boys

i'm not sure what it its but Marianne is some kind of boy magnet. first it was Desmond...then Felix + Kian at her first daycare...and now Max, Andrew, + Gavin at her new school. one of her teachers was telling me that "Marianne is always hanging out with the boys" and that Marianne will put on one of the dress up skirts to dance and before long she'll have 2 or 3 of the boys wearing dress up skirts and dancing right along with her. at least she's learned early how to make them bend to her will.


the other night at dinner, daddy asked her about her day at school and she announced that she had danced with max that day. Jerry wasn't impressed and being the protective daddy he is, he asked her if there are any girls who go to her school...to which Marianne replied, "nope". I met max's mom recently and she told me that max calls Marianne his girlfriend and is always talking about her at home.


honestly, I can't question her taste...he's a cute little guy with dark hair and dark eyes. Reminds me of someone I know. Here she has him running races with her in the school yard. (Running/racing is one of her favorite games!) And then playing with the fire truck...I like how she wanted to operate the hose and he obliged.

also, i added the option to follow my blog by email (get email updates when i post)—find it in the right column. sign up if you'd like. i do my best to post a link on facebook too but i'm hoping to post more regularly and don't want to inundate my fb wall with obnoxious blog links.

and i'm back

i've been working on my blogging comeback...most of which has required getting up to date on filing and sorting photos, which is quite a job when you're a year behind. but tonight i got out of my comfort zone and took some time to get better acquainted with my  smartphone. the apps they have for these things are no joke handy. i am now equipped to blog remotely...and I give you (if there are actually any of "you" still checking/reading my blog) my first mobile post:

sick day

nothing makes me softer than a sick baby girl. marianne's usually not the down and out type of sick kid...it's actually hard to get her to rest & take it easy. but last week she came down with croup and it hit her hard. she napped twice that day and melted to the couch after the late-day siesta. i could barely peel myself away from her...can you blame me with a sad lil face like that? a persistent fever, barky cough, two coughing spasms that turned-her-lips-blue, and a call to the nurses' line later and we were headed to the e.r. at midnight. with that one healthy dose of steroid she kicked croup's ass and called it a day.

can't wait for the bill...