Red, W[h]ine and Boo!

snow!

Originally uploaded by A (RWB)

Hope everyone is enjoying it as much as we are.

we three

we three
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Sissy really wanted to take a picture so I set the camera up on a chair, turned on the self timer and let her push the button. This is what we got. It's blurry and we cut off bubby's head, but I love it so much. It just shows us being cuddly and silly which is what we're doing a marjority of the time. In that respect, it's totally perfect.

~Mama A

boating for presents

boating for presents
Originally uploaded by A (RWB)

This morning while I was getting ready for work she asked my why I had been working so much lately. When i explained that part of my work was getting people to vote she perked up and told me she wanted to ride a boat too. When I further explained voting and how this year we get to pick a new president she chimed in that she would really like to go boating for presents, too.

I'm with her, right about now I'd much prefer boating for presents.

~Mama A~

mary jacks?

mary jacks?
Originally uploaded by A (RWB)

just to clarify, I have a daughter who insists she's a boy, and a son who refuses to wear anything other than his big sister's mary janes. it's great :)

~Mama A~

brainy fail

brainy fail
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for a shapes and colors book there are an awful lot of animals on the inside. and no shapes.

~mama a~

don't

Register in Oregon by October 4. Yes cute sister in law I am looking at you. xo em

From my feed reader to yours

I'm years behind everyone else so no shock if these aren't new to anyone, but I wanted to share a few of my most recent favorite time sucking websites.

Postcards From Yo Mama

Fail Blog

It's lovely! I'll take it!

Enjoy!

~Mama A~

Have I mentioned...

Have I mentioned...
Originally uploaded by A (RWB)

That she insists on being a boy?

Probably not.

*Dusts off blog*

Which of course simultaniously cracks me up and drives me insane. Only because it sort of stomps on my idea of raising a girl who knows she can do anything a boy can, and better. Clearly my women's studies minor and studies on feminist philosophy aren't going to come in handy anytime soon...

I know it's a phase, and I'm sure it's going to pass just like the "I'm Prince Charming" phase did but we are going on months of "I'm a boy" or "I can't wear a clippie because boys don't wear clippies" or "that's not a boy shirt!" or "My name isn't honey, it's BOY."

I ignore it for the most part and don't really want to make it a thing, knowing that if I attempt to try and fight it then it will only be worse, but it's sort of driving me nuts. Instead of fighting it I tell her "boys can't totally wear pony tails! Doesn't so and so wear a pony tail?" (referring to a guy we know who has long hair...)

And you can imagine my joy (after having to bribe her to wear a skirt to an event we went to last weekend) when we passed a man wearing a skirt the other day and I whispered to her "See, boys can totally wear dresses!" If she didn't have gender confusion before she will now, lol.

And don't worry, she doesn't actually think she's a boy (she knows boys from girls) she just wants to be boy.

Oy vey.

~Mama A~