I just don't know.

I remember when Jenelle was 3 and she kept asking "Why?". I did not enjoy that stage of toddler hood. I found it annoying. I had read somewhere that a parent should respond with "Why do you think?" Jenelle would just say to me "Why do YOU think?" Well I feel like we are revisiting that stage in a way.

Jenelle is just full of questions! All the time. At least the questions are interesting and not just "why why why". Today she asked why her middle finger was bigger than all the rest. Good question. I have no idea. We had a whole big discussion on her heart the other day. She wanted to know why she could feel her heart beat in her neck. So we discussed arteries and how the heart beats. She was fascinated. She was asking today about her immune system. Oh my! She is in a very inquisitive stage. I have a really good memory, but I don't remember a lot from science and biology with a lot of accuracy. I did get an A in biology in college. But that's because I bought a bunch of practice tests and memorized all the answers. Maybe not the best way to learn, but I got an A! But I digress, back to Jenelle.

She has been asking about sharks and a bunch of other things that I have no clue about. I guess we'll be getting even more books from the library. I have about 60 books from the library at home right now. Curt laughs at me about all the books. Jenelle and I love to read, but I'm not going to buy books. We read them once and return them. Some of the really good ones we'll read twice or I'll wait a few months and check them out again. I just checked out a really cute book about a Spider who wants to become a family pet. I guess I need to go get a book about sharks.

Happy New Year

Hi everyone. I haven't been in the mood to blog much. January is a tough month. I miss Christmas and all the decorations. January is just cold and depressing. There isn't much to look forward to. Just more cold and snow. I think I'm coming down off my December sugar high. :)

We've been getting back into the routine of things. Jenelle had a good week back at school. She had two birthday parties over the weekend. One was a spy kids party. We have been writing clues and doing scavenger hunts since this party. It's a lot of fun. I usually take one of Jenelle's stuffed animals and hide it. Then I write clues that she reads herself. She goes all over the house tracking down the clues. She thinks its great fun. Jenelle also takes my things and writes me clues.

We do have some exciting news. We are done with pull-ups! I bought Jenelle some new Tinkerbell underwear to celebrate. She was not happy with her gift. She wanted a toy. We are also going to buy a new trash can for her room. It smells something horrible. We are getting a plain white can so she can decorate it herself. We are in a very crafty stage right now. She is very into painting, coloring and cutting. Generally she is into making big messes. She has made a million snowflakes. Everyday she wants to make a million more. I keep throwing them away.