Appearing from bed to talk about her horses

The Sunday Funnies

In the evening Dorothy asked me to set-up her LOL dolls as a wake-up surprise.  I didn't do it.  The next morning, she stomped into my room with messy hair, a furrowed brow, and a grumpy voice, and demanded, "Set up my LOL dolls!  I'm going back to sleep!"

Something we were listening to asked, "Can you name a food that's bad for you?"  I (being socialized) thought, "ice cream"; Dorothy said, "raw eggs".

Dorothy's teacher has a useful saying.  Dorothy repeated it one day (very singsong):  "You get what you get and you don't pitch a fit".  I added, "Just like Miss Jill says."  Dorothy added, "But she says it more sternly."

Dorothy had a stomach bug this week which wiped her out.  On the first day I carried her around with no objections, but she is usually very skittish about being picked-up.  On the second day, when Dorothy was feeling a bit better but still weak, I offered to carry her.  She pointed across the room and said, "Get me that doll.  I will show you how I want to be picked up."

We were setting-up Legos that kept crashing.  Dorothy was loving it.  At one point she said, "I just love having this silly time.  We collapse into laughter and hugging...kind of!"  [We were laughing, but there wasn't any hugging.  I wonder where she heard this!]

Neighborhood marker

Peak spring

Beauty shop

Feeling much better after a stomach bug

Sprinkler fun

Dorothy asked me if "they had sprinklers" when I was a little girl.

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy was wearing her new favorite outfit and asked me, "Don't I look like a teenager?"  It is a sleeveless tank top with lace cut-outs on the back and bright pink ruffled shorts.  I asked her, "What part looks most like a teenager?"  She pointed to her chest and said, "The strawberry."

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Trying ramen

Dorothy's art has entered the rainbow stage

Before the Avengers party, another was dragon and knight-themed. Dorothy said, "This is a scary party."

Yes that is Captain America at the birthday party

My view from the front seat

The Sunday Funnies

At a birthday party I asked Dorothy whether she wanted a piece of cake or a cupcake.  She asked, "Which one is bigger?"

We don't use much cash, but occasionally I will bring Dorothy to the Dollar Tree and let her spend one dollar, plus one nickel and two pennies for tax.  She was looking through my wallet today and opened the zipper to the cash and coins.  She exclaimed, "Why does this dollar have a number five on it!?"

Another birthday party had another piñata this weekend.  Dorothy knew what was up and stood in ready-position to pounce on the candy.  Some of her friends weren't part of the piñata line, and I pointed them out:  "I don't think those girls know we're doing the piñata.  Will you go let them know they can come take a turn?"  She turned her head to the girls, turned right back to the piñata, and told me, "They look like they're happy."

We visited Oatland Island and Dorothy spent most of the time reminding her friends to "be careful"!

Pajama day at school