Once the rain stopped and we figured out how to tag team with Syds issues, we started our weekend chore - moving these bricks, meant for the deck, about 20 feet from where they lay. Once gone, we will begin construction of the backyard playground and of course pictures will be provided. The state insect (mosquito) was out in abundance but we managed to move every single block. 
Sydney is at a place where she wants things but does not know how to communicate with you. She does like to point and say "Seeeeee" so sometimes we can figure it out and then she says "tank ew."
Yesterday she was in prime form and a few times I was having to take a deep breath, count to 10 and say "love thy child, love thy child"
She likes to climb on the dining room table and most recently Seths bed - both are high up and she does not know how to get down so many a times we had to help her - not to mention telling her no. She does not like that answer and proceeds to cry and collapse to the floor. She was quiet for a bit, and then my Jedi instincts kicked in, and I found her getting into all the wrapping paper - its all torn to shreds. Glen must not have The Force because he thought she was still sleeping. Eating is becoming an event as she will turn her head away from you and smile the whole time. You try the train or airplane thing and she just looks at you like you are crazy. The neighbor kids found a little bird at the base of a tree that could not fly so they put it in a shoebox, Sydney of course wanted to hold it and was told no - hence, scream and collapse. She prefers to play in the cul da sac or the neighbors yard vs. our nice mowed lawn. She will kick and push herself away on the diaper table so you are trying to change her and save her from falling off.
Are you feeling my pain yet? Oh, but it goes on.
Good thing craigslist/ebay have policies against selling children.
Glen was trying to download computer software and she found the button to turn the CPU off - so he had to start over. When I ask her to say mama she says da da and giggles - she knows what she is doing. Seth never liked dirt but I found Sydney with dirt around her mouth, if she is not eating dirt outside she is inside doing an excavation of the drawers. She loves apple juice, but you know what it does with little kids, and must I review what she does on the changing table? So we give her water - hence, scream, throw down of sippy cup and collapse. She has discovered how to get water from the fridge door - only she does not use a cup, no, she just likes to push the lever and out comes cold water. She likes to stand right in front of the TV, so we have to move her back, and she goes right back to it. She wants to be in Seths room ALL THE TIME when he is in there and Seth just wants to get away from her. Pops put a door handle on that can be locked from the inside, so that was solved - Seth does not know that we can unlock it yet from the outside.
All this happened yesterday and I can't wait to see how today goes. I don't think we need the supernanny quite yet, but after I put her down for the night I did help myself to a glass of wine and enjoyed the peace and quiet.
Since I do coordinating for our volleyball program and sometimes have to call parents for info I can tell you that when I get dads on the phone the response is usually, "can I have my wife call you back?"
I know this is a repeat post, but they finally put the full version on youtube. Do we love youtube or what?
Scroll down to pause the blog music to hear Anita Renfroe
The wind picked up and the clouds rolled in so no one was out playing and Seth decided to play this game. He pretty much taught himself how to play because the manual does not explain much and I really have no interest in video games. Seth, on the other hand, is quickly getting into them.
He must have been sitting on the floor playing for about 2 hours when he told me that his neck hurt. I told him to stop playing and go rest or do something else and instead he just laid back flat on the floor and said, "nah, this works" and continued playing.
When driving around the neighborhood looking for our jet and kinley, we found these 2. Maybe word is getting around that our neighborhood is a safe place for youngings.
Woke up this morning and we had some more visitors in the backyard. Its calf season time and this one is probably a few days old. The mom is pretty trusting to be separated from the baby, but she is keeping an eye on us. 
The annual fishing trip filled up our freezer. Bring on the lemon we are having fish tonight. We may have to give some to Beth (lil sister) to store in her freezer - her motto is she does not eat anything that swims - so our fish is safe. Seth is not too keen on fish so we tell him it is chicken - how horrible is that? But it works.
Photo by Marlene Britton
Photo by Shellah Shelton
As I sat and not just listened in awe, but felt the music, I leaned over to my sister and said "we are in the presence of greatness." What a performer Elton John is and to see him in person and watch him master the keyboard is just a great moment to soak up. It was just him and his piano - no fancy backup singers or dancers on stage and in my opinion - Perfect. 
Photo by Andrea Toth
One of his 2 encore songs was this one, one of my all time favorites
My wonderful and loving husband had this all prepared for me when Seth and I came home from Tball tonight. It's a chocolate affair for sure - box of chocolates and a chocolate ganache chocolate cake from The Flying Dutchman- very sinful, and I LOVE IT.
Can you see the most delightful layer of chocolate ganache bliss? Sorry pops, this won't last until you get here - but maybe we should get a fresh one for your arrival. 
