This is V’s new phrase, “Want it.” She now knows the meaning of ‘want’ and tells me point blank when she’s not getting it. A converstion goes something like this: V: Cookies? Me: Ok, but after lunch. You have to eat your lunch first. V: Want it! Me: I know you want it, but you …
Lots of buttons
Here’s another great way to entertain a 22-month-old. Buttons. Lots of buttons. V loves to pour them from one container to another, look at them individually, sort them, etc. These really fascinate her. There must be 60 or 70 of them and she loves to look for the oval-shaped button, because there is only one …
In her cart
V pushes her cart around the house several times a day. She loves this shopping cart. I love to see what she puts in it. As she runs around, she takes things out (or throws them out) and puts new stuff in. Here’s what went in today. A couple of dolls, her bear, her favorite …
Recipe – Chocolate spice cookies
I have a lot of cocoa powder in the house, sent over from relatives in Slovakia. Before it reaches the expiration date, I’ve been trying to think of ways to use it up. Of course I can make Slovak pastry, that’s what they sent it to me for, but I wanted to do something much …
Still with the mittens
V still likes to play with her mittens. She has this book with a winter scene where the people are wearing mittens. Of course, she has to wear hers too. Winter is almost over and I was getting ready to pack these away. Now I guess I’ll just have to permanently find a place for …
