That is what my dear husband got my 2-year-old daughter. She is obsessed with snakes because we saw one on our walk twice. Then I stopped walking that route. Now that it is getting cooler, we will be able to go that way again, but I avoided my favorite place to walk all summer because of a snake who lived under the bridge. But anyways, back to the snake in the picture...he is entirely too lifelike for me. His movements and color pattern are way too realistic! I hate hate hate snakes. I don't care if they eat rats and other rodents and keep us from being overrun with pests. I hate them. And then I will find that creepy thing lying odd places and scare myself. The other day Pnut sat it on the sink while we were brushing our teeth and he scared me because I didn't realize he was there. Ick, it gives me the shivers just thinking about snakes.
Last night, Pilly crawled out of the bathtub. She is 8.5 months old now and apparently can do all sorts of neat tricks. She stands up by herself and gives kisses and waves and says hi, mama, and dada. I know that it is only a matter of time before she starts walking. She is doing these things so much earlier than Pnut did, probably in an attempt to keep up with her. But, back to original story, I went out of the bathroom for a minute and somehow she climbed out of the tub and was leaving the bathroom when I went back. What a turkey! Pnut told her when I put her back in the tub, "Don't get out of the tub!" Pilly got a little uspet when I put her back.
I was informed today that Pnut is no longer the peanut. First, she said she was pumkin. Then after a few minutes she changed to apple. I think I will stick to peanut to avoid confusion!
I had to do a new account today so that I could train on it. The dictation was 70 minutes long. 70! It was ridiculous. It wouldn't have been so bad, but the doctor would say a sentence, and I would type it, and then he would change his mind and I would have to erase and write something new. It was annoying because he spoke at such a nice speed that I could mostly type without stopping, but I would have to stop erase and then it always goes back a little bit and I have to listen to stuff over again. So perturbing.
We looked at a house tonight. It is in the city. The real estate agent is going to look for other houses in similar price range in similar neighborhoods. I don't want to live in the city, but we cannot afford anything else. Our rent just keeps going up so it would be worth it to get somethign less expensive and be able to save some! We don't plan to stay there forever! It was a nice little house on a nice quiet street. It is a tiny little street and doesn't have very much traffic at all. As long as there are not people outside shooting each other or dealing drugs, I will be alright. It is near one of the colleges in the nicer part of the city. No yard, but there are parks close by. Hopefully close enough to walk to! That would be the hardest part because we spend so much time outside every day. But it is a matter of prayer right now. We know that God is in control and will provide what is best for us.
New favorite word: Dysdiadochokinesia. Impairment of the ability to perform rapidly alternating movements. Talk about a hard word to spell. I put it in my word expander as ddo1. Then I don't have to type it out. I love my word expander and wish I could use it with other programs instead of just work. I have become quite lazy and get annoyed about having to really type other places. I especially get annoyed when I spell a word like nad, meaning and, and it doesn't get fixed automatically. How perturbing! I also just learned incontinetia pigmenti, which is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by unusual patterns of discolored skin.Do you have to have a note if your child misses preschool? I had a report today where the doc issued a note for a missed day of preschool. That is ridiculous. Of course, we won't have to ever deal with that, but still a note for missing preschool!Yellow sweet tarts are my favorite now! I was going to throw away this huge bag of candy we have until I saw that there are packages of sweet tarts. It is a wonder that I have any teeth left considering the amount of sugar that I eat!I got a new cookbook yesterday, one that I have been wanting for a while. It is called Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. Very good old-fashioned cooking. Not sure how much of it I will be able to use with Mr. Picky, but there are things I want to try. She tells how to make your own meat stock and salad dressings and good stuff like that. Neat book. Goes against the current health trends and sticks with proven stuff.I was supposed to take a nap today, but the girls played in their room for an hour before they fell asleep, and by the time they were asleep, I didn't' feel like sleeping any more. I had been playing around on the computer quite a bit instead of working as well, so I wanted to do some more work. One of the perils of working at home! Pilly is awake now so I don't have the option anymore. It is Pilates time! Got to love those exercises!
So my eye is really driving me crazy and I am trying all sorts of things to make it better. I guess I just want instant results, and that probably isn't going to happen. I don't like going out because I think everyone is looking at because I am so self conscious about it. I think that my one tear duct might be blocked and that is why it is taking so long to get better.
We went shopping at the outlets here today. I got 5 shirts, a dress, and a pair of leggings. I needed some nice shirts because I mostly just have t-shirts. Before, I had two nice shirts that I rotated for going places. There were some good sales today!
I love Autumn, but all the rain is going to make us all crazy. We play outside a lot every day so having to stay inside for two days straight is enough to make us batty. I am thankful that we did go to the outlets because Pnut got to walk around some there and get some energy out. Tomorrow, we might go to the mall to walk to get some more out in the afternoon.
Tomorrow is Sunday which means church which means Pnut is excited! It is so great to see her excited to go to her Sunday School instead of crying like she used to do before she graduated to the 2's class. In our Sunday School, we are doing the Beattitudes, and I am really looking forward to delving more deeply into them because I think they represent a type of Christianity much different than the one that is popular in America. Last week, we talked about the poor in spirit, i.e. being humble, and that is totally not very popular with our culture! Self-absorbedness is rampant in this world, and we are to be the opposite. Think of others first! I'll have to do a blog about selfishness later because I have many thoughts on it!!
Pilly was standing by herself in the bathtub tonight. She was quite proud. Not holding on to anything has made her very excited! Pnut has been saying her new favorite phrase that her daddy taught her quite frequently...you are a nut and you've got a rubber butt and everywhere you go you go putt putt putt. Nice, huh?! I will understand when they ban her from talking to any of the other children at church.
I love weekends!
It is quarter of five and I have been awake for an hour. Pnut came in and did our nightly ritual of she comes over to our bed so that I can carry her back over to her bed. It is silly because she goes right back to sleep, but when you are two, I guess you do these things. Today, I could not fall back asleep after she came. Terrible! So now here I am. And Pilly is awake now too. It sounds like she is being quiet, but as the mean mother that I am, I am no longer allowing her to get out of bed at night for a nightly feeding. Why am I more strict with my 8-month-old than my 2-year-old? It beats me. Pilly has walls around her bed so she cannot get out, that's all I guess. I am also really hungry, but don't want to eat since it isn't time for breakfast yet.
I have had pink eye since Monday and have been treating it at home. So far, the most effective thing that I just started last night has been contact solution. I have also been using chamomile tea bags and something else which we will not discuss. The chamomile tea was helping, but I wanted faster results. The contact solution is helping flush the infection out of my tear ducts. Gross, huh?! The contact solution also is helping my eye feel better. I think it may have been kind of dry so it is keeping it lubricated. Treat stuff from home! It is better for your body:)
I got a haircut last nigth and it is the most drastic haircut I have ever had. I got it layered and sort of tapered around my face. Maybe, if I remember, I will post pictures after my pink eye goes away. No pictures at this time. Also, I may just forget.
We were supposed to go to Hagerstown MD to go shopping at the LLBean outlet today, but much to my disappointment, we are not going. I guess I might just go shopping at the outlets here. This birthday money is burning a hole in my pocket.
My blog is title nuts to you after a shirt that Pnut has. It has a little squirrel on it and says nuts to you! so we always say that to each other now. Pnut will have much influence on this blog, I can tell.
