Finally really into a regular schedule for awhile and so Tuesday working hours are 8am-6pm! Dropped Reuben and Libby at school, went to the supermarket for a few things with Tessa, came home and gave tessa a snack, played in her little cardboard house for about an hour...she demanded that I come in, but I didn't fit very well, if I stretched out my legs they went the length of the house, and of course I had to sit. She was putting the "baba" (her new baby doll) to sleep but feeding her lots of milk first, just like she has before she goes to sleep. She kept running out to get more and waking her up to feed her. She would have been one stuffed baby if it was all real! Then Smudge came along and was feeling left out I guess...she wanted to come into the little cardboard house as well! The thing with Tessa is that she and Smudge do not have the greatest relationship...actually they pretty much hate each other! Smudge usually runs away from Tessa, except when she randomly jumps into her bed, and Tessa yells whenever Smudge gets too close to her. Needless to say, Tessa did NOT want Smudge in the house with us and Smudge was doing everything she could to get in. Eventually she managed to pry the door open, as it was only cardboard and didn't have a latch....and came inside. At this point Tessa wanted to sit on my lap to be "protected" from the cat, and Smudge also wanted to sit on my lap! (If it's not 3 children competing for attention then the cat has to join in!) Tessa just kept pointing and saying "No" and "side, side" meaning go outside! We tried pushing her and and shooing her but Smudge was determined to stay in the house with us, she even tried to bite when Tessa went to push her out! I had to lift her out and then wedge the door closed eventually. Still she would not give up! She started sticking her paws through the little gap of a door handle and when I tried to pull/hold the door closed I got clawed! Then she tried to jump through the open circular window and I got clawed again on my should as I happened to be sitting right next to it. Smudge was too determined she drove us right out of there and we went swinging outside instead!
During Tessa's nap I tidied the house (MUCH needed from the weekend) hung out some laundry, folded some laundry, and did my own laundry. We went to pick up the other two from school, spent a little while on the playground cause it was so nice out and then came home where they played on their brand new driveway while I made them dinner. After bath time Reuben put on one of his favorites CDs, Michael Jackson and began showing me his dance moves. He was THRILLED to find out I could teach him how to moonwalk and he ran to get some socks and get practicing! Libby also wanted to learn after watching us for a bit, but then became more interested in simply sliding on the floor on her feet, then knees then whatever else she managed to slide on. Libby seems to be warming up to me much more the last couple days, realizing that I'll be staying awhile and I'm not just a stranger living in their house for a little while, although she is still full of questions and every so often really wants to know who I'm going to marry, or if I know! I even got a compliment off her today, which started with a random questions. She asked if all I was wearing was "that jumper" which I was, my blue and purple striped long, long-sleeve for those who know it... and leggins, but usually the kids have on multiple layers I guess cause she could see my shoulder she wondered why I didn't have on another shirt underneath, I told her cause I was warm enough in it by itself, thinking that would suffice as an explanation. Then she came out with "you look beautiful!" Haha, very surprised to hear my house cleaning and babysitting attired got me that compliment! Libby always manages to come out with something unexpected!
No comments:
Post a Comment