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All thigh
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Father & son
Monday, February 18, 2019
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Saturday, February 16, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
The only donut Dorothy knows is strawberry icing with sprinkles
After Saturday night Mass Dorothy was disappointed that there were no donut holes. I told her we could go to church again the next morning if she wanted a donut hole. She agreed. This was so pathetic that we took her straight to Krispy Kreme.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
The Sunday Funnies
Recently I'll ask Dorothy a simple question, and she'll give me a lengthy answer. It goes like this:
Me: Dorothy, do you want milk?
Dorothy: If I go like this, the answer is yes (she'll stamp her foot once, or wave her arm over her head, or similar). If I go like this, the answer is no (she'll stamp her foot twice, or wave her arm in front of her belly, or the like).
Then she will choose one of the motion options for me to interpret her answer.
We listen to audio stories that are often folk tales and origin stories. After each fantastical story, Dorothy will ask me, "That's not real, right?" I told her, "No, these are folk tales. The stories are pretend but some of the things they are talking about, like the sun and the ocean, are real." Dorothy responded, "They should be called fake tales."
Me: Dorothy, do you want milk?
Dorothy: If I go like this, the answer is yes (she'll stamp her foot once, or wave her arm over her head, or similar). If I go like this, the answer is no (she'll stamp her foot twice, or wave her arm in front of her belly, or the like).
Then she will choose one of the motion options for me to interpret her answer.
We listen to audio stories that are often folk tales and origin stories. After each fantastical story, Dorothy will ask me, "That's not real, right?" I told her, "No, these are folk tales. The stories are pretend but some of the things they are talking about, like the sun and the ocean, are real." Dorothy responded, "They should be called fake tales."
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Friday, February 8, 2019
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Friday, February 1, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Sunday, January 27, 2019
The Sunday Funnies
Dorothy filled out a questionnaire at school about Brian.
I LOVE DAD!!
MY FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH DAD IS to cook with him.
MY DAD'S AGE IS I don't know.
DAD'S FAVORITE FOOD IS pizza.
I LOVE DAD BECAUSE he says, "Do you want to lick a snowman?"
I LOVE DAD!!
MY FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH DAD IS to cook with him.
MY DAD'S AGE IS I don't know.
DAD'S FAVORITE FOOD IS pizza.
I LOVE DAD BECAUSE he says, "Do you want to lick a snowman?"
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Friday, January 25, 2019
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019
Sunday, January 20, 2019
The Sunday Funnies
We were waiting with other moms, kids, and siblings for ballet class to start. One little baby was being walked around with her mom's help. Dorothy announced to the room, "Look at that cute baby girl. She's almost bald. But she's wearing a little bow headband!"
As I tucked her in Dorothy asked me if I could "wake her up in the morning with 3 new LOL dolls."
I asked, "You mean you want me to go to the store, buy LOLs, and give them to you in the morning?"
"Nooooo," she said, "online!"
Dorothy was copying my words, so I decided to have a little fun.
Sarah: I wish I had a mom named Sarah.
Dorothy: I wish I had a mom named Sarah.
Sarah: And she would be tall and nice.
Dorothy: And she would be tall and nice.
Sarah: And I would love her more than LOLs.
Dorothy: And I would love her [pause] as much as LOLs.
Dorothy is ultra-competitive nowadays; her little friend Willa is not. We were playing Win Lose or Draw, and as I drew each picture, and Dorothy guessed the right answer, Dorothy and Willa would each make an exclamation.
I drew a watermelon.
Dorothy: Watermelon!
Me: Right!
Dorothy: I guessed it first! I win!
Willa: Watermelon is so yummy!
I drew grapes.
Dorothy: Grapes!
Me: Right!
Dorothy: I guessed it first! I win!
Willa: I love grapes!
I drew a swimming pool.
Dorothy: A pool!
Me: Right!
Dorothy: I guessed it first! I win!
Willa: Swimming is so much fun!
I took Dorothy to the doctor where she was diagnosed with pink eye. I explained to the doctor, "Yesterday she started looking puffy under her eye, and her eyeball is pink." Dorothy added, "And it sticks." We looked at her -- "What?" She looked back at us, winked very slowly, and said, "When I do this, it sticks."
As I tucked her in Dorothy asked me if I could "wake her up in the morning with 3 new LOL dolls."
I asked, "You mean you want me to go to the store, buy LOLs, and give them to you in the morning?"
"Nooooo," she said, "online!"
Dorothy was copying my words, so I decided to have a little fun.
Sarah: I wish I had a mom named Sarah.
Dorothy: I wish I had a mom named Sarah.
Sarah: And she would be tall and nice.
Dorothy: And she would be tall and nice.
Sarah: And I would love her more than LOLs.
Dorothy: And I would love her [pause] as much as LOLs.
Dorothy is ultra-competitive nowadays; her little friend Willa is not. We were playing Win Lose or Draw, and as I drew each picture, and Dorothy guessed the right answer, Dorothy and Willa would each make an exclamation.
I drew a watermelon.
Dorothy: Watermelon!
Me: Right!
Dorothy: I guessed it first! I win!
Willa: Watermelon is so yummy!
I drew grapes.
Dorothy: Grapes!
Me: Right!
Dorothy: I guessed it first! I win!
Willa: I love grapes!
I drew a swimming pool.
Dorothy: A pool!
Me: Right!
Dorothy: I guessed it first! I win!
Willa: Swimming is so much fun!
I took Dorothy to the doctor where she was diagnosed with pink eye. I explained to the doctor, "Yesterday she started looking puffy under her eye, and her eyeball is pink." Dorothy added, "And it sticks." We looked at her -- "What?" She looked back at us, winked very slowly, and said, "When I do this, it sticks."
Friday, January 18, 2019
Dorothy at ballet
Dorothy is in the black tap shoes, closest to the teacher.
The ballet school has a video monitor that feeds to the waiting room.
Video: https://youtu.be/DCKIJu1ptLI
The ballet school has a video monitor that feeds to the waiting room.
Video: https://youtu.be/DCKIJu1ptLI
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
Sunday, January 13, 2019
The Sunday Funnies
Dorothy was looking at a cd in a cd player, and said, "That spinner that makes the music actually goes around and around!"
We got in the car to deliver a Christmas present to my cousin Elizabeth's family. When we arrived across town, Dorothy asked, "Are we here already? I thought cousins lived far away?"
Dorothy's often-used and cutest word lately is "incluting" or "incluted"; as in, "I used all the colors incluting pink" or "You're not incluted in this game."
We got in the car to deliver a Christmas present to my cousin Elizabeth's family. When we arrived across town, Dorothy asked, "Are we here already? I thought cousins lived far away?"
Dorothy's often-used and cutest word lately is "incluting" or "incluted"; as in, "I used all the colors incluting pink" or "You're not incluted in this game."
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Friday, January 11, 2019
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Sunday, January 6, 2019
The Sunday Funnies
Dorothy loves listening to a podcast for kids called Ear Snacks. Its hosts are Andrew and Polly. One episode mentions that their audience listens to episodes again and again, which is true for Dorothy.
Dorothy asked, "Since kids listen to the episodes again and again, don't Andrew and Polly get tired of doing it again and again?"
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I explained that Andrew and Polly record the episode once and then kids listen to the recordings multiple times. So Dorothy asked me, "Then how do Andrew and Polly know that kids listen again and again?"
Dorothy asked, "Since kids listen to the episodes again and again, don't Andrew and Polly get tired of doing it again and again?"
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I explained that Andrew and Polly record the episode once and then kids listen to the recordings multiple times. So Dorothy asked me, "Then how do Andrew and Polly know that kids listen again and again?"
Friday, January 4, 2019
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Monday, December 31, 2018
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