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Jimmy waving his flag!

Jimmy and me and Monkey makes three

Sometimes you find something for your kid that is so perfect, it is a wonder you didn't think of it before.

Jimmy loves to wave things around. Anything that is remotely stick shaped gets waved around like a conductor leading a symphony. While I was picking up some envelopes for shipping a few Frugal Reader books I noticed on the other side of the isle from the packing tape were all the flags!
I got Jimmy a four pack of small Jimmy-sized flags. He had a blast! He got one in each hand and waved those flags for all they were worth!

And worked on his Jimmy dance!

The Jimmy dance started in the morning while watching Tony Orlando of all people on the Today show! He stomps his feet and waves his arms and sometimes throws in a wiggle! I have been encouraging the Jimmy dance and ask him to do it several times during the day! It's sooooo cute!

Later in the evening, I took Jimmy out to the army base to watch fireworks.
I should have left a half hour earlier or twenty minutes later. The parking was terrible! After I found a spot and hauled the kid and the camp chair to a good viewing location, we got settled in about twenty minutes before the fireworks started. The strange thing was that about 5 minutes pre-show, the carnival part of the festivities closed and lots of families left! With their kids! That were old enough to enjoy the fireworks!! I don't get it... It wasn't a long show... Why not just stay and watch?!? Oh well, they must have had other plans...

Anyway, Jimmy kinda enjoyed the fireworks for a few minutes and even oh'ed a little. The novelty wore off really fast and the snacks ran out so he started to squirm, We got packed up and went to bed satisfied with a well spent holiday. But not without snapping a picture.

Happy 4th of July!

Before Jeff left, he introduced Jimmy to the sprinkler.
This was not received well!
Hope you have a great holiday! Stay cool!

This only happens six or seventeen times a day

I have mentioned before how Jimmy likes to take things out of their places and display them.
Here I have the classic example. I don't know how to prevent this without removing everything to some non-existent storage space.
Here is the before picture.

And the after picture.

Actually, Bridget, this is only half way through the process. He only got the CD's and DVD's out, the VHS tapes are still in the other side of the cabinet...

If you were wondering, it has been so hot and muggy here in the evenings that I have been putting Jimmy to bed in just a top and his daiper so that he will be comfy...
It must be working because he sleeps through the night for me. Now if only I could learn to put myself to bed at a proper hour!
Nighty night!

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Hi everyone out there!
This is for all of you non-bloggers that may be trying to post comments...
you can't.
yet!
I have set up my blog to enable you, but the progamming hasn't caught up I guess...
I sent a query to tech support, and should hear from them, eventually!
IUntil then, I would like to hear your comments, and check my email more frequntly than the blog...hint hint...
And for anyone that uses my links to the Bushel 'n' peck blog today.. I must say now that I apologize in advance for their lack of shame...

Junk Food Junkie

Jimmy has a new tooth today. Number 8!
Some where along the line one of those cute little teeth turned sweet!
Our little kiddo is turning into a snacker! Mind you, we don't give him mass quantities of the stuff you are about to see, and not all of it is all that bad, we even go organic when possible!
He has discovered as you will see:

Malasadas kinda like a sugar donut



Cheetos especially the big twisty ones!


Pocky mmmmm.....pocky!



And to round it all out


Fresh Steamed Broccoli!


Yes, he is eating broccoli... And he will go to town on raw carrots and apples, too!
That happens to be carrots all over the rest of him if you were wondering.

Meanwhile it is fairly quiet around here with Jeff gone...
I got all the laundry washed and have thought about folding it and putting it away... That might happen tonight to avoid any mishaps. I say this because the cat is misbehaving again! In the 24 hours that Jeff has been gone she has peed on the wall (her litterbox is clean), puked on/in my shoes, chewed through the cord of my cell phone charger and is currently sitting on my pillow on the bed giving me the stink eye.
I really don't understand what her deal is... I don't think she's gotten close enough to me to smell the very nice cat I am feeding while his owner is on vacation...but maybe! I hope not to repeat the late night bug feeding incident, so I have been nothing but nice to her... I not only refilled her food as I do everyday, but emptied it out and washed the bowl and her water dispenser before refilling them, brushed her, put out a nice fleece blanket to sleep on in the sun and I put up a gate to my bedroom so that she can escape Jimmy, who has taken to tackling her at any time...
The gate to the bedroom also benefits me, since Jimmy has learned that drawers are easy to open, and there's stuff inside. Like socks! Underpants! T-Shirts! All of which need to be taken out and displayed. Then toys or crackers can go back into the drawer before Mommy comes in!
I really need to put the laundry away... again! Sigh.

Watch out Martha, Here he comes again!

Oh yes they call him the STREAK!