Wiped out.........

Worked a LOT today.......

4:30 AM: Wake up
5:00 AM: Start working at the winery on trim for windows
8:30 AM: Run to Quiktrip for a caffeine boost and breakfast
8:45 AM: Lots of stain work on trim
11:45 AM: Hour long photo shoot for KC Star
1:00 PM: Quick lunch break
1:30 PM: More trim staining
2:00 PM: Meet with bride and groom who visited for a second time.
2:20 PM: More staining
5:35 PM: Homeward bound
6:00 PM: Get home to take care of kids
6:35 PM: Trip with kids to pick up supplies for winery events tomorrow.
8:00 PM: Giselle asleep
9:30 PM: Kali to bed.

Hopefully a good night of rest now.

Creative imagination

Kali 3.9 has really upped her imagination over the last few months. She's having very thorough cell phone conversations with all her friends. She just got off the phone with her cousin Gwen, who evidently invited her over to dinner tonight. In addition, she received two calls from Denver, Colorado. Her friend Brian called to inform Kali that he will be dressing up as a Crayola marker for Halloween. Her other friend Allison called to tell Kali that she'll be dressing up as a ninja.

I'm anxiously awaiting the next call. Who's next?

Wacky Wal-Mart.......

Kali 3.9, Giselle 0.10 and I headed off to pick up a marine battery at Wal-Mart tonight. Kali had just purchased a witch costume today, so of course, she wanted to wear it to Wal-Mart. I decided to choose my battles wisely and let her do so.

We walked in and immediately, Kali was the center of attention. The greeter greeted her as Samantha the Good Witch. Giselle began to clap for Kali and her newfound celebrity status.

As we went through the store, Kali started to 'want' some things. I made it clear we were only here for a 'daddy thing' and then we were leaving. When that didn't suffice, I immediately went to an alternate plan. I informed Kali that real witches were not allowed in Wal-Mart after 8:00 PM. She asked if that's why she was the only real witch in the store. I informed her that we had three minutes until we had to be out of the store. We literally ran from the rear of the store. Kali was relieved when we made it out of the store one minute before it was time to get out.

Creative parenting is a beautiful thing.

Lots of chatter...........

Giselle 0.10 is really talking away at this point. Lots of babble mixed in with a few ma-ma, ba-ba, and some giggles. She's finally starting to stretch out in height. She's crawling quite a bit, so that extra work could be the cause of that change.

Kali 3.7 is in the full swing of being a kid now. She goes to preschool two days a week and does dance class one day a week. She loves preschool. We initially sent her for half-day school, but she begged us to go all day so that she could play with her friends all day instead of leave in the middle of the day. Request granted. Anything to make sure she burns more energy.