Three Things
It’s been a while since I’ve done a meme. But, as per Junebee, I’ve been tagged.
1. Three people who make me laugh:
- My husband (who has in past years done great interpretational dancing to theme songs from ER, Law & Order, etc.)
- Karl whose birthday challenges had me holding my sides laughing
- My girls
2. Three things I can do:
- change a diaper with one hand while lying down in the dark
- make chicken pie and chocolate cake from scratch
- crochet baby blankets, hats and booties
3. Three things I can’t do:
- go on a ferris wheel without completely freaking out
- keep my mouth shut when someone says something rude to my kids or my mom
- get the grill started (I know the games men play. . . folding laundry poorly so they’re not asked to do it again. I can’t get the grill started and I have a good reason why.)
4. Three things I’m doing right now:
- trying to catch up on my blog reading
- looking around my living room and wondering exactly how many tissues Lil C has shredded today
- trying to
find a good deal on an awesome pair of boots I saw last weekfigure out how I’m going to explain my boot purchase to my husband
5. Three things I want to do before I die:
- become a black belt and then some
- move into my dream home
- visit the Florida Keys
6. Three things I hate the most:
- political ads and phone calls (because I get at least four a day)
- people who litter
- people who are mean to people I love
7. Three things that scare me:
- child predators (although if any of them come anywhere near me or my kids I am fully prepared to unleash BBM’s full fury on them)
- the crazy countries in this world (N. Korea, Iran, etc.)
- most dogs (I am not a fan.)
8. Three things I don’t understand:
- why so many Americans hate their own country so much
- why politicians don’t take all the money they spend on political ads and instead use it to find cures for diseases, improve our schools, etc. etc. etc.
- school violence
9. Three skills I’d like to learn:
- how to breathe properly through my kata’s
- how to properly use joint locks. . . the first time
- how to deliver a killer serve in the style of Venus Williams
10. Three ways to describe my personality:
- Assertive
- Thoughtful
- Fun
11. Three things I think you should listen to:
- your children
- Alana Davis
- Lil C and Big I playing together. . . their giggles are intoxicating
12. Three things you should never listen to:
- political ads
- political phone calls (like the stupid one I got today from Bill Clinton himself)
- Hector & Victor from ESPN who give weekly projections on fantasy football players (Rex Grossman with a -7 for this week! ARGHHH!!)
13. Three favorite foods:
- Tortilla soup from Max & Erma’s
- Pollo Fundido from Cozumel in Pittsburgh
- Wings from Johnny’s Place in Pittsburgh
14. Three beverages I drink regularly:
- diet decaf iced tea
- cherry vanilla hot tea
- diet decaf coke
15. Three shows I watch a lot:
- Lost
- Gray’s Anatomy
- The Unit
- Just three????? Project Runway too!
16. Three people I’m tagging to do this:
- Jenn from Maniacal Days
- Karl from Secondhand Trypotophan
- Jody from And Baby Makes 6
Celebrity Encounter
I was at Borders with the girls today buying this book:
If you can’t read the fine print it says, Growing a Girl: Seven Strategies for Raising a Strong, Spirited Daughter by Dr. Barbara Mackoff. I bought it because I was particularly drawn to this statement on the back jacket: "What to do about Barbie dolls and traditional fairy tales-without spoiling your daughter’s fun". Sounds like a plan to me considering the current state of Kindergarten.
I bought this book as opposed to one of the other twenty books on raising strong girls because I read one of the author’s other books called School Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap when I was in graduate school. The book became the main source for a paper I wrote for one of my classes. It’s about older girls. The book I bought today is a "guide to parenting girls from birth to age twelve." Perfect.
While at Borders, Big I decided she needed to use the restroom. We had to walk past the snack and drink area to get to the restroom so I don’t have to tell you what happened. We were standing there in front of the drink cooler while Big I was trying to choose her beverage when an older man came over and grabbed a chunk of Big I’s hair. He held it in front of her face and said, "Does this belong to you? I found it over there." I kind of chuckled a bit and then gave him a cautionary sideways glance like "Why is this guy touching my kid?" He seemed nice enough though, so I didn’t joint lock him or anything.
Big I finally decided on her juice and we went to get in line. He gestured for us to go ahead of him, and I thanked him and then kindly declined. "You go ahead. She’ll probably change her mind another twenty times before we get to the front" I said. He smiled and it was then that I realized he looked very familiar.
There’s a new karate-ka in town
Let me just tell you that Lil C is a NATURAL at this whole martial arts thing. She put her gi on and instantly made her way to her port-a-crib where she taunted the Teletubbies who inhabit it and threatened to show them "what’s up."
She then had a thought. Why attack the teletubbies when I can go bite Mommy with my new tooth (did I mention she’s up to FIVE now with a sixth that will push through this week)? So, Lil C crawled her way over to me and proceeded to bite my tank top and pull back a good foot with it still in her mouth. She won’t just punch or kick her opponents. Oh no! She’ll devour her opponents live.
After taking down Mommy, she decided to take a breather and read her favorite blog for a bit. . .
After her break, she contemplated attacking Big I’s hand. (Big I was HYSTERICAL watching Lil C maneuver around in her gi. Mommy’s commentary sort of helped the laughter along as well.)
She first checked her "weapons" to make sure they were still in working order. . . they were.
But don’t stress y’all. Just because Lil C has taken up karate doesn’t mean that she’s all warrior, all the time. . .
To the contrary. . . I mean who ELSE could be happy when practicing "break falls"? Not me, that’s for sure!
And the proud mama would just like to point out that the little left leg of hers is in almost perfect snap kick position.
Who cares that she uses her "black belt" as a teether? That’s just to throw off her opponent. She’s innovative, creative, and will only add to her already formidable list of signature moves.
My next post is up over at Save the Soldiers. It’s all about my TOP SECRET Fantasy Football draft strategy. If you know anything about football, you’ll probably get a kick out of it, literally.
Her first kiai?
This is a video from when Big I was about 15 months old. At the time I babysat a friend’s son. He was two months older than Big I and for the most part, they got along very well. The three of us had a lot of fun together. Big I was often the recipient of a bite on the foot or occasionally the hand. She usually tolerated this well and would not retaliate. The video below is an example of what happens when your usually well-tempered child hears another child call her mother "mama." She just wasn’t havin’ it.
If only she could demonstrate this kind of passion in her karate now. . .
Can you tell I’m having fun with my Movie Maker program???
You have to hit the play button once the movie loads. If that doesn’t work for you, you can view it here: http://www.eefoof.com/video/2563
It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s . . .
A couple weeks ago, we were having dinner on our deck. It was a beautiful night and Mr. BBM was looking at the sky. "That’s strange," he said, "there’s a plane flying up there and you don’t see any exhaust." I looked up and saw this black object in the sky. Usually planes look silverish in the sky, and so I said, "Are you sure that’s a plane?". My husband looked where I was looking and told me I wasn’t looking at the right object in the sky. He then started watching what I pointed out. It was very high up in the sky, moving very quickly, and it seemed to be rotating. We had the video camera out because we had been recording the girls being silly. He directed the camera to the sky and shot this:
So, what do YOU think it is??? UFO?
If you can’t see it, go here:
To anyone who left a comment or tried to leave a comment yesterday, Typepad was seriously messed up. I had two comments (Lynn and J) that have completely vanished. I didn’t want you to think I didn’t publish them. Today, things seem to be working so comment away.
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