Sadie Jane eating dinner at the table. She is too much! Very independent these days. She is so much fun to be around. Tonight she went through my purse and handed all my items to Daddy saying, "Here Dada". She is full of conversation. However, her little rants are only partially understood by the adults around her. Just ask her about Caillou. She'll tell you about a whole episode but you might not be able to understand it. But she knows what she is saying! Just wish I did! She's into causing trouble. Like going through all Daddy's old bill statements and ripping them up all over the floor. She likes to pick through the trash and eat the left over kitty food in the can. She likes to find pens or pencils and draw on the walls or the doors. We are constantly cleaning up after her. But we wouldnt change it for anything!

New Sadie Pictures!

I have had these pictures on my camera since the beginning of November. Here is Sadie Jane eating her dinner at the coffee table in her in her rocking chair. This is our nightly ritual and loves to feed herself! Here is Sadie on out living room floor. She is ready to go to bed and this is her way of telling us!
Oh boy! She loves her new four wheeler!! Yay! Lets teach her how to steer the thing now!
Here is Sadie under our kitchen table. She chased Ellie under there and then couldnt figure out how to get out!
And...this is Kate and I at the salon...it was raining out and we didnt want to ruin our hair!!

Ten Year Reunion Class of 1997

It was a bit frightening on my way to my ten year reunion Friday night. My nerves were haunting my stomach and I couldnt stop shaking. Jack had me pull over so he could throw up in an empty parking lot outside the hotel we were staying at. I knew he was nervous too! But we did it! We had a blast and laughed the whole night!
Jim N. threw my golf balls that I won from the raffle at everyone who was watching him.
Katie C. and I talked about girls we thought were our friends how they disappeared out of lives and we were better off with out them.
Ryan K. forgot to introduce Meg to his high school friends.
Mike A. chatted with everyone and anyone...yes, he yells at celebreties!
Adam A. makes flutes but doesnt play them and gives massages while he sells real estate.
Jack was still nervous after his anxiety got the best of him and he complained of a sore throat all night.
Paul G. tried to rescue his sister from Mike A. who was attached her hip.
Gary I. ate all the appetizers, so I hear.
Jeremy and Devon went home because it was their first real night with out the baby.
Bethany T. inspired me to look into certificate programs for becoming a behavior analyst.
Ben S. saved ME from Mike A.
Mike S. and Justin S. are gay and was the hottest couple there! I want them to hang out with me and go shopping with me. I told them that too!
Steve C. has the nicest girl friend because she let him leave with out her to get the suite in order for the after party!
Dana S. likes Aint No Fun and knows all the words just like me!
Lisa P. showed her peaches to Jim N.
Hmmmm...did I miss anything?? So much fun...cant wait to do it again!

Are you in the spirit of giving yet?

Have you started your shopping yet? Believe it or not I have!! I have a few things ordered for Skip and Sadie two favorites to shop for besides my sister!! I seem to be in the Christmas spirit quite early this year. Maybe its because I have a 1 yr. old. I dont know. But I, not just into giving to my friends and family. Id like to take this opportunity to suggest a few charities and organizations that could use your help.

1. The Pettingill House in Salisbury MA.- They always need food...canned items, boxes of pasta, diapers etc.

2. Donate to a child in need who lives around here. Contact your local school district and ask about their child in need holiday program.

3. The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center- 2 Harris St. Newburyport. MA http://www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org/


4. The Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf

No...I wont go to sleep!!

Yes, thats what Sadie was thinking tonight as the clock ticked and still she refused to sleep. She started out with Daddy in the living room. I was in the bedroom on the lap top trying to get my progress notes completed for tomorrow. I could hear Sadie whining out with Daddy and I just continued to type and try and block her whine out. But I was thinking, "Why cant Skip just get her to sleep? How hard is it" Well, I would find out because Skip brought her in at 8 pm and plopped her non-sleepy giggling body on our bed. He said she was refusing to go to bed and needed me to put her down so he could go eat. So I just gave in and scooped the wiggle worm up and told her it was time to sleep. She moved her head from side to side. She kicked her feet in the air. She whined. She hit. She laughed. She ate peanuts in bed with me. She played with Ernie and called him Ellie. She cryed when Ernie got a little too rough with her. She ate more peanuts. She laughed at Jager who was snoring under the bed. She watched TV. She hit Mommy again so I put her in her crib and left the room. When I came back, she whined. She told me, "Up!" So I bargained with her...not a good idea...especially with a one year old...I told her if she came back to my bed she had to go to sleep. I plopped her down with a giant Winnie the Pooh and gave her a mushy pillow. She likes to put things over her eyes while she drifts off to sleep. And finally...she fell asleep! So here I am, on the computer writing about the little girl who would not go to sleep!
-S

Mean Mama!

So today I was called "mean mama"! Yes, my own daughter called me mean! She came up to me and asked me to read her the same book I had been reading all day long. So I told her to go find another book instead and then i would read it. She ran away to her books and cried, "Mean Mama!" Sometimes when she hits I tell her she is mean. Like when she pulls Jager's tail or beats up the kitties. Well today I was the mean one.

Sadie had a great weekend. We didn't do much Friday night but she spent the whole day Grammy on Friday. Saturday she went to Aunt Susie's house and spent some time tearing apart her house. Sadie likes her antique dolls and enjoys ripping the hair off their heads! Saturday night she had date night with Daddy. They got chinese food delivered and hit the hay early together! Sunday she went to Aana and Papa's in the morning to visit. Sunday afternoon she spent time with all her friends at Grammy and Grumpy's house. She played with Maddie, Anna, and Bella. And Monday she spent all day me! I was sick with sinuses that have been acting up for months. But we laid low in the house and she was just so happy watching her favorite show Caillou! Then we napped for 3 hours!!! And we cooked dinner together and then Daddy came home from hunting in the woods.