Maddie’s Costume
I forgot to write a follow-up piece about what Maddie finally decided to be for Halloween! James and I took her to the store so she could look at the costumes in person. Out of all the princess costumes, pirate costumes, ladybugs, bees, fairies, cartoon characters, etc., she decided that she wanted to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. She has never seen this movie before and we were surprised she even knew what it was. We tried the costume on her and she was super cute in it, but it was $30 and non-returnable and we were still 3 weeks away from Halloween. Gasp! We left the store without buying the costume, but we did buy Tinkerbell shoes for her Tinkerbell dress she already has. You would be surprised at how hard it is to find Tinkerbell shoes!
Over the following week, I looked around on the internet to see if I could find the costume for less and I also wanted to make sure she didn't change her mind... again. We took her to Party City one night and had her look at the giant board with all the costumes on it. She could have picked out any costume she wanted. She picked Dorothy... again. We said she could try it on but that she could also pick another costume to try on as well. Nope, she didn't want to try on anything else. She wanted to be Dorothy. So we tried it on and she loved it. And, I had a coupon! Yippee! And, this Dorothy costume was very sparkly. Super cute and totally her. Complete with two braids in her hair and ruby red sparkly shoes from Target which she now wears everywhere. Great choice Maddie!
Crazy Kid
James has had way too much influence on Madeline. The other day Maddie wanted me to tie one of her blankets on like a cape. She was pretending to be Darth Vader. Yes, Darth Vader. She came up with that all on her own. She has never seen the movie. Then she took a princess wand and was pretending that it was Darth Vader's and that it did bad things to people because Darth Vader isn't nice. As funny as it was, I did have to explain to her that we don't want to do bad things to other people.
My dad had bought Maddie a princess fishing pole for her birthday in June. It is all pink (her favorite color) and girly. We were all together tonight and talking about taking her fishing for the first time. Maddie randomly says that she wants a Darth Vader fishing pole even though she has been so excited about her princess pole up until tonight. And today her favorite color is black... like Darth Vader. She is so wacky.
And speaking of wacky, when she woke up from her nap today she did not want to go to the bathroom. She started a huge crying (whining) fit about how she didn't want to go. When we asked her why, her reason was because she didn't like the floor in the bathroom. I was trying so hard not to laugh because she was clearly upset. The floor? The floor hasn't changed in her three years of existence! She cracks me up!
Costume of the Week
Maddie has been talking about Halloween costumes since April. She is a girl after my own heart and can't wait for fall time to decorate and to help put the tree up for Christmas. The funny part is the frequent changes in what she actually wants to be for Halloween. Here is the list...
First it was Alice (from Alice in Wonderland). I almost looked for a costume on ebay but decided to wait just in case she changed her mind.
Then came Dinah (Alice's cat). Then she wanted to be the Cheshire Cat.
Then it was a pirate with a hook, but she was very specific that she did not want to wear hat or bandanna. This one came on very randomly one day. She was in the middle of a sentence and switched her thought part way through to tell me she wanted to be a pirate for Halloween. This was back in May. There were no pirates around anywhere. She is so funny... and random.
Then I believe it was a tulip fairy, which she was for her second Halloween at 1.5 years old.
And the latest desire for a costume..... a band-aid. Yes, a band-aid. But she wants to be a band-aid with characters on it.
I am sure there will be a new desire for a costume next week. Stay tuned.
Maddie’s 3 Year Appointment
This post is from July 2, 2008. I wrote it back then, but didn't get around to posting it... so here it is...
Maddie had her 3yr wellness checkup today. She was very excited to go and was telling me all morning that she wanted to get a band aid while she was there. I am sure that could be arranged!
The Apple Didn’t Fall Far…
Jess here...
One of my favorite things to do is shop. It doesn't really matter what it is for. I don't spend a lot of money though... I am really good at finding the best bargains. But, I love to shop. Maddie has some how picked up on this exciting passion of mine.
Great News!
Hi everyone. Jess here. For those who don't know, I opted not to renew my contract at the company I was working for. So, as of Oct 31st, I am now a full time stay at home mom, again. There are a lot of things I am hoping to do with this new found "free time". One of those things is writing more blogs. I will admit that the subject matter of 98% of what I write will be Maddie. The other 2% will most likely have something to do with what James calls "worthless crappy stuff". Things in this category include shopping, scrapbooking, decorating and other FUN things like that! Check back often!
Words of power…
It's amazing the power one can wield using a particular string of words. Today's example:
"Stop now or no more Cinderella."
Sweet Madeline
I know it has been awhile since I have written anything about Madeline. So much has happened and there is too much to tell, so I will just give a few highlights.... and share a really funny story from tonight.
I’m in a show…
Well... despite my thoughts to the contrary, I ended up being in a CCT show this summer. I was pleasantly surprised to get a call and invitation to come play Uncle Max in The Sound of Music on the hill opening July 6th and running through the 22nd. More info here. (No this is not a CYT show, this is CCT (it's an adult cast).) Tix can be had by calling the box office at 619/588-0206. You can mention my name, but I don't know if that will entitle you to anything special. Found writing my bio for the program a humorous exercise the other night... read on to see what I came up with.
Must… write… something…
Wow. Almost 3 months and I haven't posted. Admittedly sad for someone who is supposedly an übergeek and on top of this whole internet thing. I probably have a lot to write about, but doubt I'll think of it all, but at least an update for you all...
Chompers
Maddie's first teeth are coming in and they are so cute. She has two teeth coming in at the same time - her two bottom ones in the middle. They started showing last Sunday (Feb 12th). She has been extra fussy this week and has demanded that I hold her at all times. I don't mind holding her at all, but I definitely am not getting anything done around the house. Just don't come over and expect the house to be clean!
Teh Suck
Found out late last week that my daily commute, which I had managed to shorten from 50-60 minutes to around 8 minutes with the last job change, will be changing back to a 45 minute commute in 2 weeks time.
For those who are interested in what I do…
So I've been wanting to document, in a little more technical detail, what I have done and what I am doing in my work. I think there are some folks out there who might be interested... I don't know. If nothing else, it will be a good reference piece for future resumes and whatnot.
Naked Baby
Maddie just happened to be a little bit fussy yesterday evening... not sure why... her mommy was only distracting her and playing with her so much during the day that she missed a nap and half of another one! So, I wanted to keep her awake just a little but longer before I put her down for bed and I also wanted to relax her a bit! I had the bright idea of giving her a bath! I am not talking about sticking her in the toddler tub in the sink... that is so overrated. I am talking about me jumping in the big person's tub with her and letting her splash around in the water!
Maddie Updates
I haven't written a blog about Maddie in awhile so this one is going to cover a lot.
Christmas & Maddie
It's been a great Christmas season for us and Maddie continues growing and amazing us every day. Read on for an update.
Long time no talk…
It's been much, much too long since I've made a post. Much has happened and I need to share. Various parts of what I have to say will appeal to different audiences, so I should probably break it up as such. I'll get right on it.
Miss Maddie
She is just so cute. I am back at work today (again) and I get so happy when I see pictures of her smiling. My coworker put pictures of her up on the door. So cute!!!! She is just all smiles.