Movie Quotes

I am so glad the baby is finally developing a sense of humor. For the longest time she didn't have a very good one b/c her BowelMovementBirthMother has no sense of humor at all. But now that the baby is getting older and spending all this time with us she is getting to be so much more fun and has been getting into funny movie quotes with me. For example, we are now quoting from: Ocean's Eleven (the line that Carl Reiner delivers in his hilarious Lyman Zerga accent that Elliot Gould makes fun of, "They will be here!"), Beauty and the Beast (the hysterical Gaston song lyric, "And every last inch of me's covered in hair!"--and on the word "hair" you must pull your shirt away from your body to show off your chest), and some bear movie that the baby saw that I haven't seen but we are still quoting from it anyway: "All over his body!" We also act out a couple of scenes from these and other movies when necessary. The baby's latest favorite movie is Adventures in Babysitting which I couldn't resist buying cheap from Target!

We didn't end up going to J. Fu's b-day party last Saturday after all b/c the baby and I spent the whole day with L. and her terror brood at her mom's swimming pool. I drank 3 huge mimosas and a fun day was had by all. L. is getting ready to go to South Africa for 3 weeks with her man and we are all very excited for her.

The baby got 2 more yellow days last week. I'm going to be saving lots of money on her allowance, it looks like! I had my first parent-teacher conference ever (I feel like such an adult) and met her teacher who is a very nice lady and we discussed the baby. The baby is reading lots of words slowly but surely but it is like pulling teeth and she gets distracted and acts like she doesn't know words that she does know and AARGH! I don't know what to think about her and her schooling prospects. I was reading when I was 3 but then... I'm me!

Going to try a new thing: going to the gym at lunchtime! J.Fu says that's what she does and then eats lunch at her desk when she gets back to the office. I was all ready today. I had my gym bag and plenty of time around the lunch hour and an easy lunch to make when I got back. I headed in the car towards the gym, which is only 1.3 miles away from work anyway, got down the street--and realized I forgot my damn shoes at home!!!!!!!!!!!! The next 2 days at work are all FUBAR due to other commitments, so we'll try it again on Friday.