Lazy Mom, Lovely Daughter. Happy Birthday Clara!

So my sweet Clara turned 4 on July 19th. She is convinced she is catching up to June since June will not turn 6 until september. Clara is a whole lot of sweet with some new found 4 year old sass.

Here are somethings about Clara I want to always remember:

- She has an amazing imagination. This is a world she enters very often. She has a husband named Chote and her name is Meato Seato they live in Texas and they have a dog named Lucy. Clara will go on and on about how they met and how much Chote loves her.

- She loves to dance and usually has a very serious look on her face while she is doing it.

- She comes in our room every night and cuddles with Steve and I.

- Clara refers to Steve(her Dad) as her boyfriend especially when she wants something. She has Steve wrapped around her finger and he knows it.

- Clara always talks about getting married. She recently told me that when she grows up she will marry the Goblin King (David Bowie) from the movie "Labyrinth" and become the Goblin Queen. They will do magical things together.

-On Claras first day of pre-school she insisted that she bring her Book of Mormon to show everyone.

- Clara is very sensitive and gets her feelings hurt easily. 

- She is a peacemaker.

- She is quiet, but not shy.(unless Kenny Brady is around)

- Clara dresses herself and I am amazed at some of the outfits she comes up with. She already has a taste for fashion and loves getting new clothes.

- Clara has yet to lose her big cheeks and I hope she doesn't anytime soon.

- Clara was the easiest baby and has so far been a fairly easy child. I always say she brings a needed balance into our Home. 

 

This list can go on and on, though I will stop here. 

Things Clara has said to me today

She was crying for me this morning at around 4:30 am

me: what's wrong?

Clara: I'm wet

me: Did you pee the bed again?

Clara: No, I was playing in the sprinklers.

me: No, you weren't its dark outside.

Clara: Yes, I went out there after you went to sleep. I don't pee my bed.

This morning around 10:00 am

me: Clara can I have a hug.

Clara: No, I will give you one tomorrow.

me: Tomorrow, I want one now!  

Clara: You have to be patient.

Today at 12:20- we are watching "The Nightmare Before Christmas" I am singing along quietly

Clara: Mom you sound very pretty when you sing quietly and I can't really hear you.

Happy Birthday Steven Elbert!

So I am having a hard time blogging. My mind is full and when I attempt to blog I go off on a tangent I can not articulate much these days. But I do want to say a little something  about my husband. He just turned 38. I remember when I first met him he had just turned 28 and I thought he was old. Here we are 10 years later creeping up on 40 and he still looks like the 28 year-old I met, only more attractive. How do men do it? I look around me and all the men are looking better every year. Okay I am going to try to stay focused this is about Steve. Anyone who knows Steve knows this. He is very generous. If anyone he cared for needed anything he would help them out the best he can. Steve does not talk bad about people. If he thinks it, he won't say it. If he has an issue with you, he will address it to you, and no one else. He will never talk about you behind your back. He gives no false flattery, if he compliments you he means it. Steve is the best of both worlds - he inherited his Dads athleticism (and love of basketball) and his Moms musical talents. He is my musician jock. Steve is my anchor... I could not do this without him. He is the calm in my storm. I love him. Oh, and we make cute babies together. Happy Birthday ! 

Help Wanted

WILL PAY! Looking for someone to show up at my house and clean my bathrooms. Minimal experience needed. Just someone who isn't easily grossed out and or offended by grim and stink. Please respond promptly position needs to be filled immediately.

There is only one Clyde!

 So my neighbor is pregnant with a boy and she recently asked me if Steve and I would be mad if they named him Clyde. My response was" Clyde is a good name" and said nothing else.  She then asked again a couple days later she asked again and I said "as long as you are comfortable knowing our Clyde is the real one." Her asking me evoked a feeling of possessiveness. I wanted to say no I would not feel comfortable with you guys naming your son Clyde please find another name. So I ask you readers how do you feel about it? Do you think I am being silly? Before you answer that please read my reasons why I did not grant her permission. Also if you do want to name your child a name thats already been used by someone you frequently interact with what is protocol? Do you ask for permission? If who you ask says they aren't that happy with it, do you then respect their wishes? Well I am going to answer those questions I have posed and feel free to agree and/or disagree with me. 

1.  Here is some background on  me. My name is Jill. I enjoyed growing up having a well known name that no one else ever had so there sparked my desire to do the same for my own Children.

2. For me when someone I know uses a name I automatically take if off my list for use. So I find it odd when people do not do the same.

3. I have a sister named Julie I also have a first cousin named Julie. Growing up it just never sat right with me.

 Okay so not far into this obnoxious rant I realized something, I am possessive of the name June and Clyde. When I was pregnant with June before we knew the sex I had a dream I was having a girl and that her name was to be June. It felt (silly as it might seem) like a spiritual experience, something divine bestowed a name on my Baby Girl. With Clyde, the same thing only Steve wanted to name Clara, Clyde only she was a dainty girl. So when I was pregnant with Clyde I knew it was a boy (but not sure I wanted to name him Clyde)  I had a dream one night there was a little blond haired boy running around the house and I was calling him Clyde. So there it is If you want to name your daughter Clara go ahead I chose her name from a baby book in the hospital. If you want to name your daughter June or your son Clyde and we are good friends. Just let me know ahead of time. I will be able to come to terms with it. I know I am not the inventor of those names, just a neurotic mom with a lot of bigger issues I prefer to avoid and instead focus on the unimportant ones. Thanks for your time.  

The Story of The Tall Pirate

There once was a little girl named June who liked to dress up as a pirate. All the other little girls in her class( and there were many) loved to be princesses and fairies and anything that was pretty. Not June, she liked to wear her pirate clothes. Thats not all she truly believed in piracy(though she didn't practice it). She waited for authorization from an authority to claim what her heart desired. She liked the freedom of being a pirate. No expectations of niceness or good manners yet she was still nice and had good manners. Some believe because of all the joy and freedom she felt, she began to grow taller than all the others. 

  You can see June the Pirate walking around Brea sometimes you might comment to yourself "she is very tall" maybe you should rephrase it to "she is very happy."

TAG-A-ROO

Kristyn tagged me. This seemed fun here is what you do...

1. go to your my pictures site on your computer

2. go to the 6th file

3. go to the 6th pic

4. blog about it

5. tag 6 people

Well this is my picture. It is one of Steves halls. I have never been to this hall and no little about it. So I decided I would either blog about my 5th file 5th pic or 7th file 7th pic. I decided to go w/ the 5th one before I looked at either one, because that is the fun of this tag. Well I instantly regretted it.

I know what you are thinking "Jill- that is what is so great about digital cameras. You can look at the picture and if it looks like that you delete it. You do not upload it to your computer and then post it on your blog just because it is a picture of you and June on Christmas morning 2004." To be honest I kept it because I took an equally bad picture of Steve that same morning so it was tit for tat. ( you can see our Live Christmas tree  behind me. I thought I would do my part to save the planet. After Christmas I planted it in the backyard and despite daily waterings it died five months later. I have not done a live christmas tree since. )  

I tag...

1. Julie H.

2. Colt

3. Emilia

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