I am consolidating, where I am online — you can now find stories of the adventures of Anna here:

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anna’s mom

Anna is full of silly stuff today, and sneezes!  

 

 

that’s all

 

 

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anna’s mom

Today Anna has been in a silly mood, of sorting and organizing.  Now to be fair she often is in that mood, on the day we change out the playpen; after all I don’t put things in the way she plans.  What I do is toss in all the new clean blankies, and the toys, and then her breakfast.  

The normal routine is that she gets in, looks exasperated that I could be so simple minded as to just toss it all in.  Then she slowly has some breakfast as she starts making the changes she needs; sorting the blankets to the proper place and order, and placing the toys where she keeps them.

But then there are also days, where she is just in a re-organize and clean up mode.  It happens with and with out it being clean playpen day. 

So now stuff is mostly righted, and she is enjoying a fat and juicy strawberry.

 

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anna’s mom

On Saturday I was gone for about 3 hours and Anna was NOT happy.  I finished my walk and talk work for politics, and needed to go turn in my notes, the extra campaign support material and such.  I also had decided that I would try to get a walk in hair cut.  I figured Saturday may prove problamatic, since I was guessing it is the busy day for them.

However the corner family barber shop – ONLY does walk-ins on Saturday and had time!  It took awhile to cut my hair and I had over 6 inches taken off the back, so I wondered what Anna would think.

See I have not had hair above the shoulders in at least 12 years, so she has never seen it anything but long.  Amazingly she managed to just be the self absorbed princess that she is — she wanted her mom, and could care less of hair length.  In fact even now a full 2 days later, she has not noticed; or if she has she has not cared in the least!

 

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anna’s mom

So Anna’s playpen is a large dog crate, with the “windows” on the top, sides.  She and I will hand things to each other through the grates.  Well this morning she was being fussy, wanting who knows what – and I was trying to finish a call.

I went and got some grapes, because that works 97% of the time.  Well today was a 3% day.  She did not want to take them, so I stuck them in different window/grates.  Alot of the time, she likes that game, of them stuck in there, and she chooses to pull one out at a time, and eat it… more of a game.

Well today she created a NEW game!

She realized that she can press on them with her hand, and POP them OUT and they fly toward ME.  I mean really what could be more fun. 

laughs

I see what she is doing, and laugh and shake my head, (still ON the phone) and ask, are you throwing grapes?

YES! she says very pleased with herself….

 

sigh

 

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anna’s mom

Anna is having a fun adventure day!  I had a lunch meeting in, so she got to see that and share lunch.  Then her sister came and we ran some errands, and got her sissy some drive thru lunch.  We are all back home now and she is munching on that and getting to hear her sissy talking.

Her life is pretty good today it seems!

 

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anna’s mom

Awwww Anna is not feeling well today.  She even threw up a bit.

I am sure part of it was all the air she was sucking in, while screaming at the new baby’s mommy.  What was the mommy doing? folding diapers….

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anna’s mom

Anna is in a sily mood today.  It is darker today, again, because of the weather and on top of that I needed us to get up earlier today.  Anna seemed to be wondering why on earth, we were getting up when we clearly COULD still be sleeping and SHOULD be!  I have to laugh because I know the feeling all too well.  

After I brought the dog in, I went to get her up, and had planned to hold her in my lap while I read my emails.  But she wanted none of it, no thank you!  She wanted to get in her playpen, have some breakfast with a side of pout.

 

laughs

 

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anna’s mom

Annastasia is a charachter, to say the very least.  She has her own ideas, likes, dis-likes, idea of fun and idea of naughty, plans, and more.  Often that is funny to watch, and even participate in.  Notice I said often and not always.

OFTEN you are reminded (if you are paying atttention) that she is a monkey, and a wild-child one at that and spoiled.  Often too you are reminded, that she needs a firm hand and some boundaries, that she is less sure she needs and wants.  But for her health and safety – that is how it is!

So you can imagine how often I wince when I hear “I want a monkey!!!” from many a person, young and old.   After all they are a full time job 24-7 times years, and years and years.  You can’t put them away, ignore them, kennel them and run to the sotre, or a movie.  You can not allow biting or oinching or scratching, and that said you will be bit, scratched and pinched.

It is a BIG committment!

 

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anna’s mom (committed to the long haul)

Yesterday the new baby was here, with her mommy.  Anna really did pretty good —- until.  She really is so angry with “fun mommy” as we call her, (and the mom of the newborn) for spending less time with her, and always having THAT with her.

We have spent a lot of time, reminding Anna that she is a big girl, and that big girls get a lot of things that “babies” just can not have/do.

I really thought she was doing better – but I was wrong.  When fun mommy went to give Anna a treat, Anna was less then gracious.  She took the treat, and then went out of her way to grab fun mommys hand, and scratch her – not just for some wait hold me time.  No it was more like I will show you!

sigh 

 

 

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anna’s mom