Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Cadence's New Do!
So, we've been telling Cadence for months that if she is going to scream and cry and run away whenever we try to brush her hair, then we're going to cut it off. I didn't want to - it took so long for it to grow in in the first place! But last night Cadence decided all the snarlies aren't worth the long hair, so she decided she wanted it cut. Then she decided she wanted it cut RIGHT NOW - THIS MORNING. So, we did. We cut off probably 7 or 8 inches. She had decided she wanted it SHORT, not just sort of short. And she wanted bangs. So, that's what we did. And here's the result: One happy girl, one happy mom, and NO MORE SNARLIES!!! I think what finally sealed the deal was that I told her she could grow it out long again; it didn't have to stay short forever.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Out of the Mouths of Babes (or, Conversations Overheard)
(In the middle of a pillow fight/wrestling match between Jeremy and Cadence):
Cadence: I'm Princess Nasty!
Jeremy: WHAT?!?
Robin: What did you say?
Cadence: I'm Princess Nasty! You're not going to like me very much - wha-CHA!
(The wha-CHA part was stated as Cadence scissor-kicked Jeremy in the head - Princess Nasty indeed!)
(Between Cadence and Kennedy):
Cadence: You can't do that! KENNEDY! YOU-CAN'T-DO-THAT!!!
Kennedy: pischoo-pischoo!! (exclaimed with arm and pointer finger extended, gun-like, at Cadence)
Cadence: HEY! You can't shoot me! You can't just - pischoo-pischoo!! (again, exclaimed with arm and pointer finger extended, gun-like, at Kennedy)
This was followed by much more shooting and chasing around, followed by lots of laughing.
Between Kennedy and Cadence, Cadence has by far won for the most interesting vocabulary. Kennedy wants to make sure she's got the word down before she tries to use it, but Cadence just wants to verbalize everything, so she just spits it out regardless. Here are some of my favorite Cadence-isms (before I forget them all...) even though she doesn't use them all anymore. I plan to add more as I remember them.
fowlers (flowers)
pa-cue-ter (computer)
ai-yais (outside)
blacewret (bracelet)
bloccori - (broccoli)
crisms (Christmas)
armpit glue (deodorant)
hangaburger (hamburger)
ginastic (I think this is a cross between ginormous and gigantic - anyway, it means REALLY BIG)
plobrem (problem)
chum (munch)
catherator... no, i mean, cavitator... (cultivator)
tater-tot (teeter-totter)
Cadence: I'm Princess Nasty!
Jeremy: WHAT?!?
Robin: What did you say?
Cadence: I'm Princess Nasty! You're not going to like me very much - wha-CHA!
(The wha-CHA part was stated as Cadence scissor-kicked Jeremy in the head - Princess Nasty indeed!)
(Between Cadence and Kennedy):
Cadence: You can't do that! KENNEDY! YOU-CAN'T-DO-THAT!!!
Kennedy: pischoo-pischoo!! (exclaimed with arm and pointer finger extended, gun-like, at Cadence)
Cadence: HEY! You can't shoot me! You can't just - pischoo-pischoo!! (again, exclaimed with arm and pointer finger extended, gun-like, at Kennedy)
This was followed by much more shooting and chasing around, followed by lots of laughing.
Between Kennedy and Cadence, Cadence has by far won for the most interesting vocabulary. Kennedy wants to make sure she's got the word down before she tries to use it, but Cadence just wants to verbalize everything, so she just spits it out regardless. Here are some of my favorite Cadence-isms (before I forget them all...) even though she doesn't use them all anymore. I plan to add more as I remember them.
fowlers (flowers)
pa-cue-ter (computer)
ai-yais (outside)
blacewret (bracelet)
bloccori - (broccoli)
crisms (Christmas)
armpit glue (deodorant)
hangaburger (hamburger)
ginastic (I think this is a cross between ginormous and gigantic - anyway, it means REALLY BIG)
plobrem (problem)
chum (munch)
catherator... no, i mean, cavitator... (cultivator)
tater-tot (teeter-totter)
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