Summer Jackie

Just been having so much fun with the kids home this summer...

Jackie's newest thing is anytime she does something and someone copies her - she tells them they can't do that - 'cause she's "copyrighted" it...

as in Jackie is singing a song and Marin starts singing along

"Marin - you can't sing that with me - I copyrighted it"

esh..

Loving it when

Jackie tells me "Mom- you definately have to add this to my blog"....lmao....

money maker...

Jackie and Daddy playing store.

Jackie" Daddy, do you want to play?"

Daddy "Yes!"

Jackie "Well - you need cold, hard cash....in my hand. Change and dollars too"

Daddy (handing over the cash) "O.K. - what do I get?"

Jackie (taking money and shoving it into the play register) "You'll see"....

Neighborhood Riot...

So Jackie is out riding her bike....a neighbor out of a walk stops to chat with her. Jackie is being her normal, precocious self. Neighbor asks what is written on Jackie's shirt ("Future Movie Star"). Jackie stares her up and down....then declares "I don't want to discuss it"....riding away on her bike. Neighbor graciously turns to me and tells me that she likes the way Jackie knows about boundaries....boundaries???? LMBFBO.

what's your name little girl?

Too much material to write....but this one had to get in. Today at school, the librarian asked J her name. "Jackie" was the response. Librarian asks her last name. "Jack Attack". Hmmmm....

one more chance

The scene: Target

The Players: Jackie (having a hissey fit because Mom won't buy her a prize)

Mom (walking ahead pretending she's a childless writer that lives in a flat in Paris)

Jackie "Mom, o.k. I'll give you one more chance. You buy me a toy, and I'll give you a hug and a kiss"

Mom: (after she finishes laughing hard enough to require Depends) "I don't negotiate with terrorists"

Then they had pita and hummus at the cafeteria.

The End.

Clay Play

Jackie is working with clay today...found a bunch of toothpicks and proceeds to create a porcupine....saying "Trust me - this is going to really hurt" as she's sticking them in. LMBFBO.

It's not for lack of material that I haven't been writing, just lack of time. Jackie is in rare form as we head into the Christmas season. Dennis dressed up as Santa for the pre-k holiday party yesterday. Jackie took one look at him and declared "That guy's not Santa - it's just my Dad" and stormed off in the direction of a holiday craft. She had me in stitches the other day while I was setting out lunch boxes. "What's for lunch?" I reply it's pb&j. "I don't like peanut butter" she declares. "Since when don't you like peanut butter?" says I. "I don't know" replies Jackie. " It's like one day I just snapped".

She has a new best friend, Jacob. Jacob is an adorable 4 year old boy - just as rough and tumble as she. While the other kids are playing, those two are climbing trees and pretending to be a pack of wild dogs. That's great unless they attack some unsuspecting preschoolers who happen to play near thier den. They spent all morning together, then were playing at the same birthday party for three hours. On the way home, she declared that she missed him already. Ahhhhh. Her first friend her own age! It's a wonderful thing!

It's the most wonderful time of the year.....

Jackie is learning Christmas songs and singing along with the 5' Santa in the living room. Heard this morning...."There'll be much mistletoeing and folks will be yelling..." first thing this morning...
Now she's sitting down to breakfast and pipes up "Hey - can I get a drink overhere? I can't take it much longer!" Ahhhh....it's going to be a good day!

aiming high

so I'm looking at Jackie today and tell her that I think that she is getting taller. She stands up against the wall that we measure the kids on and - nope - she's the same as she was in August.....
well - that's not o.k. with Jackie - so she grabs her own pencils - stands up against the wall - and draws a line over her head about 3 inches up....
then writes her name on it laughing manic laugh....
Loving it....

hmmm.....

It's still dark out and Jackie is next to my bed.
"Mom, can you get me some tape?"
Opening one eye, I answer "What do you need tape for?"
"Don't ask any questions, just get me the tape".

hmmmmmm

We have a WINNER!

Dinner tonite. Jackie hands me her vegetables. "Here ya go Mom! You win the broccoli!"
I think I've been had.

The best dog in the world...

Most people think that their dog is great. You haven't met Molly. It's not that Molly is sweet, a good watchdog or super smart (although she is). What makes her the best dog in the world is that she has not taken a bite out of Jackie. Today I walked into the kitchen and caught Jackie sneaking Molly's water bowl out of the kitchen. Upon return bowl to it's proper place, I notice that the food bowl is also missing. Follow the trail to find the food bowl in the Master Bath Shower...with Molly...sitting there patiently waiting for someone to open the door for her. Tonight I walked into my closet to find Molly hair all over the rug. Because Molly got a hair cut...
What do you think I could get for the world best tempered dog at Westminster?

superhero

Tonight...."Did you know that Spiderman is actually a boy. That's why they call him Spider MAN"
"I don't want to be a boy or girl. I want to be a Ninja" (This while climbing the stairs via the bannister).

professional aspirations

So the topic of discussion this morning at the breakfast table is "What do you want to be when you grow up". Cami is talking about college. Marin pipes in that she aspires to be a teacher, so she needs to go to college as well. Jackie adds that she wants to be a "Get Away". A "Get Away" I ask, what does a "Get Away" do? "Well, you steal stuff and then you get away". Ahhhh....I wonder if that requires an advanced degree.

singing

Cracking up yesterday a.m. After the Jackster informs us that she can't brush her teeth as her toothbrush is a "goner" and resembles a "dead, hairy chicken", I hear her singing in the bathroom. On closer examination, the lyrics are "I'm gonna eat your lunch, I'm gonna eat your lunch.".

Thank you Lord for giving us a child in our older years to keep us laughing everyday.

Big girl now....

So we moved Jackie into a booster seat yesterday. She's is pumped out of her little mind. Now that she has officially hit 30 lbs. she's street legal. She and I took a little spin over to Target just to try it out (and make sure that she didn't think she could get out and start walking around the car while moving). She's so excited she starts into an adorable rendition of "O - How I love Jesus". I told her that I needed to get a video of her singing. She replys "Yeah - put it up on my website.". Cracking me up.

family day

at the beach. We're fishing with friends, everyone having fun. The bucket holding the bait fish is fascinating to the Jackster. She picks up a long, dead fish and asks Dad if she can cut the fins off (yuck)! She played with that fish all afternoon, like a barbie or something. The fish danced, sang, swam back in the water. The fish got buried and then reincarnated. Very interesting.

terms of endearment

So Jackie woke at her usual time - 3 a.m. - to come and join in my bed. Although she is usually wide awake, she is not usually amourous at this hour (or any other hour for that matter). But last night was different! She snuggles in with me and says "I love you" Ahhhh... I say "I love you more!" She says "You are cuter than a pineapple". Now, I might be shaped like a pineapple, and slightly prickly at time, so I'll bite. "You are cuter than apples and oranges, Jacks" Now we can sleep.

yo....

Jackies new moniker for me is "homeslice"
As in "Yo - homeslice - can I get some more juice over here".
Not that I'm complaining....
I'm down with that.