Who needs funny Super Bowl commercials when one has a four year old?
Anna and I spent the afternoon and evening with Debbie and Dustin. Anna decided she needed to take a princess dress with her and her choice was Snow White. At one point in the evening, Anna comes up stairs dressed as Snow White and says "I am Snow White." My response, "too bad she was such a twit."
Debbie and I begin a discussion on which Disney Princesses are twits and which aren't. It comes down to - earlier princesses (including Ariel) = twits, later princesses (Belle, Jasmine, etc) = not twits.
Anna then turns and asks "Is Cinderella a shit?"
Needless to say, Debbie and I spent the next five minutes laughing our butts off and re-lived that moment over and over (laughter included) most of the evening.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
It's a girl...
I am an aunt for the second time in a year. My sister-in-law gave birth today to a little girl - Gwyneth Jean, 4 pounds 10 ounces, 17.5 inches. Mom and baby are doing well.
Dustin and Jessica will have to adjust their previous parenting experience, because Gavin was almost twice this size at birth (9 pounds 11.5 ounces and 21 inches)
Dustin and Jessica will have to adjust their previous parenting experience, because Gavin was almost twice this size at birth (9 pounds 11.5 ounces and 21 inches)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Star gazing...
Yesterday, Anna and I went to pick-up Jake's ashes, collar and lease. Ok, Anna only knows what two out of three of those things are. Explaining cremation to an almost four year old is not going to happen.
Anna was also given the chance to talk with Jake's vet (or Jakie's Doctor - as Anna calls her). I will give the vet and her staff credit, you could tell that even three days later, they were all shaken by Jake's sudden death. I also learned in a conversation with one of the techs, that our vet tried for 20 minutes to revive Jake. Again points in her favor.
Back to Anna and her chat with Jakie's Doctor. It went well, the vet also asked Anna how she felt and what were the good things that she liked to do with Jake. Anna had a couple of questions. Here are the questions and the answers (please study them in the event you chat with Anna in the near future)
Q: "Jakie's Doctor, why did Jakie die?"
A: His heart stopped working. We don't know why, but sometimes that happens.
Q: "Where is Jakie?"
A: In dog heaven with Remmie (who passed away Sept. 2008 - and no, she hasn't forgotten about him)
Q: "I want Jakie. I want to see Jakie."
A: You can see Jakie every night that isn't cloudy. Jakie is now one of the stars up in the sky.
Q: "Jakie's Doctor, which star is Jakie?"
A: The brightest star and you will know in your heart which star that is.
Anna, being an almost four year old, was quickly distracted by the office cats. She was even allowed to go back into the office area to see one of the cats that was napping on a chair.
We left with some closure. I know that in times when she is very tired or upset she will be crying out for Jake. But it is what it is and we keep moving forward.
Anna was also given the chance to talk with Jake's vet (or Jakie's Doctor - as Anna calls her). I will give the vet and her staff credit, you could tell that even three days later, they were all shaken by Jake's sudden death. I also learned in a conversation with one of the techs, that our vet tried for 20 minutes to revive Jake. Again points in her favor.
Back to Anna and her chat with Jakie's Doctor. It went well, the vet also asked Anna how she felt and what were the good things that she liked to do with Jake. Anna had a couple of questions. Here are the questions and the answers (please study them in the event you chat with Anna in the near future)
Q: "Jakie's Doctor, why did Jakie die?"
A: His heart stopped working. We don't know why, but sometimes that happens.
Q: "Where is Jakie?"
A: In dog heaven with Remmie (who passed away Sept. 2008 - and no, she hasn't forgotten about him)
Q: "I want Jakie. I want to see Jakie."
A: You can see Jakie every night that isn't cloudy. Jakie is now one of the stars up in the sky.
Q: "Jakie's Doctor, which star is Jakie?"
A: The brightest star and you will know in your heart which star that is.
Anna, being an almost four year old, was quickly distracted by the office cats. She was even allowed to go back into the office area to see one of the cats that was napping on a chair.
We left with some closure. I know that in times when she is very tired or upset she will be crying out for Jake. But it is what it is and we keep moving forward.
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