In awhile Crocodile...

First - thanks to all of you sending your email addresses. I had NO idea Kenzie had such a following. :) A statcounter reflects a good number of visitors - but I assumed that most of them were here on accident while shopping for Kenzie brand clothes!! I've just switched to the new version of blogger and was surprised at how easy it was. Now, I'll be fiddling around with the permissions issue.

I also thank you for all the compliments on my parenting ideas, creativity, etc. It's been so nice to "meet" you. And, two of you suggested I write a book??? Um, Really? Anyway - I'm flattered beyond belief. And, I should also remind you - that our little blog world here depicts the good, the pretty, and the sparkly sunny days of our life. Rarely do I share the nitty gritty hard stuff - or even the utterly boring sitting on the couch watching TV stuff. Believe me, it ALL happens at Kenzie's house.

Sam's (a mom of 2.5 yr. old twins!) comment from the other day made me giggle - I think it was the only one I've published lately. Sam, Sam, Sam... I have ONE child. If I multiplied her times two - there would be no way on this green earth that I would ever hand her a paintbrush unless I'd wrapped everything in Saran wrap first. Somewhere, below - I posted a picture of poor Kenzie painting in a BOX. A box, Sam. You give me toooooo much credit! Someone also said that she calls me the "Mommiesorie" (as in a montessori school). Seriously. Kenzie's watching half of the Jungle Book right now, "ONE MORE TIME?" before we return it the library. Why only half? Not because it would behoove me to limit her to half a movie's worth of TV viewing. It's because the movie is scratched and stops halfway through!! Really though. I am flattered by the comments/compliments. But, they made feel a wee bit guilty... I'm a good mom. I am! But, maybe not quite as good as all those comments said I am.... Thanks for letting me fake you out though.

Anyway - Meet Kenzie's new friend. Waaaay back in sunny Southern California (oooh, how I miss sunny So. Cal), I made Kenzie a stuffed owl friend. One fateful flu ridden night, she yakked on it. This little guy was made as a replacement for the ruined owl, after hearing her mention the owl on several occasions recently. I tried to fancy him up a bit, now that she's older and small bits and bobs aren't so much an issue for choking hazards.



All I can say is...she's not a fan. Guess he'll join the collection of handmade mommy junk that sits around collecting dust in her room.

We got to a tiny-tots fitness class every week. We usually close the class by chanting some of the following sayings. Kenzie and her father have been dismissing each other with the "See you later, alligator," etc. saying for a long while now. We are having such a blast with the additional phrases, and are on to making up our own. It took me a long while to find the whole list on the internet - but here they are:

See you later, alligator.
In a while, crocodile.
Bye-bye, butterfly.
Give a hug, ladybug.
Take care, polar bear.
See you soon, raccoon.
Out the door, dinosaur.
To your house, little mouse.
Not too soon, you big baboon.
In a blizzard, little lizard.
In a shake, garter snake.
Time to scoot, warty newt.
Don't meander, salamander.
Hit the road, hoppy toad.
Bye-bye, butterfly.
Be sweet, parakeet.
Give a hug, ladybug.
See you soon, raccoon.
Out the door, dinosaur.
Stay well, gazelle
Not now brown cow
'Till then penguin
To your house, mouse
Manana Iguana
Take care, polar bear.
Give a kiss, jellyfish,
Take a bow, brown cow
So long, King Kong.
Toodle-oo, kangaroo.
Bye bye butterfly.
See you soon raccoon.
In awhile crocodile .
Toodaloo kangaroo.
Out the door dinosaur.
In a line, porcupine.
To the bus octopus.

When Doug heads off to work each day now, we are all tripping all over ourselves trying to remember another one to shout. My favorite is:
"Give me a hug, doodle bug.."