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Shoes, Glorious Shoes

The kids after the shoe store trip

Today I took the girls to the shoe store to get new running shoes.  I figured now that they are 4, it probably wouldn’t be too bad to take them to the store by myself. As soon as we got into the store, the girls had their boots off and were pulling shoes off the shelf to try on.  Willow went straight for the boys shoes, and Hailie was all over the dress/party shoes.

New Shoes

It didn’t take Willow long to find the pair she wanted;  A pair of Spiderman shoes that light up.  Hailie wanted party shoes, sandals, flip flops, or women’s high heels, and wasn’t taking no for an answer.  I was about to abort the whole trip when suddenly Carrie, Jack and Sara walked into the store.  Now we had 4 kids (2 of which alternated tantrums) , 2 parents, and one very loud aisle in Payless.  Hailie finally agreed to try on a pair of Dora runners, and we were done after a very long hour.

The Bathroom Incident

The girls never had a ‘climbing stage’, but now that they are older, they are making up for it.  They will use anything as a step ladder, and keep finding new things to get into.

The other night, Willow got up to use the bathroom, and called for me when she was back in her room.  She had a bleeding leg which she said was “from something in the bathroom”.  I checked the bathroom, and sure enough, there was Dave’s razor on the counter.  When I asked her if that is what cut her she said “Yes.  I was just shaving my legs”.  She was lucky to escape the adventure with only a small cut on one leg, and an explaination that she will get to shave her legs all the time when she is older!

Free Coffee

This morning I went through the Tim Horton’s drive-thru and claimed my two free coffee from Roll Up the Rim. This promoted Willow to ask a lot of questions:

Willow: You get free coffee?
Me: Yes, I won free coffee.
Willow: You won coffee?
Me: Yes, I won.
Willow: Are you happy to win coffee?
Me: Sure, I like winning coffee.
Willow: I wouldn’t want to win coffee. I would want to win money.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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October Funnies

Dave was opening his birthday presents in front of his family.  He received a motorcycle magazine from his parents, and Hailie got excited for him, and said, “Daddy!  This is for when you have to go to the bathroom!”

Hailie was whining about needing something, and Willow says “Hailie, a lot of people want things, but very few NEED them.”

Willow fell down and hurt her knee and then said “Mommy, Mommy quick give me a hug before it starts to hurt!”

In the middle of the night, Hailie heard Willow get up to use the washroom.  She says “Willow?  Are you ok?  I can help you! Do you want me to help you?  Willow?”

We have to be very careful about what we say in front of the girls these days, because as soon as we get to daycare we never know what they will say! This morning Willow told her teacher “My Mommy said she is going to move to the garage!”

I gave the girls Chicken Parmesan for dinner, and both of them refused to eat it.  Willow says “Mommy, next time you give me pretend chicken, I will eat it, ok?”  I replied, “Ok, but that was real chicken.” and she says ” Well it wasn’t good!”

I took the girls trick or treating on the street, and they had a great time.  Willow had something to say to every person that opened the door and I would have to pull her away from each house before she talked their ears off.  These are some of the things she said:

Why didn’t you decorate right here? (pointing to the garden)|
Where is your pumpkin?
I saw a pumpkin throw up.  It’s right over there!
I like your slippers, they are beautiful!
I like your bench!
I am not a boy I am a GIRL
These are not outfits, they are COSTUMES

September Funnies

We were at the park, and Hailie and I were having a quiet moment on the swings.  A dog started barking in one of the backyard, and Hailie turns to be and says very seriously, “That dog is freaking me out”

Running

This morning Willow was having an apple for breakfast, and handed me one.  I said “No thanks” and she replies, “Why?  Are you not a fan of apples?”

Later, when I was dropping the girls off at daycare, Jessica’s Mom was standing beside us and said to Jessica, “I have to run!”.  Willow turns to her and says “My Mommy runs too!” to which Jessica’s Mom replied “Well I wish I ran like your Mommy, but I mean that I have to run to work.” Willow then turned to me and whispered, “Is she going to run to Mississauga?”

Candy Canes

This morning Willow wanted to eat her Reindeer candy cane from the Christmas tree.  She has been asking every morning for a week now, and I keep reminding her she doesn’t like candy canes.  This morning I gave in and opened it for her. She ate a small piece, and then was in the bathroom washing out her mouth. She comes into the kitchen and says “Mommy, do I smell bad?” so I told her she didn’t.  She replied “No you have to smell me.  Do I smell bad?”  I gave her a big sniff, and told her that she didn’t smell bad at all, and asked her why she thought she did. Willow then replied “Oh, because I thought I smelled like candy canes.”

Silly Twin Comments

I was at the dollar store with the girls yesterday, and this is my conversation with the cashier:

Cashier: Twins?
Me: Yup!
Cashier:i I thought so.  I should have known… my boyfriend is a twin and it is so hard to tell them apart.
Me: Mine are fraternal
Cashier: Oh ya, I keep forgetting which is which.  Fraternal or Infraternal.