As you can see, I'm a little flumpy today. I think that it might be the rain. It's been dull and rainy all day, and I'm a fan of the sun. :o ) Sis called today though, and invited us all over for dinner. DH ran and exchanged our videos, and we went over to Sis' place for a few hours. Stouffers lasagna was a nice and filling dinner, and I had plenty of time to fuss over my new nephew. Sis spent most of her time fussing over me, fussing over the baby. It's funny. She actually scolded me for changing his diaper, as though I would think she was a bad mom because I beat her to it. She's funny. I sometimes wonder if I really need to spell it all out to her, really. She forgets that I fuss over other people's tiny babies because it's the only way that I get to experience that any more. I miss the days when DD was small and content to nestle into my arms for a while. She thinks that she is saving me a bad experience with a dirty diaper, but I'm not bothered. It's getting close to Mother's Day, and I need all the little baby smiles that I can get. DD is starting to think that I'm really weird, hugging and kissing her until she starts to turn funny colors.
Anyway, after dinner, DD went off to another part of the room and played with a new toy that Sis and her boyfriend gave her. So, while DD combed the hair of a posh looking kitty, we watched "Pauly Shore Is Dead". I blame it all on DH. He has weird taste. Even DH agreed with me this time though, that the movie was stupid. Not only was it stupid, it had lots of language that we could have done without. I probably would have been better served by going over with DD and playing with the kitty doll. *laughs*
It's getting real late now, but I'm not really tired. I think that is a bit of a problem. I'm just hoping that it's not any more sneaky insomnia. I want to get some decent sleep tonight, because I promised DD some special pancakes and scrambled eggs in the morning. She just loves it when I make the cinnamon/vanilla pancakes, even more so if I make them silver-dollar sized. Oo! :o )
DH found DD's alphabet and number flashcards that I had gotten her, and that is great. They were packed away in a box that we just had been too lazy to dig through. I think that I'm going to pull them out tomorrow afternoon, and we can have some fun. DD can identify all of her letters, but numbers are a little harder for her. In that regard, she takes more after me. I'm alright with mathematics, but I really love literature and writing. DD wants to read so badly, and the motivation is hopefully strong enough to keep her moving in the right direction. What we really need to do is to work on letter sounds, but she just doesn't seem that interested. I wonder if she isn't more visually minded, like I am. If I can see something on paper, I can learn fairly well. However, if I have to keep images, numbers, etc. in my head, then I get confused easily. I am still trying to think of ways to help her, if she is just .... being like me. Maybe I'll call my mom and ask her how I learned my phonics the best, and see if she has any pointers.
