Sure Sign You Have A Toddler #9

There is baby powder all over the floors in 3 different rooms. The empty bottle is nowhere to be found... But the toilet is clogged! Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out!

Silly Lissy-ism #6

Robben discovered that the pantry actually makes quite the adequate hiding place. He opens the double doors, stands inside and closes the doors as far as possible. Typically all you can see are his little feet poking out. One time he chose to sit, so the whole bottom half of his legs were out, and Elissa walks by and exclaims, "Look! The witch died!" (The Wicked Witch of the East, when the house falls on her in The Wizard of Oz.)

Silly Lissy-ism #5

"You know what would suck? If you accidently got a drink that was ONLY calories." (Leaving Starbucks)

Silly Lissy-ism #4

Thoughtfully: "Why do they put eyelashes on all the letters?" (In reference to the spikes on top of business signs to keep the birds off)

Silly Lissy-ism #3

"The other day I saw a cow going #1... (pause)... I didn't expect it to come out of the back of the cow!"

Silly Lissy-ism #2

"I love the little dots on kitty faces where their whiskers are."

Silly Lissy-ism #1

While strolling through the kitchen and pondering dreamily: "I wish I could get all the pincher bugs out of my sponge." (In reference to her loofa)

Silly Lissy-isms

Yet another Hiester series is coming your way. Elissa says way too many hilarious things to not record them...

Foiled Again!

It is quite common for places to be closed when I attempt to visit them. Places that normally don't close close when they see me coming. I know you probably think I'm exaggerating, but no. I was once asked to pick my candy and leave a 7-11 because they were closing! Have you ever known a 7-11 to close?

A couple years ago we tried to take the kids to the zoo... closed.

The first time I tried to take the girls and Robben to the museum... closed.

This week it has happened twice! Both times it led to a more involved alternative:

On Monday I told the girls we could go to the museum. Knowing how it usually works for me, I checked the website before driving all the way down there. Of course, they were closed. Well I had already told them we were going, so we had to do something. I ended up taking them to see Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, which required a babysitter for the boo (thanks Amy) and funds wasted at the concession stand. The museum would have been free (we are members. don't be jealous).

Today was even worse. Elissa just finished learning about the state of Washington, and therefore apples, so naturally we planned an excursion to an apple farm for some pickin'. And naturally they were closed! Luckily I learned this with a simple phone call (I do learn from my mistakes!), so we didn't waste our time driving out to Exeter. The people who own the place are out of town and I talked to their house-sitter. She said we can go next week. But when the kids have been looking forward to apple-pickin all week, I had to come up with something great, and hopefully school-related,to do. So I did what any rational adult would do: I called for backup. Tara is my first choice, and true to form, she had some great ideas. But again, much more involved than pickin' fruit off trees! I mentioned that Elissa had also just learned about Joseph and the multicolored coat (bible story). So guess what we are doing? Each of the girls got to pick out 5 funky fabrics and we are making Robben a colorful "coat"!

Anyone have a simple pattern for a robe, cloak or the like?