shoes that same day.

Last weekend, she told Ed to remove the training wheels from her bike, because she was ready to learn how to ride a two-wheeler. With Ed running behind her, she learned how to ride that bike in four days. Her lanky legs look banged up from the intense bike riding she’s been doing.

Emmy is not going to be left behind. While Lily was learning how to ride her bike, Emmy learned how to pedal.

Don’t worry, Aunty M., Lily wears a helmet when she is riding her bike!

One proud Mommy,
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An Award, an Award!

Stacey over at ArtSnark’s Artifacts passed this award along to me. Thank you, Stacey!

As part of this award, I need to list 5 things I’m “into”.

  1. I just finished reading Truth and Beauty, which is about the friendship between Ann Patchett and Lucy Grealy, and so now I need to read Autobiography of a Face, by Lucy Grealy.
  2. My favorite cookbook right now is Hot Dish Heaven. I really want to make some cauliflower cheese!
  3. For Christmas, Ed gave my sister and me webcams. We finally have them set up, and it’s a great way for my sister to keep in touch with her nieces. Now I need to get my other sister, my brother and my parents set up.
  4. I love blogging, and want to work on improving my writing and computer skills. I just found a way to make my own button! I know, it looks a little amateurist since I don’t have Photoshop, but I had fun making it! I found the directions at Oikology 101.
  5. I’m into my husband. He cleans up the kitchen after dinner, AND he bought me birthday cake! (I’m also really into my girls, but that goes without saying, right?)

I’m passing on this award to these five bloggers. Please visit their blogs, and give them some nice comments!

  1. Christine at The Book Bench; she blogs about books I might not otherwise hear about.
  2. Becky over at Suburban Matron; be extra nice to Becky; Target really let her down yesterday.
  3. Chris blogs at two sites: Coke On My Keyboard and Text Imps. She always writes great comments!
  4. Shangrila at My Bella Figlia; she has three kids AND still finds time to knit!
  5. Keely over at The Un-Mom has a warped sense of humor that always makes me laugh. She also blogs at A Letter for Xander.
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