I tried to start another blog – a spin-off of sorts. Didn’t work. I wasn’t feeling it. Kind of like when they gave Joey from Friends his own show.
How yoo dooin?
The reason I started a sister-blog was because I was gone from this one for so long…and I feel like I have been through some life-changin’ stuff since then…that maybe I should start new…and well, that was just silly.
Stephanie’s Addiction has been with me for a long time – and I’m gonna continue with it. I have been through some major events in the past year, but I’m still the same girl. Who loves her Daytimer and wears Chanel eyeshadow* and has a love affair with Starbucks coffee**. And, of course, I am still raising an incredible little girl who says such funny stuff that I must document before I forget.
(*Only because it’s left over from when I had money.)
(**Only because I have gift certificates from Christmas to use.)
I’m still me.
SOOOO, where do I begin?! It’s been a long time, friends!
Regarding where I last left you… I am happy to tell you that Toby and I are together. We have worked hard and will continue to work hard – and we’re in a good place. We have both learned a lot this year and are better people for it – and we are better partners. So thank you for all of the prayers and support.
As for the JOB saga – I’ll address that at another point. I’d rather talk about my SUNSHINE:
Stella is still a hysterical little girl (not a toddler or baby at all anymore. Sigh.) who is getting quite the ‘tude already. Most of it is funny and I have to hide my smiles and laughter at what she comes up with. And some of it shocks me at how such a sweet, innocent, pure little being can say such sassy things to her mother! I am SURE I never did that.
Some things I never want to forget:
She leaves off the “S” at the beginning of words that start with an “S” and a consonant. Example: Stella is Tella. Street is Teet. Spray is Pray. Stickers are Tickers. I have developed the acute ability to know exactly what word she is saying instantly – MOST of the time. Sometimes I have to ask her to repeat herself and she gets that “Gosh MOM!” tone with me. Well, excuuuuuse me!
Over the past 6 months or so, she has really taken to a little stuffed Chihuahua my parents brought her from a trip to The Homestead a year or so ago. When they first brought it, she loved it, but didn’t pay too much attention to it. Then one day, she told me her name was Goldie. HER name. Make sure you do not say HE or you will get a speech about how “she’s a GUURL!” Poor Goldie is looking rough and I am scared! She goes EVERYWHERE with Stella. She sits with her when she eats, she sits on the sink and watches her take a bath, she gardens with her, has her talk on the phone to Neh Neh or Dada when they call, she plays in the sandbox, and even goes potty. She does not, however, go to school with her – because she can’t. BUT Mom tells me that Stella tells Goldie good-bye every morning with a big, dramatic “I love you Goldie! I’ll see you later!” as she gets out of the car.
Speaking of school, Stella started pre-school this past September at the same school where she went to summer camp. She LOVES IT. She goes Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9-12. She has a boyfriend. He wears TIES to school. TIES! She has a best friend named Zoe – although she tells me that Zoe tries to make her be the baby when they play so she doesn’t like that. Ha! Trouble in paradise. She tells me the funniest stories about school; esp about the playground. It’s so funny to hear her tell stories about her friends Chase, Zoe, Leah, Hannah…and there’s a boy named Fisher who she has a love/hate relationship with… I can just imagine her telling me stories about her friends in elementary school, middle school, and ugh HIGH SCHOOL. It’s going by too fast……
Stella still doesn’t eat much. WHERE did this child come from? When she’s hungry, she will eat – BUT her list of “acceptable” food is very short. And also depends on her moods – she could love something one day and turn her nose up at it the next… drives me insane. I also think she’s going to be a vegetarian…she might eat a chicken nugget every month or so…and a hotdog every now and again…and that’s pretty much it. She always likes pancakes, peanut butter and honey sandwiches, grilled cheese, lots of fruit, yogurt drinks, fruit snacks, macaroni and cheese (must be frozen Michelina’s), and ANYTHING WITH SUGAR. That’s what worries me…she’s definitely got my sweet tooth and LOOOOOOVES chocolate. I really wish she would eat A vegetable. We are hoping that with her helping plant in the garden this year, she’ll be more inclined to eat what grows.
She is really interested in letters and the sounds that different letters make. She’s constantly asking “What does that start with? What does that sound like?” I love it when she asks “What does T start with?” She’s getting really good at pointing at letters and telling me what they are… And I do think she has a photographic memory sometimes. I can read her a book for the first time and then ask her to read it to me, and darned if she doesn’t remember what each page said! It’s amazing to me to witness how her brain works.
She LOVES movies. I think she has seen Bolt approximately 309486723 times. We have grown quite the DVD collection from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart. She is destined for the entertainment world - loves to sing and dance and PERFORM. I wish I had cameras in my eyes sometimes - when I catch her "acting" or making crazy, expressive faces. She definitely has a lot of contact in the entertainment biz already...so maybe she will be a drama kid. She's in Dance Class once a week at The Dance Studio with "Mrs. Tassa" - she LOVES it. I'll do another post soon to catch you guys up on some pictures and videos - although if you are friends with me on Facebook, you have seen them all.
I really need to do better about writing things down that she says...
The other day as Toby was tilling up the yard for the new garden, my Dad walked over and asked Stella what they were doing. She told him they were planting a garden and the she was going to grow carrots in her garden and Dada was going to grow meatloaf in his garden.
Stuff like that I need to have a notebook and pen handy at all times!!
So, that's my first "I'm back" post for Stephanie's Addiction. I promise to be back here on a regular basis. I still have a lot of news to share but will do so in the next week or so as things calm down a bit...
Life is getting back to normal - only it's a better normal. It's been a rough 1.5 years...but it was all in the Master plan. My faith is stronger now and that's an amazing thing!
