Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Life with a Goofy Dude

Well, Mitchell is 2 1/2 now, and although I hate to stereotype...he's such a BOY!

At this age, I think all of my girls were nearly potty trained without much effort; Mitchell wants nothing to do with it.

At this age, the girls were quite verbal and loved to show it off - here's what Mitchie likes to do...


Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Feelin' Retro



So I'm feeling very "retro" these days - probably from spending so much time on Facebook reconnecting with old friends that date as far back as junior high. I've dug through a "SAVE" box from my parents' house that's full of old yearbooks, diaries, and photos.

It's really cool to read my diary entries from 1979 (10 years old). Here are some highlights:

"Sharon gave me candy for my Xmas preent! Fun dip, PEZ refills, and volcano rocks."

"Today Stanton cried a really lot because he didn't get the shoes he wanted for his birthday."

"Today we saw Eight is Enough- 2 hour special. At the end I thought I knew what was going to happen, but Dad turned it off."

"Brian just got hit on the ear and I think it hurt. Mom didn't care, and she's in a bad mood."



"I love Beauty (our dog) a lot and I hope he does not die soon (he didn't die until many years later)."

"Today we had a basketball game. We lost 2-4, but I made the 1 basket."

"I hope I'm sick tomorrow so I can skip band, but I won't trick."

"Today was Dad's birthday. We went to Sizzler. I gave Daddy a card, Sharon gave him a card, and Rina gave him two stickers."

"I just played Blockhead with Rina and she won but she cheated a lot."

"We watched Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, and Taxi on T.V. from 8:00-10:00! Mom and Dad came back late, that's why."


By reading my old diary, I'm feeling a bit more empathetic towards Lindsey (8 years old) and her issues with homework (looks like I, too, misplaced it ALL the time) and TV time (sounds like I watched a ton).

I found some "My Friend Mandy" dolls for sale on craigslist and I snatched them up for my girls. And, lo and behold, they were made in 1978! I hope my girls love them as much as Rina and I did.