1.28.13 - Little Things

 

 

 

 

Ballerina - I love watching Lu'au at her dance classes. She listens well and enjoys dancing. The ballerina temporary tattoo is added cuteness (and the only kind daddy will permit!).

Daddy-daughter dancing - Daddy took the day off and went to ballet with us. It was great to have him see what we do and see the ballerina in her element. Good stuff.

Cousins - We snuck off to North Carolina to see my sister, brother-in-law, and their family. The cousins all get along well, and so do the adults. It's great to spend time together.

Sitting up - Little man is sitting now. He can't push himself up to sit yet, but if you sit him down, he can play there for a good 5-10 minutes before he wants to get moving again. He can't crawl yet, but he can roll himself anywhere he wants to go (or to any toy he wants to get to)!

Snow! - Lu'au was so excited that it actually snowed here. After several days of below 20 temperatures (and staying inside due to colds), it snowed. We ventured outside, runny noses and all, and played in the snow for a few minutes. Most of it melted yesterday afternoon, but we're getting a fresh batch today. Just in time for Daddy to take her sledding this weekend. Kunane and I will hang out together inside.

What's up with the weather?

So we've been having colder than normal weather here. And it has me all confused. Around Easter, we had some 90*+ days. That was unseasonably warm and left me scrambling for clothes in which to dress baby girl. I find that it's hard for me NOT to dress her in layer upon layer of clothes because that's exactly what I had to do for so long when she was born. Enter Easter weekend: It's hot Hot HOT. I'm still trying to put a onesie underneath everything. I teach myself to reject this desire.

Enter cold weather IN MAY. I no longer have those layers for baby girl. Most of the stuff she's in right now (3-6 months, 6 months, or 6-9 months) is summery. I have two longsleeved onesies that she wears every other day now, in a nice little rotation. I had to retrain myself how to layer her clothes... how to make sure she's warm at night. Everything. I look forward to taking her to Florida where I'll be able to dress her in warm clothes again!

Gosh, my life is boring. Sorry.

You can take the girl out of Michigan...

I haven't lived in Michigan for the past decade or so. Even after a year in Hawai'i, I have largely regained the ability to withstand cold weather and all that accompanies it.

Last night, after the Vandy/UT game (which Vandy won!!!!!!!!!! It was a very exciting game!) we came home in snow and on ice. This morning, I woke up and most of the snow had melted, and there were light flurries in the air. I got ready for work, bundled up, and walked to the preschool. Upon entering the grounds, I noticed none of the teachers' cars were there. Like an idiot, I walked to the door and not a single child was present. Silly me, I hadn't even thought that conditions would warrant a snow day. Apparently they did. But, hey, I can't complain. It gave me an entire day home with dh and we got to clean the house a bit.

The meteorologists who cried wolf

I remember overhearing a discussion about tsunami warnings (back when we lived in paradise/Hawaii). The main gist of the conversation was that the authorities really tried to figure out when to issue tsunami warnings, because if they offered too many, the people would become ignorant toward them, and not heed any sort of warning. Yes, Mayor Harry Kim (who had been in charge of the Hawaii Civil Defense and never seemed to relinquish all of his responsibilities) loved to come on the radio and tell you about any watch/warning that he could think of, but overall, the warnings were warranted.

Since we moved here (about 6 months now), we have had at least 3 tornado warnings. Warnings. Not watches. I can't count how many watches we've had. In this case, I'm just talking warnings. For the first tornado warning, dh was at school. I lit a candle, kept the tv on, and called my parents to tell them I loved them. Dh was in a meeting and unaccessible. I love him too. For the second warning, dh was at school. I kept my flashlight handy (dh makes me keep a small maglite in my purse at all times). I watched tv on the couch. This tornado warning (Tuesday night), the sirens went off. The meteorologists narrowed down the "target areas". Dh and I popped popcorn and watched the lightning out the window, making funny comments about the meteorologists.

I think it's kind of funny, really. Even after living here 6 months, I have no idea what our county shape is. I can look at a map of our state, and know about where ours is, but not have a clue which one it is. Then they start naming roads and subdivisions and I have an idea of some of them in our immediate proximity (the important ones - ie where the grocery store is, where Target is, where Joann Fabrics is, where Maggie Moo's is... you know, the critical stuff). Pretty much, if they could have named our condo building, I think they would have! Dh and I laughed during the five minutes they nearly told us personally to take shelter. We held out for real action. After all, the Florida/Tennessee game was way more interesting than our still-slightly-underdecorated-guest bathroom.

The sirens, in their just-the-perfect-pitch-to-really-annoy-the-poop-out-of-me, are still on. Perhaps we should be more concerned. But we're not.