Light Sabers!

I think I may have said before how obsessed A1 is with Star Wars. She has seen all the movies and LOOOOOVVVVEEEEESSSS them. Yes, A1 is a girl. A2 watches them as well and I really didn't think she was that into the movies until recently. A2 is extremely cute and sarcastic, and she's only 3. Lately she has been doing the funniest thing, she'll look at you and her eyes will get HUGE and she'll whisper something like "Mommy, Doctor Bader is behind you!." She calls Darth Vader, Doctor Bader. How cute is that? She also calls the light sabers life savers. So funny.

So now both of my kids recite lines from Star Wars and when they watch the movies they say the lines along with the movie. A2 hums the theme song and dances around to the music as the movie is on and A1 had taught her self how to play the theme song on the piano. A2's favorite line in the movie is when Han Solo says to Chewbaca "Laugh it up fuzz ball." She says that all the time. A1 draws pictures of all the characters which are actually pretty good and now A2 has started doing the same. I'll have to figure out how to put some more pics on my blog so you can see what they draw.

A1 was Princess Leia for Halloween and I have to say that that costume has gotten a lot of wear. It was well worth the 30 bucks I paid for it. It was the white dress, belt and a wig. They take turns playing different characters when they play dress up. A1 used to be Princess Leia a lot and A2 has taken an interest in being her too. Well, the costume is waaayy too big for her so she improvises and makes her own costume. She wears a white slip with a scarf tied around her waist and her snow boots. It is so cute. The cutest part is when she wears the wig with it. Her head is just a tad too small for it. Sometimes she puts a pair of pantyhose on her head if she can't find the wig. I try not to laugh at her because then she takes it off.

Another outfit they wear is something I am sure A1 came up with. In one of the Star Wars (A1 can tell you exactly which one. She can also name all the characters and planets on Star Wars) movies Princess a prisoner of Jaba the Hut. In this movie she wears a bikini type out fit and is chained up. So, when they are playing this Princess Leia character they really use their imaginations. I was shocked the first time I saw this new dress up outfit. Let's just say it could be deemed inappropriate. They put on a skirt (not so bad) and tie scarfs on their arms for the chains. Well, for the top part of the outfit they take their shirts off and take a pair of pantyhose and cross the legs of them across their chest so that the legs of the pantyhose are covering their "ta-ta's", as A1 puts it, and then they tie it behind their backs. Very creative. Not really appropriate for a 6 and 3 year old but creative.

One day, I was cleaning up in the kitchen and the girls were playing in their bed rooms. Their talks had been centered around Star Wars all day long so I shouldn't have been surprised when A2 wanted to play Star Wars. All was quiet when I heard "A2, let's play Star Wars! This can be our light saber." I heard a strange "buzz buzz buzz" so I went to check it out. Like I said, my kids are creative. A2 had brought her battery powered tooth brush into the living room and was waiving it around like a light saber. Before I knew it, they had their toothbrushes out and were fighting each other. This happened before Christmas so we thought that Santa should bring "real" light saber for Christmas. So he did. He also brought the original Star Wars trilogy. The light sabers are really neat and really big. The light saber part springs out from the handle and it lights up and makes all the sounds. Left in the hands of a 3 year old and 6 year old they can be quite dangerous. I don't think Santa thought that through too well. These light sabers have been the culprit of many bruises, knocked over lamps and drinks and probably added to the many scratches on the walls and doors. Things become very entertaining when the girls decide to be Luke and Darth Vader in the scene where Darth Vader cuts Luke's arm off. Or should I say Doctor Vader . . .

Where Have I Been?

Well, here. I've just been lazy. Here are my excuses as to why I have not blogged lately. . .

1.) L.A.Z.Y
2.) I fell and broke my toe (explanation to come at a later blog). You may ask yourself, "what does a toe have to do with typing?" A lot.
3.) Sick. I had a headache for about 3 weeks. I'll explain that one later, too.
4.) Out of town. Hubby and I celebrated our anniversary the other weekend and we went out of town.

So, there you go. It hasn't been that I haven't had anything to write. As a matter of fact, I have tons of stuff to catch up on. I'll get around to it. But, while I'm here I guess I'll catch up on a little bit.

I am at home today with A2. She is sick. It started on Sunday when she woke up at 11:30 p.m. complaining of a tummy ache. She was burning up. I took her to the potty to see if she needed to do #2 (sorry for the details but it really happened) and as I was trying to get her prepared for the potty she puked all over my feet. Y.U.C.K. So, hubby was off on Monday and he stayed home with her. We were hoping she had a stomach virus and it would pass but it is now Tuesday and she still has a fever, no more pucking, and she now has a sore throat. Great. It's probably strep. All you have to do is say Strep Throat and I get it. We are going to the Dr. this afternoon. the earliest appointment they has was at 1:30. That's crazy!

I have been able to get a lot done this a.m. I straightened my desk in my room, (it was a disaster), I ordered my pre paid magazine subscription that I have had for about 1 month, emailed people that I needed to get in touch with. I tried to order some books for A1 from the order forms they send home from school (you can do it online now!) only to realize that my debit card had expired! Aren't they supposed to send you a new one to replace the expired one? So I called the bank and yes, they do automatically send you a new card. Well, where's mine I ask? Looks like it was returned to the processing center because the address wasn't right. Are you serious? You mean I get a bank statement every month, but when you send me a new debit card, the address is wrong! My street name was misspelled. Good thing I called, were they going to try to get in touch with me to verify my address? Probably not. So, I have to go for another 5-7 business days with out a debit card because the bank misspelled my street name. I think they should rush it to me but that's my opinion.

Let's see, what else have I done? Well, I cleaned out all our junk mail from the cabinet in my desk. Now I have to pay some bills, load the dish washer and start a load of laundry. I may even have time to organize my work bench in the garage. Better get going!