Cat and Fox

This is from a couple years ago, when she was just figuring out to write. She made this little book. :)    I am not quite sure about the construction of this book...it has two sections, but only the top part has pages. The brown section was added later...

The front

Cat is a slep.
Translation: Cat is asleep.

Cat broct the egg.
Translation: Cat broke the egg.
I LOVE the little broken egg in the right bottom corner.

It is sprcie.
Translation: It is slippery.

 Makes me laugh.

Madeleine

Royal Fork

For a period of about six months, Jilliane HAD to eat with THE ROYAL FORK. That was its name (Given by Jilly, of course). She ate with it every meal, unless it was dirty. And, if you accidentally had THE ROYAL FORK, you needed to get a different fork.

THE ROYAL FORK came in a sample silverware set. (Due to something my mother had sold.) It is different from our regular silverware and has more 'decoration', (Jilliane's word) making it royal. So, Jilliane kept it and used it every chance she could....because it was royal.

Thankfully, she is over this stage and she can eat with any fork.

Madeleine

Open the window! Please!!

A common saying at our house (and definitely in in the car, where ventilation is limited...hence the title):    
"Jilliane, PUT YOUR SHOES BACK ON!"

She has a problem.

I will say it bluntly. The child has a stinky-feet-that-smell-like-a-belly-button-problem. Something about her sweat and shoes. The absolute worst foot smell. EVER.

The cause...Dirty feet. With nail polish residue....of course.

 These shoes are the ones that started this issue. Shoes with out socks do NOT work for Ms. Jilliane.

See the dirt in the shoe? She informed be that everyday at recess, she SCRAPED the dirt out with a piece of mulch......I had NO idea what to say back. A piece...of mulch....MULCH!

The spray. :)
Seems to be working a little. 

Every night Jilliane says: "Mom, its time for you to spray my feet."

And, I did ask for permission to post this. She said it was okay, as long as her friends at school didn't see. I told her not to worry. But, maybe don't ask her about it...it has gotten a lot better. :)

Madeleine

Road Trip

We took a minor road trip, only 3 hours one way. However, long, boring car rides bring out lots of questions and observations from Jilliane.

We saw a burned forest, a quail farm, cacti, a giant squirrel, a law suit ad, a New York Twinkie and lion grass.

Jilliane: "That grass would be really good for a lion..."

Yes...good, Texas grass on the side of a highway. Fit for a lion.

Jillaine: "How is suing lawyers good?!? Because I want to be a lawyer (because I can argue well) and I really don't want to get sued." 

Jilliane "I saw a New York Twinkie on the side of the road."

Me: "What's a New York Twinkie?"

Jilliane: "Um..like, a twinkie with more filling, that has a lot of colors."

When on Chew Road: "Do people chew gum only on this road?"

"MOM! I saw a real cactus! A REAL CACTUS!!!" (Jilliane has seen many, many real cacti before...I'm not quite sure why these were so spectacular...)

She found a red wig: (with more knots than you can imagine.)

Fits her well. Doesn't it?

Needed to have some things clarified for her:

Like....yummy yolks vs. runny yolks, throw up pillows vs. throw pillows, quiche lorraine vs. La Grange. 

She made a ginger bread house: (complete with a blue M&M swimming pool and gum drop bushes in the back.)

 Created her own private seat in the car: (with blankets)

And, my favorite quote: "I have a scab on my nose that I pick off every morning...(pause)...I forgot to pick it off this morning..."

Laughing makes time fly...

Madeleine