Disney Princesses on Ice

One of the more prominent memories of my childhood is going to the Ice Capades. My sister and I loved the Smurfs more than anything else and when they came to town on ice skates we were elated! Times have certainly changed and Peyton knows nothing of the "little blue devils" but she has the same love for all things princess. When the huge billboard appeared on Bandywood with all 7 princesses plus Tinker Bell and I saw through the rearview mirror the look on my daughter's face, I knew we would have to go.

We went with Beth, Natalie and Ellie (a good friend of the Guest family), and were able to get pretty descent seats. Now imagine thousands of little girls each in there favorite princess costume with eyes so big you think they are going to pop with sheer delight! Peyton went as Snow White and Natalie as Ariel. The show proved to be everything they had hoped for with familier songs and cool acrobats (and amazingly not too annoying even from an adult's perspective). Even the male counterparts were there to lift their true loves high into the sky.

They stayed in this same trance the entire time!

And of course there had to be cotton candy for this special occasion.

Here are a few glimpses of what made the show so magical (yes, I know they are blurry but you get the idea).

4 and 1/2 going on 20

So today a random stranger asked her how old she was....

"I am 4 and a half but I am almost 20."

The lady laughed so hard and said, "That is the funniest thing I have heard all year, I have to write that one down!"

I have to agree. But, oh my dear, precious, baby please stay 4 and a half FOREVER.

Oh the fun we could have if our husbands were computer programs

Dear Tech Support:

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In Addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0 and NBA 3.0. And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?

Signed,
Desperate

REPLY:

Dear Desperate:

First keep in mind; Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try entering the Command
C:\I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0.
If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will create
SnoringLoudly.wav files.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Food 3.0 and Lingerie 6.5.

Good Luck,
Tech Support

Kicking it on Labor Day

Last night Kimberly and Jack decided to stop by and spend the night with us. They were returning from visiting friends in Virginia and Nashville was a good place to break up the trip. We all slept in this morning and enjoyed being lazy on our day off.

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Jackson Henry decided to say to hello to Peyton for the first time by giving her a big high five through Kimberly's tummy. We tried to enjoy the afternoon by the pool but autumn is coming quicker than expected and it was too cold even for Peyton. Wes worked overnight and so when he got home at noon we decided to try and find somewhere to eat out. Finally, the third restaurant we tried, Pei Wei, was open and we had fabulous chinese fast food for Labor Day.

New Ways to Waste Time

It is amazing what people can come up with to put in blogs. Apparently this is what kind of coffee I am. But you take any number of quizes to find out anything about yourself. Your percentage of snobbiness, your lipgloss flavor, rose scent, even your percentage of evil. Oh the things I can find to do with my time.

You Are a Plain Ole Cup of Joe

But don't think plain - instead think, uncomplicated You're a low maintenance kind of girl... who can hang with the guys Down to earth, easy going, and fun! Yup, that's you: the friend everyone invites. And your dependable too. Both for a laugh and a sympathetic ear.

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

A Four Year Old's Mental Picture of God

The conversation goes a little something like this:

Peyton- Mommy where does God live?

Mommy- What do you mean? (I have learned that this has to be the first answer to the big questions kids ask. Last week she asked the all dreaded "Where do babies come from?" and I said "What do you mean?" She said "Do they come from the doctor?" I simply said "No, they some from God." She looked at me and smiled and said O.K. This topic, however, needed much more explanation.)

P- I mean He doesn't live on earth like me, right?

M- Well not really, He lives in heaven but we can talk to Him like He is right next to us.

P- Why?

M- Well.... (I am stuck at this point. I am almost certain I know what she is going for so I answer hesitantly) Even though we can't see Him, He listens to us and still takes really good care of us.

P- Like you take care of me and Daddy takes care of you.

M- Yes.

P- Where's heaven?

M- Umm.... Most people believe that heaven is up in the sky, but nobody really knows.

P- You mean like where the birds live?

M- No really high up, even past the stars.

P- Umm (the wheels are really churning now) I can't see Him so how can God hear me?

M- That's a hard one honey, but even though we can't see Him, He is everywhere all the time and He can hear everyone.

P- What about when I whisper; can He still hear me?

M- He can even hear when you think something and don't say it out loud.

P- Why?

Now at this point the questions are getting a tad bit tiresome so I cop out and say...

M- Because He has really big ears

P- Oh. REALLY big ears? (long pause then she looks up, smiles and says...)O.K.

GREAT! Now she thinks He looks like Dumbo!