Monday, January 19, 2009

we three king day

the daisies do not have school today because it's a celebration of an amazing man: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His "I have a dream" speech literally sends chills down my spine and makes me teary. i cannot fathom the change and excitement the crowd felt while listening to this beautiful man.

i asked titter if she knew why she was off today. she factually responded, "yes, it's we three king day". i tried explaining that it was a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and attempted to
explain, the way a 4-year old might understand, who he was: he was a man who did not accept fighting; did not believe in being mean and stinky with each other; believed in taking care of each other, and being kind and sweet to everyone, but especially those who are smaller and weaker than us. he believed that everyone should be able to have nice things and that no one should be left out of having fun.

"i know, mama. it's 'we three king day'. " i tried.



Stand up for freedom together. Make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

i don't even know how to entitle this post...

i subscribe to a blog called "sunday stealing" in which they "steal" different memes from around the world. i was reading through it, answering the questions in my head when the daisies walked by. little said, "hey, that's my daddy!". titter responds, "silly little, daddy doesn't have a hat like that!"
here is a picture of the gentlemen to whom they were referring...and you know what? daddy doesn't have a hat like that!

by the way, below is the meme:
Is there someone you like to be kissing right now?

2. When you're being extremely quiet what does it mean?

3. What are you listening to?

4. Are you a big fan of thunderstorms?

5. Do you believe in perfect?

6. Are you a jealous person?

7. What was the first thing you thought this morning?

8. What do you think about when you are falling asleep?

9. Are you satisfied with what you currently have in life?

10. Do people ever think you're older/younger than you actually are?

11. Do you think men truly understand women?

12. Do you usually tell people when they hurt your feelings?

13. Did anybody ever call you handsome or beautiful?

14. What is one fact about the last person that called you?

15. Other than your current one, what’s the longest relationship you have had?


from Woozie at Tome of Communism

Monday, January 5, 2009

I WANNA BE LEDO LO' JEEEESUUUUSSSS!!!!!

my sweet darling daughters were in the Christmas pageant.
titter was honored with the role of Mary, and little was a sheep. let me tell you, little practiced her line as though she was up for a tony award: "baaaaa!" she baaa-ed better than any sheep i've ever heard, and with the family i married in to, i've heard a fair amount of sheep. in practicing for this momentous occasion, the girls thought a dress rehearsal was due. titter, of course, was Mary, but little decided to be the understudy for the angel, jofus, the donkey, and little Lord Jesus. the photo below is when all was calm, all was bright. round yon virgin mother, child and adoring angel were at their best:

and this is when little was denied the role of "ledo lo' Jesus". ooh, she was mad. screaming at the top of her lungs, cursing as only a 2-year old can, throwing a 10-point tantrum declaring, "YOU are not my friend. I am my ONEY friend. i am CANCELLING you from my BIR-DAAAAAAAAAAY." (and then insert an additional high-pitched screaming tantrum here):
of course, this is followed by titter being oh. so. bored...