Frenzied Daddy

She hasn’t squealed in a long time. It really made me smile to consider how happy I made her.

Basically, I entered a contest that an “internet marketing” blog was having. They were giving away a bunch of stuff and one of these things was an iPod Nano! I entered, hoping either to win the iPod or the $200 american express gift card, but not really expecting to win anything; generally speaking, I don’t win stuff.

But I did this time- I won the iPod nano! It’s a 4GB model, brushed stainless. I was told it would be engraved with the logo of Market Leverage and of the blog I was reading. I worried that it would have a big ugly ML on the front. Actually, there was a discreet “congratulations from … ” line on the back. I’m pretty happy with it.

But the divine Ms B is even happier. I admit that an iPod is on my “oh that’d be nice” list, but she plays this game called “what would be on my ipod” … she’s been wanting one for a long long time. I’m so glad I won it for her The nice folks at Market Leverage also sent a couple of shirts, so that’s cool too.

you’re getting in my way.

Was this the three year old or the eleven year old?

HAH!

It was the three year old. I was washing her hands with her in the bathroom sink and getting a washrag all wet for her face. But it was keeping her hands from being in the water by themselves. The TT is very funny; I think her sense of humor is highly developed. So’s her sense of outrage.

The DQ, on the other hand, is cleaning her room. It’s a summer project. We lifted the loft bed back up and she’s thrilled with the new space. And after setting the “roll out desk” back up, she’s been sitting at it for almost 48 hours straight. She’s written letters and she’s been drawing posters. She’s very pleased with it.

We didn’t put the ladder back on it, which is OK for the DQ, but the TT is kind of upset about it. She wants one of her own! Which is probably a good thing, because now that she has a “real” grown up mattress, it’s just sitting with its box spring on the floor.