GooberBug and GooberBear

I was on the phone with Kim this morning organizing our Friday Burger Bo-Nan-Za, when the girls came into the TV room wearing the following "costumes"...

I love my family!!!

He Stole My Post!

I love my husband more than I can say, but he stole my last posting! He claims that his was funnier, but I think mine was more in depth (thanks, Kimmie!). So, to get back at the plagiarising hunk 'o man I married...

I Love You, Bay-bay!!!!!!

Package from DeeDee

The girls got a package from my Mother today, and it contained the following:

• One book for each girl
• 2 pairs of Speedo pool shoes
• 2 pairs of Speedo goggles - one pink, one purple
• Jilly's afghan, in green
• Speedo swimsuit for Emmy

As soon as I opened the box, Emmy went straight for the wrapped package (Jilly's blanket) and demanded that she be able to open it. Jilly grabbed her book and immediately started coloring in it (it's an Eric Carle board book of colors, and not a coloring book), and Emmy pitched a fit until I got the blanket unwrapped. Typical reaction from both girls.

Jilly wanted to wear her goggles as soon as she saw them, so Mommy obliged. Emmy saw Jilly and wanted her's on as well. Mommy again obliged. This is what ensued...

Are they cute, or what???

Speachless

I checked my e-mail a bit ago, and this picture was forwarded to me by a friend from nursing school. I don't know if the gentleman is married or not, if he has children or not, but we should all take comfort in the bit of normalcy he is bringing to this small child's topsy-turvy life. Enlarge the photo and read the caption underneath. It's sad but heartwarming.

God Bless our Servicemen and Servicewomen. May they return to their loved ones very, very soon.

Let's Go Swimmin!

The pool is officially open in our subdivision, and we've been a couple of times this week already. Jilly likes sitting on the steps and splashing - but who doesn't?!?!?!



Emily wasn't too sure the first night, but she's very quickly become a little fish.



We're also working on teaching Emily to swim WITHOUT her floaty suit or her swimmy ring, and I think that's not really going to be an easy task. However, it just so happens that our neighbor Chad was a lifeguard/swimming instructor during his time in the Marines (boo-yah!).

Hopefully, she'll pay a little more attention to Mr. Chad than she does to Mommy during swimming lessons!

We Belong at The Zoo - I Think...

Adam & I have talked about getting a membership to Zoo Atlanta since we took Emily for the first time in the Spring of 2004. So when we went to the Zoo back in mid-April with the Yatabes, I went ahead and purchased a Family Membership. I filled out the paperwork, and the lady at the desk told me that we should have our permanent membership cards within about four weeks. Until we got our permanent cards, we could use the day's ticket stub and our driver's license to prove membership on any subsequent visit.

(l to r) Emily and Juliet, Autumn & Ella Yatabe - April, 2007

It's now June, and we haven't gotten the darn cards yet. I've e-mailed and called several times to find out where our cards are, and I was been told that they were printed on May 14th and mailed to our correct address. OK, that's all well fine and dandy, but now answer me this...


If it take the USPS two days to get a package to Mother in Daphne, AL, and 3-4 days to get a package to Sonny & Patricia in East Islip, NY, should it not take less time to get something from Zoo Atlanta to Buford, GA? I'm thinking it should take no longer than 2 days.


My latest e-mail communication was with Kelli (how cute - she spells it with an i) earlier this week. She told me the same thing - information entered on May 9th; cards printed on May 14th; mailed the week the cards were printed. She also told me that she would have the cards reprinted and we should receive them within 7 to 10 business days.


I'm thinking if we don't have the cards by Monday, we're taking a trip to the Zoo, and I'm going to stand right there whilst they print our cards and put them in my hot, little hands. Otherwise, I might really might need to be put in the zoo.

Hand Sanitizer Fanatic

I don't know why, but Jilly LOVES hand sanitizer. She came into the TV room this morning with the bottle saying "Mommy, more". Maybe she's just being conscious of the fact that she needs to keep her hands clean. I don't think that has anything to do with it. I think she likes it because it's cold and slimy.