The Day the Poor Little Blog Got a Speed Update

This poor blog has been neglected once again. We've been busy and I have ignored my bloggerly duties.

Speed Update!

• Sky is still in LOVE with preschool! She thinks everything is "terrific!"
• We had an offer accepted on a house (oh yeah, we've been looking at houses but I didn't tell you that because I haven't been blogging) and we close tomorrow! It's really been the worst possible timing, but we are still so excited. We'll have a yard again!
• Mike and I just returned from an excellent and fun-filled week in Kauai! We have more than 1000 pictures to prove it, but I haven't yet uploaded them. Baby dolphins and flying fish were involved. Waterfalls and rainbows were plentiful. We flew a helicopter and ate wild guava while ziplining in the jungle. Also, I may or may not have snorkeled: stay tuned.
• Harper is talking up a storm in her own little way, but I'm still "Baba." She is a pint-sized girly with a huge attitude, and she now has all of her teeth!
• I have been reading less on account of the packing and island adventuring.
• Mike got a hair cut.

August Skyisms

8.2
We passed a group of picketing janitors in front of the Chevron headquarters. They were wearing purple, so they caught Sky's eye right away.
"Mom, look at them! What are those people doing?"
"They're picketing."
"What's that? What are they saying?"
"They are saying workers' rights. They're telling people they want more money."
"Oh! I want that! When we get home I'm going to make my bed. Then I'll get a quarter!"

8.7
Me: "I put Harper's hair in ponies. I mean piggies."
Sky: "Aww."
Me: "She's mad now."
Sky: "I like ponies. I like real ponies. And I dream about unicorns ALL the time!"

8.8
Sky: "Harper, when we are older we can share a room and have a BUMP BED!"
Harper: "Mmm hmm."
Sky: "And I will get to sleep on top. Isn't that cool that I'LL get to sleep on the TOP BUMP?!"
Harper: "Yeah."

8.13
Sky (looking at a baby picture of Harper): "What should we name that baby?"
Me: "Her name is Harper."
Sky: "No. Not her, I know her name is Harper! Oh, Mom, hahaha. I mean what should we name that other baby?"
Me: "What other baby?..."
Sky: "The other one we're going to have when Harper is growing up."
Me: "You think we're having another baby?"
Sky: "Yep."
Me: "Why do you think that?"
Sky: "Because I want another one to hold and snuggle!"
Me: "Oh! Well you can snuggle Leisa's baby when he's born."
Sky: "[Gasp!] Oh yeah, I forgot! Awwwwwww, he's going to be so cute!"

8.21
Sky (playing on her little chair): "Maybe Dad can join me when he gets home."
Me: "Join you?"
Sky: "Mmm hmm! Join means playing with someone else."
Me: "Oh! That's what it means! Why do you want him to join you?"
Sky: "I'll show him how to play on this chair, then he can join me. Join means playing with someone else."
Me: "But why do you want Dad to join you?"
Sky: "Because I want him to play with me!"

8.24
Sky (making a face at me from across the table): "Mom. Smell."
Me: "Smell what?"
Sky: "Like this." (sniff sniff)
Me: "I don't smell anything."
Sky: "On this side."
Me: "What is it? I don't smell anything."
Sky: "Well, I tooted."

8.27
Watching a Sesame Street episode about change.
Sky: "Change can make you beautiful!"
Me: "It can?"
Sky: "Yes! Because when you brush your hair, that's change. And that's beautiful!"

8.29
Sky: "Mom, I heard the school bus!"
Me: "Me too!"
Sky: "Yeah. We must have a hear detector in our ears!"

8.29
Sky: "That was so funny I could eat a horse!"