THE SUMMER OF '09

it's the beginning of august and it feels like summer is yet to begin. mid summer and i have not even turned on my sprinklers yet! the rain has been relentless and you can't rub two non raining days together. everything feels moldy, damp and overly green.

so this summer we have been wasting our money on pull ups instead of diapers. the whole subject annoys me because i'm throwing away money on something who's only function is life is to hold shit and piss!! anyway, i'll say every so often during the day, "who has to go potty?" and inevitably the answer in return is, "NOBODY!!"

their favorite movie this summer is little mermaid. the other day at the beach, pearl lost her new bead bracelet. when bc3 told her ariel has it now, she figured in her head that ariel would give it back to her when she watched the movie next.

their favorite show is YO GABBA GABBA. we are earnestly trying to figure out how we'd pull off dressing up as ygg for halloween, and we've figured out we are two persons short, casting as follows:

toby to play the part of broby(green striped monster
bc3 to play the part of muno (red one eyed creature)
me to play the part of Dj Lance (skinny black guy in orange skin tight jump suit)
and the girls fighting over the roll of foofa. (pink thing)

we have no one to play plexi the awesome yellow robot or toodee, the blue cat like monster. the girls of course both want to be foofa because she's pink and has a big flower on her head. i was actually trying to persuade pearl to be toodee. this was word for word a conversation i had with my 2 3/4 year old daughters.

"pearl, you can be toodee!"
"mommy, no, i want to be foofa!"
"no mommy, pearl can not be foofa, i am foofa!"

i promise you, if we came down your street looking like the above, we'd be the talk of the preschool set....

talking about pre school. the girls will be starting said "pre school" in the fall. they like to call it "free school." believe me if it were free, i wouldn't have formica counter tops, laminate kitchen cabinets, and ugly tile floors. i can't wait for the day it actually becomes "free." i look forward to the day when they can sing the alphabet song without the lyrics in the middle being "elmo- n- o- p." this "learning through play" concept is wearing thin... now i want my moneys worth. proper days of the week, instead of everyday being sunday, and some rudimentary physics.. not too much to ask, is it?

they've also developed a pretty ripe sense of humor. pearl has taken to calling me moms, as in, "no problem moms." then she stares at me to see if she gets a laugh or reaction.

i've also decided my mantra of the summer is, "i am the boss!" meaning 2 little girls are not going to rule the roost. tantrums, whining, and meltdowns will not elicit positive outcomes. time outs are to be strictly enforced. bedtimes at a timely time. cry it out has reached new heights.

so even though we've been thwarted at every turn, we have managed a few nice beach nights. although there is barely evidence of it because we can never remember to bring our camera. here are some pics from last saturday night. it was a rare beauty of a day and we enjoyed it thoroughly.







Oh.. and lest we forget... i turned 34 this summer!