- We are in a frenzy getting ready to move the last week in September. The new tenants owe us big time for getting the house in such nice working order for them: a new microwave is on order, a gardener came and got the yard and shrubs in shape, and our new $800 patio door was finally installed (Western Door neglected to tell me that the door comes unpainted, so it is a lovely tan right now and I am tempted to leave it that way...). Chad did feel a little better though because the door man told us he's replaced at least 10-15 other doors that were the victim of weed whacking incidences...
- Sheldon from Fairway pest control and I have become great friends. Due to all the yard work several ant nests were disturbed and the ants decide to come to our home, including a number of large, freaky looking ants known as "Soldier Ants" who normally don't leave their nests. Sheldon has been very enlightening.
- I need some help from all you moms out there. Rylee loves to make all her dolls and stuffed animals and things talk to each other--which is great. But she's turning into Tootie from Meet Me in St. Louis, only a little more morbid. Here is a sample conversation her dolls will have:
Doll #1: "I'm going to have to kill you!"
Doll #2: "But I don't want to be killed!"
Doll #1: "Sorry, but its your turn to be killed."
Doll #2: "Can't you kill somebody else?"
Doll #1: "Well, okay. Maybe we can kill Histy. Histy, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to tie you up and kill you."
I could go on and on, but I'll let it go. Question: What do I do about this? I've tried asking her to have her dolls talk nice to each other, and she just gives me a dirty look and tells me they are talking nice to each other. I don't know where she gets it from. Help!
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Ha.. who knows. Kids are seriously weird sometimes. Dr. Brown cleaned our teeth yesterday and did a great job, by the way. Brent really liked him. We are bummed you are leaving... you should've come to Temecula Katie... I'm telling you. Anyways - good luck with getting everything ready. I'm sure that will be a challenge with the kids. If you want to drop some off in Temecula I'd be happy to let them play with mine!
we really should have gotten together tam! it would have been fun to watch the kids run around...
Kate, that conversation with the dolls is hilarious...sorry to be laughing, but I couldn't help it. Just picturing Riley talking like that, oh aren't little girls precious?
I'm glad to see she's hanging on to the name Histy--you make sure and consider that one when you have girl #4 someday. see you on Sunday!
Wow-don't have any advice because my child only tries to kill himself, not anyone else. It is really funny though-I read it to Zak and he suggests that you dress her in all black...maybe he misunderstood the question.
katie- Emma actually frequently talks about death while playing with her polly pockets- usually the mommy and daddy are dead. Seriously makes you wonder what's going on in their head! Kinda freaks me out- but I try to ignore it! Good luck with that, and the move. (maybe you could "accidentally" leave Histy in California???)
at least emma doesn't have them murder each other...
true- maybe its better i don't know how they died
I can't believe you are moving at the end of this month! That was fast! No advice for the Riley conversation, sorry!
Boy's toys lend themselves to violence, so I'm pretty used to it. I remember my brothers would have their GI Joe guys kill each other, but pause for commercials, "We'll return after these messages" just to add a little suspension (and a heavy dose of commercialism) to their make-believe. If the dolls were actually Power Rangers instead, would you feel better about it?
Ok-ok! That explains why Ellie was breaking up a death match the other day between Cinderella and Ariel! So funny! We will truly miss you guys when you leave.
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