Jordi Said It

Jordi made this magic marker picture on the back of an empty Cheerios box the other day. I knew that using markers was a big deal for her, but I guess I didn't realize exactly how big. Today is trash day, and I had put this picture in with the rest of the paper trash to take out to the curb. However, Jordi must have disagreed with that decision, because she when she spotted it in the trash, she pulled it out and admonished me by saying: "Mo-om, you can't put this in the trash! This is mine because I made it!" So I said, "Oh? that's yours? Well, I didn't know that." And then she went on to say, "Because this is for my blog-dot-com. Yeah!" Of course, I agreed that was a wonderful idea, and told her we would post it right away. And we did!

Each spring, one of my favorite blooming trees is the dogwood. This year, we have a lovely pink dogwood tree in the front yard. The girls & I enjoyed several nice afternoons underneath or near it during the two weeks or so it was in bloom. But now that it's leafed out, it looks like the other trees in the yard.

The other day, Jordi & I were getting the mail and checking on our potted plant out front. We'd been out there for a little while when Jordi stopped what she was doing, stood up, and looked around from side to side, as if she was trying to find something. I soon figured out what she was looking for when she asked, "Mommy, where'd the tree with all the pink flowers go?" I was so glad she noticed! We then spent some time checking out the dropped petals covering the ground and the new green leaves that took their place on the tree. As an added bonus, we even found a robin's eggshell on the ground!

Jordi said something very funny while we were having dinner tonight. We were in Huntington, eating at Uno's, and there was a table of Prom couples nearby. As they walked by to be seated, Jordi was immediately captivated by the fancy dresses. Shortly thereafter, one of the girls passed by again, headed (we assumed) for the ladies' room.

Jordi: "Where'd the girl with the fancy dress go? I want to get down and find her..."
Lisa: "No, Jordi, she's just going to the bathroom. She'll be right back."
Chris: "That's right, then you can see her fancy dress again."
(short pause while Jordi thinks): "...maybe she need to change her diaper!"

Priceless! Chris & I got quite a kick out of that comment! (Of course, that lead to our next conversation about how girls who big enough to wear fancy dresses are too big to wear diapers!)

Jordi goes to bed around 9 p.m., and it's our habit to give her a small snack after she gets her p.j.'s on between 8-9 o'clock. Last night, her snack happened to be the pack of 2 Oreo cookies that came with her kid's meal from Grinder's. Well, you know what happens to your mouth, inside and out, after eating even one of these cookies! Keep that in mind as you read this...

I've just helped Jordi up onto the chair in the bathroom so she can see her reflection in the mirror while we wash up & brush her teeth. She gets a big smile on her face as she looked in the mirror:
"Mommy! What's on my face!"
"I think that's from your Oreo cookies, Jordi."
"Yeah! Ha ha! Wow!"She enjoys making a few funny faces in the mirror, watching how the chocolate ring around her mouth moves when she does so. Suddenly, she notices something else:
"Mommy! Look at my tongue! It's all..(short pause while the wheels turn, trying to find the right word)...OREO'D!"

And then, as if that wasn't exciting enough, she got another thrill to discover that, after brushing, her toothbrush had become "Oreo'd", too!

If you saw our post about Libby's birthday party, then you saw a picture of Jordi using her magic wand. Well, this game has continued over the past few days, with Jordi using her imagination to "magic" various things into other things. This is done with a lot of flair: big wand waving followed by a loud "P-schew!" For example, she "magic'd" the house into a hotel. She also said, "Mommy, I will magic you smart! P-schew!" At any rate, you get the picture.

So we are visiting with the Fords last night, and Jordi was getting tired (and therefore cranky) as the evening wore on. Big Richard often likes to tease her a bit, and in trying to inject some humor into an episode of toddler crankiness, he waved her her magic wand at her and said, "Jordi, I magic you happy!" Unfortunately, our girl can't yet see the humor in a comment like that, so her reply to him was a resounding"NOOOO! I DON'T WANT TO BE HAPPY!"