Proud Momma!

So I am proud to say that Ava went to the bathroom on the potty for the first time tonight. She's shown slight interest in the potty as we've been working on it for maybe the past 8 months or so. I've just been encouraging her to get used to it and to understand that this is where we go to the bathroom.

Tonight she sort of sat on it for a little bit, and then got up, then sat back down for longer. When she stood back up again she had gone to the bathroom!! I was so proud of her I scooped her up for many hugs and kisses.

Then proceeded to call everyone I knew :)

Way to go Ava!

Monkey's

Conversations with Ava

Driving to daycare/work this morning the following conversation transpired.

Ava: OH NO LOOK MAMA! A DINOSAUR!
Me: Where?
Ava: THERE E IS!
Me: Okay let's drive SUPER FAST!
Ava: SUPERFAST!
-Repeat conversation three more times-

Me: Oh No! Look Ava, a Dinosaur!
Ava: ... No, No Dinosaur Mama
Me: Oh sorry...
::Pause::
Ava: OH NO MAMA LOOK A DINOSAUR!
Me: HEY!

To Sum up: Only Ava is allowed to point out the Dinosaurs!

This is why I hate shopping

Last night at staples it was pretty dead and I brought my purchase up to the counter where I saw batteries which made me remember that I needed lithium batteries for my digital camera...this conversation followed:

Me: ::Pointing to small battery display:: "Oh do you have an actual battery display that has all different batteries?"
Woman behind register: "Oh yes if you can see just behind the camera display there's..."
Man fiddling with something nearby: ::Interrupts:: "Or we have batteries right here at the register Miss"
Me: ::Straight faced:: "If those were the batteries I was looking for I wouldn't be asking the question."
Woman behind register: ::stifling laughter:: "They're behind the camera display to your left."

To sum up: I have no patience for people with no brains!

I like to confuse my friends...it's my favourite pastime

me: I have a couple of random unrelated questions for you.

Jason: oh?

me: How do you feel about Mushrooms?

Jason: 1up

me: And what are your thoughts on grass?

Jason: grr

me: Are you for or against grass?

Jason: :(

me: that's not really an answer sir I'm going to have to ask you to stay focused.

Jason: la la la

me: sigh
If you were tiny-er would you have any objections to living under a toadstool or mushroom?

Jason: -er, eh?
what is a toadstool?

me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom

Jason: i am already familiar with mushrooms

me: Yes as it clearly states: The term "toadstool" was often, but not exclusively, applied to poisonous mushrooms or to those that have the classic umbrella-like cap-and-stem form...tsk tsk subject cannot read...better jot that down.

Jason: oh... the fun kind

me: So back to my original question...would you have any objections to living under a toadstool or mushroom?

Jason: ... if i were tiny... as in smurf-size?

me: yes
Would you have any objections?

Jason: are we in a hypothetical pretend world with cartoon cats?... or are we still in the real world?

me: real world
Wow you are taking a LONG time to answer a simple question

Jason: how big is a smurf?

me: sigh
How do you feel about squatters?

Jason: is a squatter the same thing as a loafer?

me: What's a loafer?

Jason: what's a squatter?

me: This interview is over

Jason: What?

When gnomes are involved hilarity always ensues!

So for whatever reason we call my Mom the Gnome. She's short (under five feet) and wore these pointy "desert boots" forever. She pretends she doesn't like being called the gnome but we all know she loves it.

Anyways, my Mom and Sister sent me a ridiculous check for my birthday and here was my thank you email:

Thank you both so much for the lovely cards and the money. I have no idea why you sent so much!! I appreciate it though and Thanks.


I will have to buy something shiny and pink…but wait, I don’t want to attract too many gnomes with something shiny…hmm re-think…I will have to buy something cute with polka dots…no no that won’t due they’ll just follow me around thinking it’s their mushroom…


I’ve got it! Some beautiful plants for our new house!! No…then Larry Ava and I will just have to deal with squatters…Hmm this is more complicated than I thought…I’ll have to give it a little more in-depth thought. I’ll let you know what I come up with!

It is in my opinion that whenever you can work the word squatters into a conversation there's always laughter! I'm pretty sure my random bursts of laughter and hushed giggling while composing the above email confirmed to my coworkers that I am indeed crazy.

Birthdays and cake!

It was my birthday yesterday...So I made a cake for work...how did I get roped into making my own birthday cake for other people to eat?

I have no idea...
Enjoy!