1. We are declaring Lucy to be officially daytime potty trained. Now that I have said that, I'm sure we're in for some kind of regression, but there it is. She is completely out of diapers, even for long outings, and only wears a pull-up at night. We are not totally out of the woods yet, as said pull-up is completely soaked by morning. However, she is doing great otherwise, and can even make it through nap time without any accidents.
2. We went to the zoo yesterday, something that's become a bit of a tradition each time one of the kids has a birthday. The National Zoo is just such a NICE zoo! The exhibits are so well designed and cared for, and we are really lucky to have such a great resource so close to where we live. Yesterday was our best visit yet. The zoo was decked out in all kinds of Halloween decorations, and all the animals we saw were really alert. The young panda was out playing with a toy, the baby gorilla was dragging a white sheet around and gnawing on pumpkin bits like an adorable hungry ghost, the cheetahs were up and stalking around, the emu was trying to chew through the fence, the lions were all playing with/chewing these odd looking blanket/animal skin-type things, Finn and Lucy got face-to-face with an orangutan, and one of the elephants walked right up near us and trumpeted. It was all pretty awesome.
3. Why is it that, while sitting in a booth at a restaurant, kids must either: 1) turn around and hang over the back of the seat, staring at the people eating right behind us; or 2) constantly slide off the booth under the table and pop up on the other side, and expect you to be happy to see them suddenly on the other side of the table. Happy that you can't stay in your seat during dinner and that you smeared shoe dirt and food scraps all over your body? Um, not exactly. I liked sitting in booths until I had kids. I no longer like sitting in booths.
4. What is the general consensus on clothing in the junior section? I must admit that as I pass by the section in various department stores, I do find some of the items cute. Only some, mind you. What is the protocol here? Are women in their mid-30's allowed to buy anything from the junior section, for ourselves? Do we look ridiculous if we bring an armload of juniors' clothes into the dressing room (I'm guessing that answer is yes)? Should I ignore the section completely until 2020, or whatever year I deem Lucy old enough to shop in it, and then only look for HER? Do any of you ever buy anything from the juniors' section? Am I just completely kidding myself?
Note: I have not actually bought anything from the juniors' section. I have, inadvertently, tried a couple of things on, because some of these stores (Target) tend to look a bit like a tornado hit, and it can be tough to tell where one section ends and the other begins. None of the things I tried on actually looked good, which is probably my answer right there. I don't have the body of a 15 year old, why would I buy clothing meant for one?
5. A few weeks ago, I saw a pick up truck that had a spoiler on the back of the bed. It has bothered me ever since. Pretty sure a pick up truck is never, ever going to be aerodynamic.
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Spoiler on a pickup truck?? That's so Maryland! ;-)
ReplyDeletePlease, help the aged. . what the Hxxx is a spoiler. . .Mimi
ReplyDeleteand I always thought junior sizes had to do with shape, and size, rather than age. . .altho I must admit that most of the stuff I see in those departments look like whannabee prostitutes!
Mimi, here is what Wikipedia can tell you about spoilers, click on the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)
ReplyDeleteThe spoiler is the thing hanging off the back of the car in that first picture. Looks silly on a regular car (*I* think), and even sillier on a pickup truck!
And you do have a point with the whole "wannabe prostitute" look that abounds in the junior section... :-)
I do still buy things in the junior department, mostly tops, nothing too wild and crazy. I find that a lot of "misses" clothing is cut in a more boxy shape, which I don't find flattering. The tradeoff for buying in the junior department is that while my ego is stroked in the misses section by fitting into a size S or even (glory be!) XS, I have to suck it up and buy a L or XL in juniors. I say, if you try on something and like the way it looks, it doesn't matter what department it is from.
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