Case Life: Next tag..

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Next tag..

Okay so I know I said I would put the other tag on here earlier, but I have been babysitting a little girl every morning who is about 2 1/2, darn cute, but darn spoiled! It has taken a few days to finally get her to know the rules and that I am pretty strict when it comes to hitting, spitting, pushing, laying on the baby, and breaking toys. Most other things I am actually pretty lenient (sp?) with. We have gone all yesterday and today with NO timeouts!! yay for her! So, needless to say, things have been very involved and crazy in my house with four girls. I'm glad Dan isn't here while I'm babysitting her or else I would have absolutely NO chance of trying for another kid.. don't get any ideas, though. It will be at least a few years before we will even discuss that subject! Well, on with the tag.. this one is hard, Tricia.. Yours was really good so I will try to make mine just as interesting and I won't mess with the text color since some of my readers are a little bit older and have problems with their eyesight... :D I'm sorry I tried for a long time, but I can't get it to go in a list style. Any advice would be great, if not, then hopefully it's not too hard to read this way!

I am... Janelle Case, mother of two girls, wife of a great hard working man, and resigned Special Ed teacher .
I think... kids grow too fast, I love the way things are now, but I forget too easily when things happen and I am not as good as others to record everything.
I know... that I over react sometimes - yes I do realize that.
I want... a shopping spree.
I wish... I could play all of Jon Schmidt's piano pieces (even better, at the same speed).
I had... pet rats growing up; mine was named Tricky and was white with brown spots. She loved to crawl through toilet paper rolls with her friend, Tracy.
I hate... lying in ANY form.
I miss... my sister, Tiff's family.. but I get to spend most of January with them in Boston :).
I fear... wind.. and being alone.
I feel... like I am finally getting over my yucky cold that has spread through the entire case family.
I hear... a helicopter that sounds like it is right over my house.
I smell... Bailee's and Deliah's clean shampooed hair.
I crave... McDonald's Big Mac.. I could eat those all day long and that is probably why I can't get rid of my belly.
I search... for Bailee's toys - we are trying to get some sort of organization going on.
I wonder... how Dan's job will be this summer and where it will take us.
I regret... getting mad at Bailee for stupid things and then she is soo forgiving and forgets everything pretty soon after.
I love... when my family is together doing the same thing and having fun. Maybe that's why Disneyland is so nice?
I care... about giving Bailee and Afton a lot of different and fun experiences that they can build upon in the future.
I always... complain. I am trying to stop doing it as much as before, though.
I am not... a creative or thoughtful person.
I believe... Afton is waking up.
I could... be a better mom and wife.
I dance... with Bailee and Afton every day - now to Christmas music yay.
I sing... only in the comfort of my house or car.. I guess I did on rock band, too.
I don't always... make good dinners - sorry, Dano.
I write... the way I talk so it is hard to understand and turns into a lot of run on sentence that just keep going and going and I don't use very much punctuation which makes it sound weird and sometimes doesn't make sense.
I win... most card games against Dan.. except for pinochle and rook.
I lose... pinochle and rook.
I never... get bloody noses or broken bones.
I never listen to... people who don't listen to me.
I can usually be found... at my house or Dave and Sue's house.
I am scared of... calling people to ask for favors or help.
I need... self confidence.
I am happy about... my life right now.. very simple.
I tag... my family bloggers: Jaimee (2nd cousin?), Emma (cousin in law), Kathie (sister in law), Meg (sister in law), Sue (mother in law), and if my father in law decides to invite me to his blog, Dave.

3 comments:

Dave said...: Hmmmmmmmmmmm..........

I wonder if the quote I won't mess with the text color since some of my readers are a little bit older and have problems with their eyesight... :D was directed at me......especially since I complained about the earlier one!

As for the challenge and if my father in law decides to invite me to his blog, Dave, all I can say is that there is nothing to read (yet) - I have yet to post my first entry on it - I'm too picky on how it looks. But if/when I do, you will be in the FIRST GROUP (other than Sue) to get an invite to it.....

I would disagree with some of your "I" comments, but most are pretty good.

It is fun to read your blog.

Dave; November 11, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Tricia said...: I forgot about Tricky and Tracy. Do you remember when you and Tiff built an obstacle course for them in your living room? Good times.; November 12, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Kathie said...: Janelle, I love the Baileeisms. I sometimes forget about them because they are at the bottom. I will remember from now on. Bailee sure is smart and so funny. Thanks for sharing her with everyone!; November 15, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Bailee-isms

12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."