Elmo

I think it started with school. In the mornings they play some video while the rush of kids are coming in and eating breakfast or playing. I never gave much thought to what they put on because I didn't think she really watched it but, one day at home, I put on Sesame Street and the theme song for Elmo came on. Molly was in the kitchen and sprinted into the living room and started saying "Elmo, Elmo!" I had no idea she even knew who Elmo was.

Raymond took Molly to wal-mart and they were going through the toy isle, when her little peepers spotted an Elmo doll. Raymond thought he would just let her hold it and sneak it out of the basket at check out. He bought her the Elmo because he said it made her happy.

A few months later Molly and I were at a garage sale when she found the most beautiful pair of overalls, with the biggest face of Elmo you have ever seen. Of course I got them, they made her happy and they were $0.75.

Then I got the news that Elmo was coming to town and who I am to deny such happiness?

We had really good seats and could see everything! She watched the whole thing and danced the rest of the time.

Molly getting into the dancing (I have no idea who the fat lady holding her is.)

Here is a video of Molly really cutting a rug.

Cirque Du Soleil

I surprised Raymond with some Cirque Du Soleil tickets for our anniversary. He loves this kind of stuff. We had to take Molly with us so I decided on a Friday afternoon show. I was worried that Molly would not watch it and I would end up in the concession area letting her run around.

I was wrong. She did very well and only got antsy near the end of the show, truth be told I started getting antsy as well. We were in the cheap ticket section with very little moving room.

I could take any pictures of video during the show so you will have to trust me when I say the performance was awesome and Molly was good. YEAH!

Life is Good.....Today, Friday, February 12, 2010

Today might be the greatest day I have had in a long, long time.

We have been going through a re-model. We have had our floors re-done, the whole house painted and a few odds and ends done. Raymond has been at work or various other duties so it has been Molly and I, confined to one room. I have tried to keep us busy and out of the house but it has been cold and after awhile you just want to be at home and eating a home cooked meal.

I hate to say this but it is true....I have been one step away from a huge nervous breakdown. It is hard for my fun loving friends and easy loving husband to understand how hard it is for a toddler who loves routine and a wife who goes by the numbers and has her life planned one year in advance.

So please just trust me when I say "It has been hard for me", so please my organized friends who has their day outlined...give me your support....IT HAS BEEN TOUGH. Lots of extra gray hairs and if I was drinking.....well lets not go there.

Anyways, today I took Molly to school. I took the day off and headed to a restaurant to eat breakfast with my husband. It was nice and I am happy to report that we still have lots to say to each other even if it does not involve Molly. Then I had an hour massage on my shoulder and neck that have been giving me a lot of pain. Then I went to the movies and saw "Dear John" if you like chick flicks then this is the movie for you. A good looking guy, romance, family drama, it was good. I cried for at least half of the movie (which felt just as good as the massage). Then I had a pedicure and just to top off the day, they served me a margarita while doing my toes. The margarita was not good but it does not matter. I came home to a hubby and girl who was happy to see me.

Now we will head to dinner and a hockey game. Life is good, my friends...LIFE IS GOOD.

Texas Stars

We had an employee night at the Texas Stars Hockey game, it was cheap tickets, a Saturday night so I thought I would try it. I think I have been to one hockey game...but this was Molly's first and we LOVED it.

$1 hot dogs + $2 beers + good music + men beating each other up = my kind of Saturday night!

Aunt Nelly are you down?

Flat Stanley Project - Final Letter #5

Dear Shell Bell –

I am kind of sad that the Flat Stanley Project is over. I felt like we were really sharing our week with you and I miss you so it was nice to be close to you this week. In any case I am sure our days are not as eventful as some as the other Flat Stanley’s but my days consist of going to work in the mornings. Picking Molly up at school at noon and then finding things to keep Molly, a two year old girl, busy and active.

To summarize our week we started off with super nice weather that was about 75 degrees outside, so we spent the afternoons outside playing on all the toy’s Molly has. Molly is too young to really understand so one day when I was asking her to hold Flat Stanley she ripped his arm! Ouch! I put some tape on him so it was just a minor injury.

Flat Stanley spent one morning with me at work and one morning with Molly at school.

On Wednesday it started getting cold, about 43 degrees, so we had to stay inside. We played with Molly’s pretend kitchen and we watched TV. We watched The Wiggles and Sesame Street. Do you remember those shows? My guess is that you are too big for them now but Molly really likes them. Here is a picture of Molly watching TV with Flat Stanley and I think Flat Stanley is doing a hand stand!

Flat Stanley also ate dinner with us.

Friday after school we went to the pool, but the water was not warm enough so we went over to our friend’s house to play.

On Saturday morning we visited Uncle Raymond at the fire station. We left so that he could get back to work and so Molly could take a nap.

After nap we went roller skating, it was the first time for Molly and they did not have skates small enough for her but she still loved running around, listening to the music and dancing!

This is all of us at the skating rink. You can see how dark it got and the disco lights in the back. We soon worked up an appetite and went to dinner with our friends.

It was an action packed day for us. Sunday we took it a little bit slower, Uncle Raymond came home from work and we had a big breakfast and we just played and hung out in the morning. After Molly took her nap we tried to pool again, it was much warmer and we got to swim for about an hour. I did not take my camera in the pool area but afterwards we had some popcorn and took a break and that is when I took this picture:

So, now today is Monday and Molly has to go to the doctor’s so I can’t imagine we will be doing much of anything else (she is getting tubes put in her ears, yuck!). I am so glad you picked me to be a part of this project and the only thing that would have made it better is if you were here to do all of it with us! We miss you terribly and can’t wait to see you.

Love Always, Uncle Raymond, Aunt Tracy and Molly