http://www.tinytyrant.org Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:40:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been bouncing this idea around my head, and I am not sure what to do about it.  Chloe, at this point, really doesn't have an idea who Santa Claus is.  I just recently busted out the Christmas DVD's my mom gave us last year, and she has been ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/21/santa-aka-lying-to-your-children This is what happens when you leave a toddler in a room alone with a bunch of Christmas stickers. 45055|500 Yes, i realize she has chocolate pudding on her mouth, what-r-ya-gonna-do? http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/20/uh-merry-christmasi-guess 45052|500 She inists on dancing to the last song on Sleeping Beauty. http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/20/sweepin-bewty I have been sitting here for ten minutes trying to rack my brain for a profound post that will cause everyone to sit back and go, "Hmmm..." But, I got nothing. All I can thing of are updates, so here you go...let the randomness commence.  (Da ta da daaaaa) Chloe is still kicking ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/18/i-got-nothin-but-randomness-is-that-a-word I usually don't do meme's.  Quite honestly, its because it puts too much pressure on me to "perform" and the rebel in me hates that.  But, this one struck a chord.  Maybe it was my "Ask and You Shall Receive" review.  Maybe it was Mountain Lover giving me an award ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/16/what-you-might-not-know-about-me Even though I have worked with some pretty amazing and tough kids, it astonishes me that my own daughter can play me like a violin.  (And trust me, thanks to The Little Einsteins, she is very familiar with how to play a violin.) Her latest ploy, "Mommy, poo poo on the ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/15/the-art-of-manipulation I've mentioned before that I have a hard time with not giving gifts ahead of the actual occasion.  So, yesterday in my attempt to entertain Chloe so I could clean the house for Playgroup, I pulled out the Castle my parents got Chloe for Christmas.  We're only a little bit ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/14/this-ones-for-mama-and-papa 45037|500 Yes, that's my leg she is wrapped around.  She tells me, "Walk, Mommy, go that way."  Your will is my command, oh powerful mini-one. http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/13/why-mommy-cant-get-anything-done Mine, is Best Buy. I worked in the Best Buy customer service department for four years during college.  It was a perfect college job because it didn't require a whole lot of thought, or commitment, and I could transfer back and forth between Fort Collins and Aurora. However, it was no ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/13/those-jobs-that-haunt-us I am so proud of my little girl.  She has taken to potty training like...uh, a fish to water?  Something like that, anyway.  Between the "Pavlov" effect of the potty monkey, and her growing bladder control, she has gone from having six accidents a day, to having one in three ... http://www.tinytyrant.org/2008/11/11/potty-training-update-whether-you-like-it-or-not