Yes, But Only If You Bring Your Hamster

Peanut is having a play date right now. I am quietly sitting in the room next to them and relaxing. I'm also listening in! When they first started playing they were using the tinker bell nail polish kit. Peanut's friend said something like, "Did you know that if you put clear nail polish on over the other polish that it'll stay on forever?" Peanut was so excited...I'm waiting for her to ask me for some. Then her friend started talking about how strong her calf muscles were getting because she's exercising...she's 5 1/2!
Bump! Yikes...every bump and bang I hear from that room just makes me cringe.
"We're twins because we both have pony shirts"
"You can play with my mom's toys, but not with mine" (that comment was addressed...believe me!)
"I'm hungry," said Peanut
"Me too," said friend
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"Water that people drink is from Whales"
"All drains lead to the ocean"
"I just drank sewer water" (I set that one straight too)
Just spoke to her friend's mom...she'll be spending the night tonight.

So these crazy conversations reminded me of when I used to have play dates.

I think it was 2nd or 3rd grade and a girl invited me to play at her house. The week before I had brought my hamster to school for show and tell. When I showed up at her house without the hamster she wouldn't play with me...I know! How pitiful is that?

Peanut's Gallery

I snuck in the picture for this shot

I don't think she meant to take

a picture of the ceiling

Whoa! Psychadelic!

My cheek

Click your heels three times

I know he's my ex, but he's

adorable in these kinds of pics

Peanut and Paw Paw's mouth and tie

Paw Paw

Uncle Brio

Mimi

Santa and Barkley

Yes, I took this one

This one came out good

This one came out pretty good also!

I am getting my dad's old camera this week, so I'll start letting Peanut use my camera when she wants. I showed her how to use it yesterday at brunch and these are some of the photos she took. She cut off a lot of heads, but some of them were actually pretty good! There are photographers on both sides of the family, so who knows! Maybe she'll have her very own Peanut Gallery some day (sorry, couldn't resist).

Visit With Santa

My new favorite picture
Peanut with Robert

Peanut, Barkley & Santa

Talking to Santa

Hugging her "Baby Hunting Dog Dalmatian"

With Uncle Brio

Mimi, Santa, and Me!

Met up with Robert D and his family to have brunch at the country club on Sunday. Santa was making a visit. They had a really nice Santa this year. Usually I take her to the mall to see Santa, but just didn't get a chance to this year. It was really nice of Robert's mom to invite me to go with them. I'm so lucky to have her in my life.

Saddle Up! It's Chanukah Party Time!!!!!!

Tonight is Peanut's Chanukah party. This will be our fourth year. It's a good feeling when your friends contact you a month before and ask when you're having it (so they can get it on their calendars). I have to admit, I almost didn't want to do one this year. Nana Rose won't be able to come in from Albuquerque this time, so I thought I'd have to make the latkes by myself. I have a girlfriend who is coming early to help me and then yesterday Ardie offered to assist as well. He did such a good job last year eating up the latkes he's now a pro at what they should taste like! It should be an interesting party...Robert D and his parents will be there and possibly his girlfriend. I've also invited Russell. This will be his first time meeting Robert and his family. Glad it will be on "home turf".

When Peanut found out Russell was coming she said, "What we'll do is have everyone line up and take turns having horsey rides on Rusty." This morning Russell emailed me to see if he could bring anything to the party. I told him... a saddle...

In the Pink

"Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I concede"

"All this pink is making me itchy!"

" Pink accommodations were not listed in the brochure.

What's with the reversible comforter?"

Hello Pink!!!

Bye Bye Land Before Time Curtains

Peanut kept insisting that she'd sleep in her bed once she had her "pink" room. Up until now it's been a Land Before Time Room. I kept holding off on redecorating as I thought we'd be moving. Last May I purchased pink princess themed bedding and a few other things. Had to come up with a solution for turning the room pink without taking down her Land Before Time Murals (which of course she wanted to keep). The walls are a lavender color (technically Silverberry!)...We hung curtain rods along the wall that has the murals and then hung pink curtains to cover the wall. A few more pink touches were added and we now have one girly girl room...and I didn't have to paint the walls. She's slept in there a couple of times, but we're working toward more nights...and Grandma and Grandpa dinosaur can still watch over her bed.

I am fostering my friend Sandi's cat, Buddy (aka Bud Bud)...he has staked out Peanut's room as his own (leaving Percy with all of the downstairs area)...eventually he got used to the pink.

Kind of Like an Olsen Twin?

I separated these pictures from the birthday dinner photos because they were just too funny. As you can tell, Peanut enjoyed her dessert that night. I absolutely love the wide-eyed picture...she actually looks a lot like her dad in this photo (a face he gives)...and an Olsen twin!