24 posts tagged “savannah”
Where do you want to be in ten years?
Submitted by baby3194.In our own house.... We have owned in the South and the North East but never the far West, very different market out here! In my opinion, 1500 square feet would be plenty of room for a family of 5, with enough room outside for vegetables, fruit trees, some grape vines, and a cutting garden.
Disciplined writing every day, working for a publication, all kinds of those in the Bay Area.
Traveling by then, our youngest is four, so traveling very far doesn't feel like an option right now. Yosemite is about as far as we want to vacation right now. Preferably Great Britain, all over, and India, but 10 years from now, who knows what we'll have added to the list.
In ten years, we'll be sending our eldest to college. That's an exciting thought, seeing our children's education and life unfold. Savannah has always been intrigued by the idea of university education and life, the array of study choice, and living away from home. When she was 4, Savannah was sure she would still live at home during college, but now she knows about apartments and dorm rooms. She leans toward science and math. We will see. She's already had about 50 start ups.
Annual Mother/Daughter Tea Party - April 2008
Savannah came home yesterday saying she'll never eat another Twinkie, not that I was concerned about it since I haven't brought those home in years. Her teacher told her that they have animal lard and beef fat in them. I didn't look it up because I figure she's probably right.
Completely unrelated....
Today Savannah came into the kitchen before breakfast and said that she didn't catch a leprechaun. (This is her third year and third attempt.) This year, she set the trap in her closet. I'm a closet closer because I believe it saves energy with central heat. She insisted that the door stay open for the leprechaun. Savannah was hoping he would stay in the closet for awhile, kind of like a pet :) Of course, she's 8 years old. I know that she knows better, but I play along.
When she said the gold was still in her closet floor, I said, "Maybe he replaced it with fool's gold."
Savannah, "What's fool's gold?"
Me, "It looks real, but it's not."
Savannah, "That's what I used. It was a chocolate coin."
Me, "Maybe he knew it wasn't real." I could see her thinking about this. I said, "Maybe they don't like chocolate."
So do leprechaun's like chocolate? jelly beans, gummi bears, or just gold? Whichever, next year may be too late. She may have outgrown this kind of fun.
Also, I hadn't had a twinkie in years, until last August. Brad and I shared a two-pack while we were visiting Mississippi. It seemed like a suitable place to eat a twinkie again. No offense to any Mississippians, but....
Show us a brand to which you're loyal.
While it's not a brand I can buy often, I am loyal to Fossil in that I pass the good word about its quality and design. Fossil is a brand that makes me want to design and create.
For an early birthday present, I chose this satchel with matching checkbook wallet and jewelry travel case. Fossil is casual, but very tasteful, lining their pockets with contrasting or coordinating fabric, and lots of pockets!
We bought it as a family, and I could see Savannah (8) was coveting it. Since she is sentimental, I told her the set will be passed on to her someday.
The kiddies always have a lot of fun in the house where Brad grew up. It is big and full of strange imports from all over the world, little musical instruments you wouldn't recognize, more books than I've ever seen in anyone's house, his brother's large paintings, including a life size angel of death and angel of life. Brad found his Childcraft books and his mother had no problem with our taking them home with us. I'd been looking on ebay for a set because I poured over mine when I was young but don't know what became of them.
Curry, lots of homemade sourdough rolls and loaves, an Italian Creme Cake, and Savannah helped her grandmother make chapati.
I Savannah declare:
- Stay up later
- Have a raise in my allowence
- Have the computer in my room
- More sleepovers and playdates
- Science stuff
- Science posters
Sighnd,
Savannah (in very curly cursive)
The one thing I learned at the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, CA is that 5 year old boys are danger magnets! It's great for 8 year olds or any adult looking for a goofy outing in the woods. Someone suggested having a birthday there, which hadn't occurred to me. Perhaps for Savannah... Seth will have to be older though. He giggled and flopped around until he flipped on that steep hill and cracked his head against part of the cabin. As tough as they think they are, they still have such a sad, pathetic cry and want their mothers with each new scar.
Handing out the bumper stickers is genius because I've seen countless in the Bay area. That's really what got us there. After not buying anything in the souvenir shop, even with a begging 8 year old, we toured with a girl of about 20 who hadn't yet learned the importance of enunciation. She grew on me though. She was nice to Seth when he really needed it. After his fall, he somehow lost the pool ball and the golf ball that she loaned him to make him happy, which is really funny to me, as if Seth is the mystery and in seconds he loses everything you give him!
Don't wonder why I don't have photos of the hill, woods, or cabin; between my nausea at the disorientation and worry over Seth's running (sliding) across the cabin floor, it didn't occur to me to get a picture of the "anomalies".
