My Friend the Munster: 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Call from School

Still the first day of school... I get a call at work from Mrs Ivey! Apparently Jozie has no lunch. All she has in her lunchbox is water. She didn't know if Jo had a backpack (who would expect the super shy, long haired, ribbon wearing girl to have a blue and black batman backpack). What???? I call Dan, "Did I leave Jo's lunch on the counter? Am I going crazy? Her school called and said she had no lunch". Dan says he saw me put her lunch in her bag. No lunch on the counter or in the fridge. He gets a call from Mrs. Ivey. Dan walks her through what she has and the container it was in (2 Dinosaur shaped sandwiches and a cookie in a clear container). While on the phone, Mrs Ivey ask Jozie, "What's that under your desk?". Lo and behold, her lunch container fell out of her lunch box and apparently she didn't even notice. They all thought we sent our kid to school with no food. What a great way to start the year!

First Day of School

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:34 PM

Today was the first day of Pre-K! Jozie's new teacher seems very nice. She is very calm... a little odd with a room full of 4 year olds. :-) I don't think Jo was very excited to go back to school. I think she's found it quite entertaining to stay either at home or with her great grandparents all day long. She chose a batman backpack and a littlest pet shop lunchbox. Perfect mix of hardcore boy and princess girl. When I left her in the morning, she awkwardly stood in the middle of the classroom, her shoulders scrunched up around her ears and just staring at everybody else. She didn't cry, but she certainly didn't know what to do. I had to leave and let the professionals take over. She is still the weird kid.

Is that a Unicorn Behind Me?

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:25 PM

Jozie has decided that she really likes the Unicorn costume Dan bought for her almost a year ago. She wore it 2 days in a row. She even wore it to her Grandma and Papa's house. Papa took her out to the mall in it. Awww... to be a kid again. You can see a pic of her here. For her "going back to school party" she decided to wear cat ears and had me put cat make up on her. But her can be shocked by her affinity for costuming when her dad is a robot?

Make Up Action

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:21 PM

Jozie loooovvveeesss Make up. She loves when I put make up on her. I typically do not put it on her as just eyeshadow and lipstick. We live in a make up fantasy world. Sometimes it's swirls on the face, sometime's it's cat whiskers. On the day this picture was taken, we just wanted to play with pretty colors.

BF in the CF

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:17 PM

We have a local performance artist, Brian Feldman. One of his pieces this year was called The Staring Contest. For 30 hours at the Museum of Art, Brian would sit in a chair and just stair. He had a chair across from him that you were encouraged to sit in and just sit and stare back. Dan took Jozie for a little bit to this event and here is the proof.

School Projects

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:09 PM

So throughout school Jozie brought home project after project. We decided early on that we would put all the art she brought home in her room on her walls. She was so proud of everything she brought home and we were grateful to share in her excitement. I don't think I realized just how much there would be. See for yourself.

Last Day of Preschool

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:04 PM

Jo had a pretty awesome first year of school. She learned her alphabet and numbers. She learned to add and subtract. She knows all her colors and she even tries to read. She can spell her name and write out letters pretty legibly. Potty training went awesome and she goes to the bathroom like an old pro. Mrs. Viarella was great and helped Jo to really open up. Jozie realized she was addicted to the treasure box and would do whatever she could to get there.

The last day of school was Water Day. They got to wear their bathing suits and they set up kiddie pools for the kids. It was a good year.

Here is a pic of the last day of school... how my little girl has grown!

Ballet Recital

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:01 PM

This year, Jozie decided she wanted to take ballet. About half way through she decided she did not want to take it anymore... too bad so sad. She had to finish out the last few weeks and perform in the recital. I'm totally a bad mom. Poor kid had a cold and I made her go to the recital. They basically just ran through things that they do in class to demonstrate for the families. It was cute and Jozie will probably never take ballet again.

See pictures here and here.

School Recital

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 6:43 PM

Jozie had her school recital "Songs from the Heart". They sang songs by Mr. Richard (a local children's celebrity). It was fun! I don't think she sang much, but she didn't cry and she smiled for the camera. What more can you ask for?

You can see pictures here and here.

Overheard...

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 6:29 PM

"Dad, if we recycle everything, can we recycle your car for a cool one?"

"Mommy you're a robot". Pushes me with a finger. "Dance Mama, I pushed your groove button".

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Shut Down

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 10:01 PM

Soooo... one of my beagles Oz tends to be a little loud when he is going out the back door. No matter what the time. I try and shush him and occasionally say the dreaded "shut up". Of course, Jo has picked up on this... just not quite right. She was letting Oz out of his crate and as he was whining, Jo kept saying "Shut Down Oz, Shut Down!" It took me a moment to get what she was trying to tell him.

It's Dead Time

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 9:59 PM

Oh Grandpa, thank you so much for teaching Jozie to stick her tongue out the side of her mouth, close her eyes, and exclaim "look mom! I'm dead!". Especially as we were sitting to see a preview of the Orlando Ballet in a room full of elderly people. "I'm dead" is probably not something they want to hear.

Tattoo Time

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 9:47 PM

Jozie really likes my new tattoo. She says she likes the "dancer" and her "name". So score one for mom, or so I thought. That was until she said, "Mommy, why did you get a tattoo that won't come off?". I told her how much it means to me and so I wanted it on my body forever. Her response? "Well Momma, I like my tattoos because I can put them on and then when I don't like it anymore, I can wash it off and I can put on another one!" I told her that those are the best kind.

Judgemental Much?

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 9:36 PM

Jozie went with her Grandparents on a luncheon playdate with a girl she was meeting for the first time. When I asked her if she had fun she said "Yes, she was nice! She was pretty, but not as pretty as I thought she would be." WHAT??? So we discussed it and it seems that this little girl was blonde, but Jozie thought she would look prettier with "our color hair". What do you say to that? I mean she thought she was pretty, just not apparently reaching her full beauty potential. Who says this at 4?

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Teachers Drive? I think not!

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 8:03 AM

As Dan picked Jo up from school yesterday, they were laying down some cement near her school for parking lot for the teachers (currently the teachers seem to park pretty far out and walk in). Dan mentioned this to Jozie and she asked why they need a parking lot and Dan said to park their cars. Jozie said that the teachers don't need cars, they walk to school. Dan said "So you think all the teachers just live around here and walk? What about Mary and Cari? They're our friends and have cars and they're teachers". Jozie said "Nope. Real Teachers Do Not Drive Cars!". Sorry teachers.... you aren't real if you drive!

Crazy Hat Day

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:57 AM

Jozie's school had Crazy Hat Day on 1/29/10. If you wanted to make / wear a hat you paid $1 to help them raise money for some new recess equipment. Jozie was definitely down with it. She wanted to make a hat they had on nickjr.com with Hoho. He is a little monkey on the show Ni Hao Kai Lan. Dan said she looked like a monkey pope because the hat stood straight off her head. Here is Jozie wearing her homemade Ni Hao Kai Lan Hoho hat.

Loverly Love

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:53 AM

When I tell Jozie I love her she says she loves me more and then I say, no I love you more and so on and so forth. Lately she is telling me that her love is longer than mine! I don't mind that her love is longer than mine (although I disagree with it), but it makes me all warm and fuzzy when she says it :-)

Couget has 3 Puppies!

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:51 AM

The truth is out! Couget is a girl and has had 3 puppies of her own! 2 twin girls and a boy. I have yet to see Couget or her 3 puppies, but I'm sure they are adorable. Congratulations Couget! If you need anything, we're here for you!

Camping Out

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:42 AM

Jozie got it in her head that she wanted to camp. I have no clue why... we've never suggested it... ever... So Dan bought her a cute little Ni-Hao Kai-Lan tent at Target and we "camped" out in the living room. Until it was time to go to sleep... she wanted to sleep in bed. So now we just have this tent in our living room. It ended up serving it's purpose because the other night Jozie got tired, went in her tent (I thought to play) and she fell asleep.

Here is the proof:

Etiquette

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:24 AM

Another class that Jozie is taking is Etiquette class. Now the etiquette teacher visits her classroom every Thursday, but this is part of their after school program. A whole 1 hr 15 minutes of etiquette. In one class she has learned how to cut food (although she had to cut up melon... which she doesn't like... so she did not eat any). She also learned how to introduce people to each other, but wouldn't actually do it when Dan came to pick her up. She was suppose to introduce him to her teacher... she clammed up like normal. They also learned the proper way to use a napkin. Unfortunately Jozie was sick last week and missed her second out of four lessons. And today I had to tell her to get her feet off the table, so it's important she makes these classes!!!

The class is suppose to be with the girls being princesses and the boys being knights and they are "eating in a castle". Well I told Jozie this and she took me pretty literal. When Dan came and picked her up she complained about not really eating in a castle. Oopsie!

Ballet Time

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 7:10 AM

Ballet class started for Jozie on January 25th and Jozie loved it! She was spinning and doing pirouettes in the house. It's only a 30 minute class and it's what her school offers as an after school program. I think this spring the Orlando Ballet Company is doing a show for kids as part of their family series and hopefully I will be able to take Jo. I think she would really like it!

Here is Jo trying out her new clothes!

Farts Galore

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 6:50 AM

Last night Jozie was bothering Dan about getting her something to eat (anybody who has spent time in my house notices that my daughter eats every 15 minutes all day long... seriously). Well as Dan got up off the couch, Jozie literally right behind him, he farted. I started laughing. Jozie asked why I was laughing, I told her because Dad farted on her. She was mad that I made a mistake in what I said. She corrected me in a rather stern voice, "He did not fart ON me, he just farted in my face". Needless to say, I stood corrected and died laughing.

Gross Bird

0 comments Posted by Tammy at 6:43 AM

Jozie came up and asked me what a Gross Bird was. I wasn't sure if it was some kind of joke or something... I just answered by saying "umm... a bird that's gross?" She said, "no daddy says I fall down because I'm having a gross bird". Dan started laughing. "I said Growth Spurt, not Gross Bird". After laughing, I explained what a growth spurt was. I didn't have the heart to tell her that she's also just clumsy like me and her dad.

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