Especially Abbie. Seriously, that girl is funny without knowing it. I wish I could record her nighttime routine for you. Maybe I will work on a way to do that, because that it classic comedy right there.
OH! And btw, Yoda is just fine. The vet was shocked that she is as old as she is. She has a few small cataracts, but she thinks the peeing incident was due to holding it way too long. Phew.
Anyway, back to Abigail. Below are a few choice quotes for your reading pleasure.
Exasperation:
The girls were playing in the basement a few weeks ago, and Abbie had one of their brooms. She was wielding it over her head like sword and shouting, "SWEEP, SWEEP!" After a few close calls with a shelf of knickknacks, I told her to be careful where she was swinging her broom. She loudly sighed and announced, "I can't do ANYthing," put down the broom and went on to pout and torture a cat.
Revelations:
It's no secret that pizza is a Gacek's favorite food. Abigail particularly loves it. After a few week drought of "restaurant" pizza, we ordered one from Davannis. Abigail saw the box and started clapping and wanted up into her chair immediately. After a few minutes of total silence (which, if you have been at our house during dinner NEVER happens), Miss A exclaims, "This is so GOOD!" She then turned her attention to the canned Nibblet corn pile and said, "mmmmm, delicious!"
Revelations pt 2:
Every morning, the girls watch Sesame Street on Sprout (PBS Kid channel on Directv). Judging by the Maria's hair and Luis's lack of wrinkles, I am guessing that these are all from right around 1998 or so. So on this particular day, n*Sync was on performing their song "Believe in Yourself," which I am sure was written just for the Street. As the camera pans the group, Abigail notices Justin Timberlake and the really awful bucket hat he is wearing. "Who's thaaat," she asked very dreamily. The girls have bucket hats that they just adore, and frequently will point out when others wear these same hats, so it's no surprise that Justy was singled out here, although the tone was a little disarming. I told her, "Justin Timberlake and the group is n*Sync." To which she breathily responded, "Ohhhhh, Justin." Apparently Justin isn't just a teen heartthrob-he's also big with the toddler set.
Depot Love
Yesterday, my parents were watching the girls and decided to do some shopping. As they were driving, the passed a Home Depot. Abbie excitedly shrieked, "DEPOT!! I see the Depot! MY DEPOT!! Can we go there??" Some kids have Toys R Us, Abbie has home improvement stores.
Confusion
Last weekend we were in Trader Joe's. If you have ever been, you will know that their employees are annoyingly upbeat and kinda in your face. So the Bear and I are going through the dairy section, and I am handing her some raisins, just as a worker passes us. He loudly announces, "Raisins?! I love raisins!!" And then he walked away. Abbie raised her eyebrow, looked at me and said, "What just happened?" I wish I knew, Baby.
Piece de Resistance
First rule, always save the best for last: every nite, A goes through a list of things that are wrong, "I have a hair (in my mouth). I have a fingernail (hangnail). My bottle tipped over! It's dripping! It's dripping! I have poopies." and on and on. Well, on this particular night I told her, "Wow Abbie. Do you have issues?" To which she said, "I have no issues, I wear boots."
Out of the mouths of babes, dear readers. I hope all is well and until next time, persistance.
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