Gattiland... reposted

We decided to take the girls to Mr. Gattis last night.

We had never done this before.

Actually, I think the last time that we went to Mr. Gattis, we were in college.

Audrey very much enjoyed her pizza. And ham. and cheese. and eggs. and peaches. and pineapple. seriously, that child will eat anything.

Genny ate pizza because there was a promise of games.

She rode the train.

Audrey's ride didn't require tokens....

And Genny rode the spaceship as well. It was a hoot to watch her run around to play all the games!

Dear Brownie:

Your mission, should you choose to accept it,

is to make me forget how challenging this week was.

Warning: this mission may be all-consuming.....

A preview of teenagerism...

This morning we had to get up early. Audrey doesn't do mornings.

She's asleep.

The light is on.

Glowbug is next to her face, singing.

Genny and I have had at-Genny-volume conversations.

I have patted her back.

She has not moved a single muscle.

And yes, of course she's breathing.

She's just ignoring me.

Finally she did this:

Turned glow bug back on.

And after patting her and talking to her and generally being a pest, I got this. (love the hair)

Teenage years are going to be a challenge.

Genny goes to gymnastics

Here's Genny at gymnastics with her beloved teacher Miss Brandi....

And her sister cheering her on!

Signs, signs, everywhere signs...

I put this sign on the door since we have had a fair amount of inspectors tromping through the house. Genny asked what it meant, and I could tell she was thinking hard about it. You see, when anyone shows up at the door, my dog goes berserk. And so ringing the doorbell is the least of the problems, really.

So later she drew this picture and told Robert what to write on it. She was quite certain that this was going to be much more effective than the sign I created:

It says "Daisy: Don't Bark When Audrey is Asleep!"

Audrey teaches you how to make stuff disappear

How to Make Things Disappear (By Audrey Kate):

Distract everyone with how cute you are.

Meanwhile, find a door.

Little tiny ones by the floor are easiest to reach.

Put stuff out the door.

Preferably sister's stuff.

It's like magic!

If anyone notices you, claim you were just checking the weather or looking for the dog.

Actually, the dog seems to be the only one who knows about these teeny doors near the floor.

Weird.

Continue until all the stuff has fully disappeared out the door.

This may take several tries.

Then, act like nothing happened.

No one will suspect you of anything!