Fun Fact Friday!!

* TLNG has been sleeping longer.  I think that she's going through a massive growth spurt or something else [heavenly].  I have been awake before her every day for a week and a half.

* I ended up having one of The Best Christmases EVAR. I enjoyed the pace of the day.  I had been prepared and most everything came off without a hitch.  I couldn't turn the frittata out of the pan, but other than that, breakfast at my house was good (I just cut it and served it in wedges from the pan).  The Nephew said this: 'Tatie?  You are cooking?'  Like that.  Like a question.  'Yes, Nephew, and there really IS a Santa Claus.'

* The holiday was one of the best evar in spite of the fact that my dad couldn't make it, due to weather.  That and, you know, my mom has never seen my kid in a [Target] Fancy Christmas Dress.  I have this little compartment in my head where I put shit like that and then conveniently don't think about it too much.  The + side of this coping skill = Best Christmas Evar. The - side = Having EMAs and Being Awake Before Your Toddler.

* This morning, I ran out of tea bags.  Oh, holy hell.  I was just scrounging through my house, looking for a wayward, stray bag, like a tea junkie.  It's very sad. My solution ended up consisting of remnants of loose tea and a tea ball and two cups and a coffee filter and spillage.  Good thing you can't see me.  And my shame.  I think I've finally hit rock bottom.

*  In a stroke of genius, I decided to get my MIL a Coach Bag.  Myself excluded, every female in The Man's family (except my MIL) carries an expensive bag.  Turns out, by the end of the day?  My MIL had THREE Coach Bags.  We ALL had that same stroke of genius.  Is that bizarre?  My MIL was stunned silly, but gracious as ever and said this: 'I just went from Kmart to Macy's.'  Cute, right?  She's taking one back.  But not mine.

* I also got a kick-ASS gift, from The Man. A Cannon Rebel!  WOOOT!! OMG ILOVEMYCAMERA. ILOOOOVEMYCAMERA.

* It can do this:

 

And also this:

* That little baby-doll head that you see is the Baby Do-Do (Pronounced Doe-Doe) that TLNG got from Santa.  [Aside: Do Do is the Baby French word for sleep and this is TLNG's short-hand for the fact that the baby closes her eyes when you lay her down.]  For about a week and a half, I'd say, 'What's Santa going to bring you?' and she'd say, 'BABY DO DO!'

* I was EXTREMELY pleased that she attached herself to this little baby.  I paid like, 30 bucks for it, at a toy store that carries European Toys (equalling no lead paint, etc.)  I would have been a leetle put out if she glommed onto the $4, crazy-looking dolly that someone else gave her.

* I forGOT to tell you all this, and I can't believe it but one day, TLNG was sick and, well, let's just say that her Creepy Dolly took one for the team.  In a moment of [nausea from the smell] desperation, I tossed B1 into the washer and dug out B2 and just casually [tossed her] placed her in plain sight.  TLNG found her, hugged her, kissed her and then?  She started whining and pulling on that fucking hat!  And then I had THIS moment of genius.  I said, quickly, 'Mommy got her a NEW HAT!  She has a NEW HAT!'  And you know what?  That shit WORKED, yo.

Let's hear it for TWO BRAIDS!
 P.S. She wanted to play in that thing.  She's putting everyone 'Do Do' in there.

* The other best present I got was that The Man figured out how to take the YEAR AND A HALF of video off of our camera and burned it onto a BAZILLION discs.  I can't wait until my kid gets a load of THAT.

* I'm on the Fourth Book in the Twilight series and I'm STILL ROLLING MY EYES.  *sigh*

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Comments

[Swistle]

Your link to EMAs, it does not work. There is an extra "http//" in there. I tell you this not because I couldn't figure it out my damn self and get to it anyway, but because I think if I found out later that a link didn't work, I might be like, "Um, did not ONE PERSON click that link??"

The picture of your girl's face is TOO CUTE.

Your hat trick was a stroke of genius.

Things like "mom never seeing girl in fancy dress" HAVE to go in a different area, because they are too too awful.

[Lori]

t, you're sweet- I DO feel like we talked since hearing your long message :)

[Erica]

Does TLNG speak a lot of baby french?

[Sam]

As the anniversary of my dad's death approaches and the impending arrival of the grandson named after him I'm getting that blue feeling of how much he is missing and how much I miss him. I'm sorry that you are missing your mom, too.

[Amanda]

Love the pics with the new camera. TLNG looks so happy about her photo shoot LOL. I'm with the previous poster. nothing for dinner, we go out, bread, milk, no biggies, but Mama NEEDS her caffeine.

[Domestic Extraordinaire]

Congrats on the new camera and on getting TLNG to accept the "new" dolly.

[the new girl]

Mama Bub: I SO, SO hear you on that. I was a photo major in undergrad, though, so I have SOME familiarity with TAKING the photos. I am that way, though, about learning how to edit and such in the computah.

[Mama Bub]

Yay for new fancy cameras. I'm so proud that you're actually using yours already.

Mine is still mocking me from the dining room table, saying things like "You'll never be able to use me to my full potention." Or whatever.

This is what I do when I'm overwhelmed. I avoid.

[Manic Mommy]

I can't believe you ran out of tea! I go into a panic when I get down to like, 10 bags. Run out of bread? No problem. Nothing for dinner? We'll order out.

Run out of tea. Not on your life!

[the new girl]

Stimey: It's cool, yo. I knew what you meant.

I live in FEAR that someone is going to submit me to one of those 'You Dress Like Shit And You Need A Clothing Make-Over' shows.

Intervention would at least give me some street cred.

[Stimey]

About the tea. Intervention about the tea. And maybe Intervention for creepy dolls for TLNG.

I wish I'd never started this weird comment.

[Stimey]

All fun facts! I'm glad you had such a fabulous Christmas!

But I may have to call A&E or Bravo or whoever the hell it is that does "Intervention" to get them over to your house.