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Bangs...

Morgan was WAY overdue for a haircut (or in her case a trim) so on Sunday we headed down to Snip Its to take care of her hair.  I asked her before we went how she wanted her hair to be this time which lead to the discussion of bangs. She said she was tired of her hair being in her face all the time (and well, so am I.... ) and that she wanted bangs - she folded her hair up on her forehead to demonstrate - her only other request is that she also wants her hair to flip on the bottom. 

...and so became her new hair cut... 

she thinks her bangs are "SO COOL" and walked into class this morning to inform her friends that she had gone to snip its to get her hair cut. :-)  She also had a visit to Claire's (a jewelry / hair accessory store) where she found a lip gloss travel kit - it has 7-8 different squares of very light lip gloss. This morning I found her standing beside me putting on her "makeup" and I could only think - oh lordy...  

Zing Zang Zoom....

It all started at 5:30 a.m. - well, at least for me. We had tickets for an 11 a.m. circus show in Sacramento and given all the many potential traffic stall-worthy variables we knew an early departure was necessary. Morgan got a small reprieve and got to sleep until 6:15 - we worked with the have jammies will travel concept and I brought along clothes to change into. 

For anyone who knows me - I have major hang ups and control issues about driving but on this day my dad was at the wheel and I sat quietly as a passenger (and I was actually without backseat commentary today). I think two things made this possible, a) it was WAY early and b) I was only two days into antibiotics for bronchitis (Morgan has sinusitis so we make a fine pair) - so playing passenger was quite in order.

We met up with auntie Ellen at her house and she, my mom, Morgan and I all headed to the Circus - Ringling Brothers Zing Zang Zoom circus to be exact. I am not sure why I am always surprised, but of course upon arrival there were flashing, spinning, "must have" items everywhere and a very interested little girl. Morgan chose a spinning wand - the big plus I can give it is that it takes normal batteries and can actually be a working wand for a long time to come.

The circus was good overall and Morgan liked it. She was especially interested in all of the animal acts (she really liked the tigers but I just can't love it) they were the only animals that looked really unhappy and honestly I secretly hoped one of them would paw the animal trainer - just one good swap would have been in order. :-) She also really wanted to see a person get shot out of the canon & she got to see not only one but two people projected into the air! 

 

(pictured above is probably the most expensive snow cone EVER.... it has a cup you "get" to keep... ah, have to love the "trappings" of kid events... in fact I have to think that's where the word trappings generated from - parents getting trapped into purchasing.. ha ha ha) 

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Gallery Post - Happy Hearts and Flowers

BYE BYE BABY SEAT....

Bye Bye Baby Seat... those were Morgan's exact words when we purchased her brand new "big girl" car seat this afternoon. I had said that after she was 5 she could switch into a booster seat and with Kindergarten less than two weeks away the time has arrived.  She was so excited I knew I had to ask the cashier to open the box and right there in the parking lot I put together her new seat, which thankfully was fairly simple.  

It was definitely time for an upgrade, from the pink and purple colors to the dual cup holders - she is lovin' her new car seat!

The S Word...

I'm not exactly sure what started her thinking of "bad" words - but somehow it was a topic of the evening. 

M: Mama, do you know any bad words that start with I?

Me: No... I don't think so 

M: Hmmmm.... There is a bad word that starts with S though.

Me: (in my head immediately thinking of the S word I know) - ummm yeah there is a bad word that starts with S.

M: yes.... do you want me to tell you it?

Me: (in my head again reminded of the "S" word and thinking - do I answer yes or no here?) Uh - I guess.

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M: ...... Shut Up.... it's a bad word huh? people shouldn't say it - it's in my Martha book...

Me: (HUGE relief!!!!) Yes, that IS not a nice word at all is it. 

On a side note I still don't know why the author threw that word in the story - it's like large on one of the pages - the owner is saying it to their dog that talks - why they could not just write BE QUIET I do not know... at least she knows it's not the best word choice and I am thankful that is the only "S" word in her vocabulary at the moment.