Owl

Man.. I was so upset. We walked out of Walmart and there was an owl in a tree. It was just sitting up there looking at all of us silly humans walking in and out of the store, and scaring the local Grackles into such a frenzy I was worried about bird poop bombardments. Of course! The one time I didn't have my camera was the one time when I could REALLY have used it. Sheesh. Well, we drove home, I ran inside and grabbed the camera, then ran back to Walmart (alone of course), but the little guy was long gone. Great. So I drove back home. Walked in the front door and Ashlyn asked if I got a picture of the owl. Nope. She handed me the following:



I have a great daughter.

And so it begins...

Today Ashlyn, (who is only 5) asked, "What's a boyfriend?"

Needless to say, I almost choked and laughed all at the same time. Emily explained in a very generic and broad manner as to what a boyfriend was, and finally summed it all up with, "You're too young to be thinking about a boyfriend."

Ashlyn's response, "Well... I'm thinking about it!"

All Tied Up

Well, tonight was a big night. Ashlyn has learned how to tie her shoes.

There's Something Under the Bed!

Ok, side note so this will make sense. I have to have the head of our bed raised a little because of my occasional bouts of acid reflux when I am sleeping. It is sitting on two 3"x4" blocks and is raised about 3" off the floor. Not very much, but it does seem to help and doesn't seem to bother Emily. Plus we don't end up sliding off the end of the bed.

Anyways...

Ashlyn was in our room on our bed tonight watching a movie and drawing when she shouted for us to come in there. I opened the door and asked what was wrong. She said, "I think there is a mouse under the bed because it just dropped down!"

Tummy Rumblings...

"My tummy isn't hungry for junk food anymore. It wants dessert!"

Once Upon a Time

Ashlyn asked if she could tell us a little story this evening. This is how it went.

"Once upon a time, me and Nammy (my mother), were feeding Whisper (a neighbor's dog) some Cheetos. First Nammy gave him some, then I gave him a bunch. Then he threw up on her porch."

Music Anyone?

We were walking into the store today and someone was driving around in the parking lot with their music cranked up as loud as they could get it. Ashlyn said, "I guess they want the whole city to hear their music."