Avi & Svea - 11/29/2018

Avilene ate whole wheat bagel and peaches for breakfast.  No lunch here as she left with Grandma at 10:15.  Two or three times (including yesterday's Blog) I've talked about the digital picture frame on the wall by the table and what a HUGE hit it is with the kids, especially at meal times.  Well it quit working yesterday afternoon!  Haha!  (It's several years old and we've had trouble with it in the past.)  So a new one will be here on Tuesday, but the kids were like "what the heck happened to our pictures!?!"  :)  Some things just have to be replaced immediately!!

Right after breakfast Nora asked me something that I could not figure out so I asked Avi, "What'd she say!?!"  (All I could understand was; "please")  Avi said, "Please help me make some ice cream."  Haha!  Actually that was very close and I figured it out.  Atley had stashed all 8 flavors of the "ice cream" on top of the box where Nora couldn't reach it!!  :)

I've experienced this many times, but when Kids start watching movies and/or tv they talk about their favorite shows just like I should know what they're talking about!  Probably the most common ones in the past have been "Star Wars" and I know nothing about Star Wars.  So it's like learning a whole new language!!  I can usually figure out what the kids are talking about, but when I have no frame of reference that makes it so much harder!  :)  Avi will start talking about a movie or show she likes and I'll say something like; "Have you ever seen Gunsmoke!?"  (Ask the Grandparents for clarification!)  I watch Zero television so I haven't a clue what's on TV, but I know there was a show called Gunsmoke many many years ago!!  Makes life here more challenging and hilarious!!

Before Avilene left with Grandma we were reading books and Avi frequently blows me away with her brilliant (seriously) answers to my questions!  So here's a picture for reference:  (We sing this to the tune of "Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle.")  I got through the word "cradle" and Avi asked, "Why is the giraffe crying?"  I said, "The next sentence will answer your question, so listen to this!"  Before I said anything Avi said, "He cried for some soup and cheese!"  Impressed me!!  First, it's been a few weeks since we've read this book and if you only knew how many books we read!!!  Secondly, there is not many young 3 year olds who could answer that question!!