Tickle Button

Lizzy: "Mom, my have a button on my hip."
Me: "A what?"
Lizzy: "A button. On my hip. It's a tickle button. When my turn it on, you can tickle me."

A Cold Morning

It was cold this morning. Lizzy told us just how cold it was:

"I can hear my breath. And see my breath."

Busy Day

Lizzy, yawning, as we drove home from the laundromat adventure:

"Wow. A busy day make one little girl really tired."

Laundry Adventure

Our dryer has been dying a slow, painful death for awhile now. We finally splurged and bought a new washing machine and dryer on Monday. Of course they won't be here until tomorrow or Friday.

We put an ad on Bisman Online , hoping to sell our old set. Much to my surprise, we got a taker! He planned to come over at 8:30 tonight and get them.

The thought of not having a washer and dryer for two days sent me into a panic. I gathered up the stinky towels,sweaty socks and jeans I might want to wear before I get a new washer and started doing laundry. At 7:30, I realized there was no way all this laundry would be dry before the dude came to take my dying dryer.

Then the dryer died.

So Lizzy and I went on an adventure.

We went to the laundromat!

She thought it was the greatest place ever.

Lizzy helped me load three dryers full of wet laundry. She put the quarters in, turned the knob, and anxiously watched the clothes spin.  Or at least I thought that's what she was watching.

Here was the conversation we had while I took this picture:

Me: "Lizzy, what are you looking at?"

Lizzy: "My looking at ME!"

Turns out she could see her reflection in the dryer!

Shiny Hair

At the check-out at Target this afternoon, Lizzy made sure to point out to the girl ringing us up which stuff was ours.

Lizzy: "This is allll our stuff."
Me: "Lizzy, I think she knows that. Look at her. She's smart. She's a brunette."
Lizzy: "What's a brunette?"
Me: "It's someone with brown hair, like me, and like her."
Lizzy: "My not a brunette!"
Me: "Nope, you're not. What color of hair do you have?"
Lizzy: "My have SHINY hair!!!"

"Read Lizzy-isms"

I signed onto write today's Lizzy-isms. Lizzy was sitting beside me, looked at the computer and said:

"Mom! Read me some Lizzy-isms!"

It's smells like banana!

Lizzy just farted in my face.

Me: "Eww! Say excuse me, tootie pants."
Lizzy, giggling, and smelling the air: "Yum... it smell like banana!"

Gross.

Lizzy's Artwork




This is a picture of me and Morgan,
sitting in the chair. Obviously.

 

The artist. She will draw your portrait too, for
a fee. I think she will work for bubble gum.

 

Totally Hot

I have a huge crush on Dwayne Johnson (really, I used to watch professional wrestling just to see The Rock) Tonight, Lizzy and I watched his movie "The Game Plan".

Me: "I love this show. He is so cute."
Lizzy: "Who? Number one?"
Me: "Yep. If I wasn't married to Daddy I'd totally go after him. He's hot."
Lizzy: "Well, my think Dad is hot. And when he wears him paint pants and paint shirt him is totally, totally, totally hot."

Time To Clean

I think it might be time to clean the van.

Lizzy, as she climbed in the apparently stinky van: "Eewww! What died in here?"

Stuck Like Gum

Lizzy got a piece of gum stuck in her hair yesterday. The peanut butter trick didn't work, nor did the ice cube trick. She came up with a solution of her own:

"Maybe my just let my hair grow for a couple of years and the gum will grow out."

I cut off the chunk of gum-hair tonight. I didn't want to wait a couple of years!

Too Loud

Morgan was being loud while Lizzy was having speech today. Suddenly, Lizzy opened the door, stuck her head out, and scolded her baby sister:

"Morgan! Please keep it down out here!"

"Please stop"

Lizzy, as we walked outside and she realized the wind had picked up: "Mom, please you make the wind stop?"

I wish I could, Lizzy. I wish.

Awkward

Lizzy had to use the bathroom at Lexi's game tonight. She went in the stall, but didn't lock it. Morgan and I were standing outside the stall when a woman came running in.

Lady who had to go: "Oh, are you the line?"
Me: "No. My daughter is..."
Lady who had to go, as she opens the door to Lizzy's stall: "Oh good... oh my! I'm so sorry dear!"
Lizzy, sitting on the toilet: "Awkward!"

A Born Leader

Usually, the thought of being on stage, dancing in front of hundreds of people freaks people out a little. Not Lizzy. She led everyone at Family Fun Night at our school in the "Chicken Dance" last night. The best part: when her boyfriend Kaleb joined her on stage and danced with her!



Keep it Down

Jake and Morgan were being loud while I was washing Lizzy's hair. Lizzy did not appreciate the noise:

"Jakey! Can you please keep it down? My am trying to concentrate on my hair."

Sleeping Breath

Lizzy wasn't feel well last night. While we were snuggling this morning, she informed me my breath didn't smell good:

Lizzy: "Mom, my don't like your sleeping breath. My only like your lipstick breath. Please don't breathe on me."

Heart Breaker

Lizzy was barking orders at me this morning as we drove to daycare:

"Turn the radio louder. Now softer. Now louder."

I humored her for awhile, then cranked the radio really loud. She didn't like that:

"Mom! Turn it down! You're breaking my heart!!!"

Favorite Clothes

Lizzy: "Mom, you know what my favorite clothes are?"
Me: "Dresses?"
Lizzy: "Yes. My love dresses. And panties. My have to have panties."

Career Plans

Lizzy has decided when she grows up, she will be a babysitter. When I dropped her and Morgan off at daycare this morning, she immediately started practicing.

Lizzy: "Donna, please my hold Baby Jake?"
Madonna: "Sure. First tell your mom good bye."
Lizzy: "My just want to hold Baby Jake."
Me: "A good babysitter would say 'Goodbye Mom. Have a great day. I love you.'"
Lizzy (sighing): "Fine... goodbye Mom. Have a good day. My love you. Now GO!"

The last straw

Lizzy, as she took the straw out of her chocolate milk: "Straw, my going to take a drink without you now. But first, my going to lick you."

Motivation

Me: "I'm tired Lizzy. I wish we could just sleep all day."
Lizzy: "Not me. My am tired but my don't want to miss waffle cone Wednesday."