I don't like pickle seeds!

I tell ya what, there is never a dull moment with this girl. She says some things that just shock me speechless at times!

I went away this weekend for a training event, and it was really my first time away from her. It was aweful leaving her; tears on both our parts. I expected the homecoming to be sweet - ya know, we missed each other so much, etc.

Not so much.

We're back on even keel now, but man...we've had a rough couple of days!

Today she informed me while eating her lunch that she doesn't like pickles anymore, because they have seeds. I tried to tell her that all vegetables have seeds, and her comment was:

"What?! Pickles are vegetables!? Gross!"

How do you argue with that?

Today, we saw a Backyardigans episode that we had not seen before. It is called "Race to the Tower of Power," and they pretend to be villians and super heros. Melanie asked me to take her to the super hero store, so that she could get a mask, a cape and some super powers.

I told her I didn't know how to get there. (I mean, who does? I'd love some bottled good attitude and maybe some super cleaning powers...but alas...Google Maps doesn't give good directions to the Super Power Store.)

So, we ended up making a mask and a cape, and she decided that she was going to be "Yucky Melanie." I tried to offer other suggestions instead of Yucky Melanie, but she would have none of that. Tyrone was Yucky Man on the episode, and as she says, "he's my favrite" (pronounced just like that). Plus, she wanted to make things yucky, since "all she does is clean up".

I think that was a little jab, don't you?

Daddy tried the mask on at one point, but she politely told him (with very good manners), "Daddy, you need your own mask. You can be Stinky Daddy, and we can work together."

I howled with laughter on that one!! It's very appropriate!

Tonight when we were rocking before bed, she had a lot to talk about. There are three particular topics that we covered:

#1. The reason that she didn't nap today or yesterday (!), is that "things were just weird", and tomorrow, she would be "reglar" again. She also told me it was kinda crazy how she just couldn't relax and fall asleep. I was trying so hard to keep a straight face during this conversation - but this is only the tip of the iceburg!

#2. Dora the Explorer and Caillou (and his mother) are coming over to our house tomorrow afternoon to play in the sandbox. I need to clean the house up a little bit, because Caillou's mom always goes with him when he plays, so she will probably want to sit and talk to me for a while. Boots the Monkey may come with Dora too, and play in the sandbox, but she is "making the rule" that he has to take his red boots off before he gets in, because she doesn't let people wear their boots in the sandbox. He can borrow a pair of pink socks if his feet get cold.

There is just no good comment for that one.

#3. The "I Know a Chicken" song from Laurie Berkner should be on every day, because shaking that egg with the kids is "bery good sessersize" for little kids, and she wants to grow up big and strong. So, could I please call the tv people and get them to play the egg song more often so that she can be strong?

Thankfully, she went to bed then, because my stomach hurt from the lack of release of laughter! The things she comes up with!

Laurie Berkner is definetely a favorite artist of ours. She has songs on Nick, Jr. and Noggin every day - and Melanie drops everything to come and dance with her. Her favorite is definetely the new egg song. I think we may get the DVD for her for her birthday. She would love that, and it would give me a break from Cinderella and the Backyardigans once in a while! :)

On a side note, we are loving the DVR. We can record shows, watch them when we want, and either save them or delete them when we're finished watching. I LOVE that! So we have the Backyardigan's episodes that we don't have the DVD for, and we have some Blue's Clues, some Dora, some Jack's Big Music Show (with Laurie Berkner, of course), and tonight, I'm taping American Idol for Brian, as he is out running errands for me, the jewel!!

Melanie has her fingers and toes painted pink sparkly. It's pretty girly overall. She has a slight obsession with between her toes though. I need to get a good picture of that, because it's amusing to watch. She was dressed in her Yucky Melanie costume today, with her toes about 2 inches from her nose, looking at the "goobers" between her toes.

I guess that doesn't speak too highly of my bathing patterns with my daughter. In my defense, she did play outside today, in the sandbox. And I did bathe her before she went to bed.

Now off to a nice peaceful evening. More pictures tomorrow.