Corinne said...

Corinne has said some pretty funny things recently.
I'll share a couple with you here-

If any of you have spent enough time with Corinne, you know that she swings her legs. It's a habit she's had since she was about 8 months old. She sits in a chair, holds on to the chair rails or something in front of her, and intently swings her legs back and forth. Matt and I have really been trying to break her of this habit as it completely distracts her and leaves her in a trance. I think Audie has heard us keep telling her to quit swinging her legs a lot, and the other day, Audie took the liberty to tell Corinne to quit swinging her legs.

I'm not sure whether Corinne was really swinging her legs or not, but she reported to me that Audie told her not to do it, and Corinne didn't like that very much.

Corinne came to me and said, "Mom, Audra said I was swinging my legs. She thinks she's a parent!"
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And today we were out for a few errands and I stopped into GAP to return some shirts I bought that didn't fit. We ventured over to GAP kids while we were there, and started doing some browsing. A lady that worked there came up and told us about the sales going on, and of course, tried to get us to apply for a GAP credit card. After her spiel on all of the "great deals" we could take advantage of, she asked Corinne what her name was.

Corinne replied: "Amanda."

What was I supposed to do at that point?! I didn't want to embarrass Corinne by correcting her, so I let it go. But inside I was laughing very hard, and actually had to walk away so I could let out the laughter. She said "Amanda" so confidently. She said it like it has been her name for the last 4 years.

When we walked out of the store, I asked Corinne why she told the lady her name was Amanda. She said that she wished her name was Amanda. I guess everyone at some point has wished they had a different name. And Corinne has every right to want to be an Amanda...the Amanda she knows is a 15 year old girl that is so beautiful and takes time out just for Corinne, why wouldn't she want to be named Amanda?

Tonight I was snuggling with Corinne in our bed and she lovingly said-
"Mom, I wish I was still in your tummy so I could be really warm."

So long....

My VW is gone...

We sold it last night.

I'm really not sure why I held onto it for so long. I guess I thought that one day I'd have some extra cash to put into it and restore it fully.
But I realized that while it just sat there, it was going to it's grave and it was time for it to go.

I loved that bug. I loved the smell inside, and I loved the sound that the door made when it closed.

We put it on Craigslist, and it sold in less than 24 hours. I couldn't be more happy with the buyers. Dalton, a 15 year old kid is going to fix it up with his dad and drive it to school next year. He has wanted a VW for years, read about them, collected them, envied them... (same story as mine!) His mom said this VW was waiting for him. I like that idea. I am happy that it goes to someone who will fix it up and enjoy it!!

I told Corinne I was sad that we were selling it. She replied, "It's ok mom, we still have the Pilot."

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Happy 4th Birthday Corinne!

Today has been a pretty good day. We got up and had breakfast as usual. I asked Corinne to get dressed in the new outfit I got her for her birthday, and of course...she didn't like the shorts. So, bribery showed up, and I made deals with her that I would get her ice cream and chocolate if she would wear them and take good birthday pictures. She agreed and did a great job with the pics.
It rained quite hard right before we took the pictures, and then the sun came out! It was perfect! I wish I could have gotten Corinne to keep from squinting in the above pictures, but her little sister was down by the lake trying to talk to the ducks that were in it, and I couldn't concentrate on getting a good picture. I was calling Audie back from the water, and she wasn't doing a good job of obeying. So, needless to say, we gave up on pictures pretty quick, and went to get our chocolate.

Corinne picked out blueberry gelato and a couple pieces of chocolate and we sat down to enjoy it. Angie, Amber, and Kelley at CD were (as always) so good and nice to us, and the gelato and chocolate were on the house.

Corinne picked Sonic for lunch, and then we joined Brenda during her lunch hour.

Tonight, we will go pick out a fish for her birthday present!

Happy Birthday, Corinne! Mom and Dad love you so much, you are so special to us!

xoxoxoxox