Zofia's Turn for School

I'll admit it, I've been pretty lax with Zofia. I baby her quite a bit and with the emotions of Athena starting school, I'm trying to hold on to toddlerhood as long as I can.

All of a sudden she started making it clear that she's learning the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors with or without me. The time had come to bring out The Big Preschool Workbook. Most of it is still beyond her but she's loving the shapes and coloring pages.

For craft time, NickJr.com has always been my go-to site for printables. It's full of fun stuff to make, color, create, and bake and all of Zofia's favorite characters are there. Today she colored Athena a Bubble Guppies Halloween picture and we made a Brobee mask.

I'm excited to do this all over again with a child that is so completely different from Athena. It's a whole new adventure for us.

Conducting business with my pants down - A WAHM

As some of you know, I have my real estate license and like to fancy myself a WAHM from time to time. I assist the broker with email and phone call follow-ups, and this is precisely what I was doing yesterday... much to Zofia's dismay.

I was attempting to leave a voicemail for a loan officer and Zofia went bat-shit-crazy. I tried shushing her and scooting her away with my leg while trying to keep my voice even. She took my leg being out as an opportunity to pull my pants down.

Blurry as she shimmies them down my leg.

Pants are down. Now to attempt getting back up the birth canal.

Luckily right in my reach were my Professional Grade Baby Shushers

Yummy Earth Organic Suckers

Aaaaaawww yeeeeeahhh. Works every time.

On my Kindle...

Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
by Todd Burpo (Kindle Edition - Nov. 2, 2010) - Kindle eBook

Buy: $6.16
I've stopped being so dramatic and accepted that this is a very convenient way for me to get some reading done while taking care of the ladies. I was browsing the section of popular downloads on my Kindle app. and came across this book. I'm a BIG fan of religious stories. Be they books, TV shows, or movies, real or fiction, I'm intrigued by them all. A story of Heaven as told by a 4 year old piqued my interest.
 
From the site:
Editorial Reviews

A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear.Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us.Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.

The story was heartwarming. I cried a lot while reading of Colton's brush with death. I smiled a lot at the simple descriptions of such a HUGE concept that is God, Heaven, and eternity. It's a quick and easy read and I'd absolutely recommend it.

Oh this just irritated me...

I went to Google "Jessica Simpson HairDo" (as you all well know I'm a big fan of wigs) because I want some of the bangs here:

Yeah, those are CLIP ONS!!! Aren't they cute? I found them on sale on Amazon... but that's beside the point.

The point is a more searched Jessica Simpson term is "Jessica Simpson FAT!" followed by this picture:

Poor outfit choice? Uh huh. Unflattering bra? You bet. Fat girl? NO WAY. I'd guess she's a size 6 AT THE MOST. So if she's fat, so am I. And if you call ME fat, I'll punch you in the neck.

So just tell me I have cute bangs and we'll be friends.