Early Snow

Although it took us two hours to get home on Thursday, we did get home in time to play in the snow.



Bree is an outdoors girl. Loves to be outside in any kind of weather. While we were playing, a light rain was falling. Now, me? I don't like being outside quite as much as Bree. Being allergic to almost every type of tree & grass makes playing outside a bit miserable for me. But I do like to play with Bree, so often I just suck it up and have fun with my girl. And this was just rain - my allergies were going to be fine.

Bree wanted to make a snowman until she realized just how much it work it was to build a snowman. I don't know if she thought it would just magically appear, or if she really expected me to do all the work. We got as far as a small mound of snow before she lost interest.

Bree decided that snow balls would be much more fun! So we had a small snow ball fight.

Bree has also started to play "hide and seek." Except that she takes the phrase "hiding in plain sight" quite literally. So it's a quick game. :) I am trying to get her to actually find places to hide. But 9 time out 0f 10 she'll "hide" in the same spot, time after time. It's hilarious.

We're supposed to get more snow tonight. We'll see how much we actually get. While it's rare to get snow in this part of the country, it's even rarer to have it occur in December. This could be an interesting winter!

The Diva

So I don't think it will come as a suprise to anyone that I had a smart mouth when I was a kid. I don't think it really started until I was around the ages of 11/12/13.

Bree is about 10 years ahead of schedule.

Last night we were at a Christmas party hosted by a co-worker. My co-worker was very thoughtful to give Bree a gift. When Bree saw what it was, she actually said, (and I wish I were making this up) "Oh, but I already have one of those." "One of those" being a Disney Princess camera. It was a stocking stuffer for her last year at Christmas.

Apparently I have been lax on teaching her about proper gift ettiquette. Because I was absolutely mortified. Fortunately for me, my co-worker just laughed and actually was gracious enough to offer Bree a second choice. Which Bree absolutely adored - princess jewelry. Which she wore with pride and I can't even count the number of times I heard, "Look at me!" last night.

Bree also commandeered the use of my co-worker's son's scooter. Which she rode all over the house with reckless abandon, throwing out an "excuse me!" if someone was in her way. We had a fantastic time at the party, and aside from the present faux pas, Bree was a very good girl.

However, we are at a standoff on how to get her to clean her room. "But my arms are too tired" is the excuse used most often. So I told her this morning, no more McDonald's until she cleans her room. And by cleaning her room, I am asking her to put her toys in the toy trunk. It's not like I'm asking her to vacuum, dust and wash the windows. And for crying out loud you'd think she was Cinderella by the way she reacts to my request.

I have also mentioned that Santa might just pass our house by if he thinks she doesn't know how to take care of her toys. She doesn't really seem to care. But when I've mentioned that it might be time to give her toys away (to other kids who will take care of them) the only thing she says is, "Not my Bearies!"

Drastic action might have to be taken. But as with most things concerning disciplining Bree, it's going to suck worse for me than it will for her. :)