Dinner Conversation

Heard at our dinner table tonight:

Mini: "Mommy, I love you."
Me: "I love you, too, baby."
Mini: "I'm gonna keep you forever."

A mom can't ask for more than that.

Technology Smechnology

So we are having computer issues. Again. At this point I can't download/upload/reload/whatever-load any pictures anywhere. And I have some great pictures. Frustrating. You'd think things like this wouldn't happen in a household where one of the adults deals with computers on a daily basis, huh?

Facebook Changes

Can I just say grrrrr! I am NOT happy about the recent changes to facebook! I can't find anything anymore and the darn walls are not as easy to navigate! Why do these silly people think that making things different automatically makes them better?

Snow Angel

It started snowing on Sunday afternoon. We, of course, went out of town overnight, but when we got back, we had 7.5 inches of snow blanketing the yard. It was beautiful. But the most beautiful sight and sound was the mini outside, laughing as she played in the cold white. I think this is one of my favorite days in the last four years!

A Good Night's Sleep

DH and I have been talking for the past several months about getting a new mattress. Our current one was purchased in March 1998, so you can imagine that it is pretty much on its last legs. Anyhow, while I was napping today, he took the mini to Costco and got a new mattress set - $499 for a queen-size plush! You just can't beat that deal. We just put it in our room....and it is freakin' huge! Our bed must be at least 6-8 inches taller than it was before. Not that I'm complaining because that mattress is darn comfy. But it's going to take some getting used to. Now to figure out how to dispose of the other one....

My Little Song Bird

So I'm looking at my facebook page when the mini starts playing by herself outside the office door with a microphone and a plastic fish. Don't ask. But then she starts singing, mostly in-key, "My God is So Great." The lyrics are:

My God is so great
So strong and so mighty.
There's nothing my God cannot do.

I'm sitting here thoroughly loving this! I've never even heard this song before and am not sure where she learned it - either at Sunday School or in her nursery school (which is also in a church), but I'm thrilled that she knows it!

Wet 'N Wild

Of course, she has to be the leader! And she absolutely MUST have the pink tube!





Learning to freestyle.





It's always better to blow air out than breathe water in!





So the mini has begun swimming lessons. She's in a class with three little boys. Just the four of them, so they're each getting a large amount of time one-on-one in the water with their instructor, which is great. Not that she's never been in the water before, but we figure at this point she needs some formal training. She's learning to float on her back while kicking her legs, blow bubbles, use tubes and stick her face in the water without being too freaked out. By the time her lessons end, hopefully she'll be actually swimming both back stroke and freestyle (at least as much as a 4-year-old can, and will be able to doggie-paddle or tread water with enough skill to keep herself from drowning. Of course, in a pool, either DH or I will be with her, and at the lake this summer, she won't be anywhere near the water without a life jacket, but swimming is a great skill and we're thrilled that she's enjoying it.