Friday, August 31, 2018
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Monday, August 27, 2018
Sunday, August 26, 2018
The Sunday Funnies
Dorothy and I were cuddling on the couch, and she licked me and meowed. It clicked with me that this must be what goes on when Dorothy "plays kitty cat" with her friend on the school playground. "Dorothy," I asked, "when you play kitty cat with Rye, do you lick her?" "No," Dorothy said. "She licks me."
We read a version of Sleeping Beauty where the uninvited fairy put a curse on the baby. Dorothy said, "The fairy would not have done that curse if only they had invited her." I asked, "What do you think she would have given the baby if she had been invited?" and Dorothy replied, "A pretty pacifier."
Dorothy: My arms don't move together but my eyes do. Why?
Pandora radio was playing and Dorothy said, "That's funny that there's an Octopus's Garden." I said, "This song is by The Beatles, the same band that played the other song you liked, Yellow Submarine." She said, "That's funny that this is really from A Bug's Life."
Brian, reading a short story about Bambi: I don't think I've ever seen Bambi.
Dorothy: That's because he's pretend.
Dorothy's fork fell to the floor. I said, "Be careful with your forks." "Why?" she asked. "When your fork falls on the floor, it makes the fork dirty, and it makes the floor dirty, and it creates work for me when I have to pick it up," I said as I leaned over to pick up the fork. "It's only short work," she said.
I let the air out of a pool toy. Dorothy found it, brought it to me, and said, "Look! It's deflated." I said, "Oh, it looks like the plug opened. It's okay. I can blow it up again. Also, sweetie, 'deflated' is a great word." She said, "Mom, lots of people say 'deflated'."
We read a version of Sleeping Beauty where the uninvited fairy put a curse on the baby. Dorothy said, "The fairy would not have done that curse if only they had invited her." I asked, "What do you think she would have given the baby if she had been invited?" and Dorothy replied, "A pretty pacifier."
Dorothy: My arms don't move together but my eyes do. Why?
Pandora radio was playing and Dorothy said, "That's funny that there's an Octopus's Garden." I said, "This song is by The Beatles, the same band that played the other song you liked, Yellow Submarine." She said, "That's funny that this is really from A Bug's Life."
Brian, reading a short story about Bambi: I don't think I've ever seen Bambi.
Dorothy: That's because he's pretend.
Dorothy's fork fell to the floor. I said, "Be careful with your forks." "Why?" she asked. "When your fork falls on the floor, it makes the fork dirty, and it makes the floor dirty, and it creates work for me when I have to pick it up," I said as I leaned over to pick up the fork. "It's only short work," she said.
I let the air out of a pool toy. Dorothy found it, brought it to me, and said, "Look! It's deflated." I said, "Oh, it looks like the plug opened. It's okay. I can blow it up again. Also, sweetie, 'deflated' is a great word." She said, "Mom, lots of people say 'deflated'."
Friday, August 24, 2018
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Aunt Susan and Uncle Don stopped by for a nice visit in Savannah
Here are the ladies at the Botanical Gardens on a surprisingly temperate evening
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Monday, August 20, 2018
Welcome, Andrew Marvin Lasseter!
Born August 20
3:07 pm
8 lb 1 oz
20.5 in
Proud parents Daniel and Valerie and big sister Alina
Sunday, August 19, 2018
The Sunday Funnies
I asked Dorothy what sort of fun she had at Gram & Big Daddy's house. She said, "Gram doesn't exactly play with me. She watches me play. When I have a little girl one day, I will exactly play with her."
I complained after driving Dorothy to school, "We caught all the red lights." Dorothy said, "We caught all the green ones, too."
Dorothy loves letters and got very excited to learn that "knife" begins with a silent Kk. Now she wants to know if everything is silent -- "Does apple have a silent Aa? Does Dorothy have a silent Yy?"
A few months ago when I took Dorothy to the YMCA pool only to find out that it was closed, she cried and I took her to get a treat at Pelican's Snoballs instead. This week again we got to the Y and the pool was closed; she said calmly, "That's okay. We can go to Pelican's Snoballs."
Dorothy loves babies. She's not so good at catching and throwing balls. We were gently tossing a basketball and she was jumping back and flinching. Finally I told her that the ball is a baby, and she needed to reach out and catch that baby. It worked like a charm.
I complained after driving Dorothy to school, "We caught all the red lights." Dorothy said, "We caught all the green ones, too."
Dorothy loves letters and got very excited to learn that "knife" begins with a silent Kk. Now she wants to know if everything is silent -- "Does apple have a silent Aa? Does Dorothy have a silent Yy?"
A few months ago when I took Dorothy to the YMCA pool only to find out that it was closed, she cried and I took her to get a treat at Pelican's Snoballs instead. This week again we got to the Y and the pool was closed; she said calmly, "That's okay. We can go to Pelican's Snoballs."
Dorothy loves babies. She's not so good at catching and throwing balls. We were gently tossing a basketball and she was jumping back and flinching. Finally I told her that the ball is a baby, and she needed to reach out and catch that baby. It worked like a charm.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Friday, August 17, 2018
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Monday, August 13, 2018
Sunday, August 12, 2018
The Sunday Funnies
Gram bought Dorothy some light-up tennis shoes. Dorothy and I were at the movies, and she kicked her feet on the seat to light them up three or four times in the dark. I leaned over to ask her not to do that, and she informed me, "I'm trying to look for my toy that I dropped."
I was playing music, and when I came back into the room, Dorothy was standing absolutely frozen by the speaker. She had her brow furrowed and she seemed thunderstruck. Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn's After the Fire is Gone was playing. I said, "Dorothy, what's the matter?" She said, "I love this song."
Regarding her dresser: "I can't remember which drawer has my socks, because the drawers all look just the same."
Every day or so Dorothy's toe will "snap" (like cracking your knuckles). We all think this is funny and she points it out. Yesterday, I was asking her to clean, and she said, "My toe snapped! My toe is saying, 'Mom, you pick up the toys.'" I said, "Oh, your toe is talking to you now?" and she said, "No, my toe is talking to you!"
We were visiting our friends Megan & John who have a toddler and a baby. Dorothy pulled me down to her level and said firmly, "Follow me to the living room." When we got there, she climbed up on the couch, stretched out her arms, and said, "I want to hold the baby."
I was playing music, and when I came back into the room, Dorothy was standing absolutely frozen by the speaker. She had her brow furrowed and she seemed thunderstruck. Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn's After the Fire is Gone was playing. I said, "Dorothy, what's the matter?" She said, "I love this song."
Regarding her dresser: "I can't remember which drawer has my socks, because the drawers all look just the same."
Every day or so Dorothy's toe will "snap" (like cracking your knuckles). We all think this is funny and she points it out. Yesterday, I was asking her to clean, and she said, "My toe snapped! My toe is saying, 'Mom, you pick up the toys.'" I said, "Oh, your toe is talking to you now?" and she said, "No, my toe is talking to you!"
We were visiting our friends Megan & John who have a toddler and a baby. Dorothy pulled me down to her level and said firmly, "Follow me to the living room." When we got there, she climbed up on the couch, stretched out her arms, and said, "I want to hold the baby."
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Friday, August 10, 2018
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Monday, August 6, 2018
Sunday, August 5, 2018
The Sunday Funnies
Dorothy: What do cats eat?
Sarah: Cats who live in the wild eat bugs and mice.
Dorothy: What do they drink?
Sarah: They drink water.
Dorothy: Do they drink milk?
Sarah: Baby kittens drink milk from their moms, but big cats drink water.
Dorothy: Do big cats drink water and milk not from their moms? Is there underground milk?
Sarah: Do you want to go see the Alvin & the Chipmunks movie?
Dorothy: What are their names?
Sarah: Alvin, Simon, & Theodore.
Dorothy: Are they boys or girls?
Sarah: Boys.
Dorothy: Are there any girl chipmunks in the movie?
Sarah: I think there is one.
Dorothy: Is she a mom? Is she a baby? Is she a baby and a mom?
Somehow I ended up telling Dorothy that she can be a boss someday. She said, "I don't want to be a boss. I want to be a doctor."
We were taking a walk after a big rain. Water was still pouring into the sewer, and Dorothy was pulling from at least two previous conversations --
Dorothy: Do you hear the water in the gutter? I love the sound of nature.
We were playing Elsa and Anna. Dorothy said, "Elsa, let's pretend to be Lumpy and Roo."
So we pretended for a while to be Lumpy and Roo (from Winnie the Pooh), until Dorothy's Roo said to me, "Lumpy, have you heard of Elsa and Anna?"
Sarah: Cats who live in the wild eat bugs and mice.
Dorothy: What do they drink?
Sarah: They drink water.
Dorothy: Do they drink milk?
Sarah: Baby kittens drink milk from their moms, but big cats drink water.
Dorothy: Do big cats drink water and milk not from their moms? Is there underground milk?
Sarah: Do you want to go see the Alvin & the Chipmunks movie?
Dorothy: What are their names?
Sarah: Alvin, Simon, & Theodore.
Dorothy: Are they boys or girls?
Sarah: Boys.
Dorothy: Are there any girl chipmunks in the movie?
Sarah: I think there is one.
Dorothy: Is she a mom? Is she a baby? Is she a baby and a mom?
Somehow I ended up telling Dorothy that she can be a boss someday. She said, "I don't want to be a boss. I want to be a doctor."
We were taking a walk after a big rain. Water was still pouring into the sewer, and Dorothy was pulling from at least two previous conversations --
Dorothy: Do you hear the water in the gutter? I love the sound of nature.
We were playing Elsa and Anna. Dorothy said, "Elsa, let's pretend to be Lumpy and Roo."
So we pretended for a while to be Lumpy and Roo (from Winnie the Pooh), until Dorothy's Roo said to me, "Lumpy, have you heard of Elsa and Anna?"
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Friday, August 3, 2018
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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