The Story of Simzgirl

Me: Ana, today is Halloween. Do you remember what we get on Halloween?
Ana: Candy!!
Me: That’s right. And what do we have to say on Halloween so people give you the candy?
Ana: Hello?
Me: Noooo…
Ana: Boo!
Me, laughing: Nope. Remember that we are suppose to knock on the door, then we say “trick or treat!” and people give […]

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Ana and I are just finishing up our breakfast and this conversation ensues:
Me: Ana, what do you wanna do today?
Ana: Watch a movie!
Me: Ok. You wanna watch Cars?
Ana: No…
Me: Um. You wanna watch Sleeping Beauty?
Ana: S’eepin’ Booty?
Me: Well, it’s Sleeping BEAUTY. It has fairies in it!
Ana: Fairies? I hear ‘em!
Me: You hear them?
Ana: Yeah.
Me: What […]

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Dear Ana,
Yesterday you turned twenty-two months old. We’ve been pretty busy lately so the date actually snuck up on me. In fact I didn’t even realize it was the 9th until I opened my weekly email from Baby Center and they announced, “Your child is 22 months old.” But even more shocking was the […]

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When I looked out the window and saw Abby curled up out in the rain, I knew something was wrong. Abby has always been our fair-weather cat, only venturing outside to bask in the sun on our porch. She didn’t even move when I called her to come inside. Finally I ran out into the […]

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Simeon: Ana, what should we have for lunch today?
Ana: Noodles.
Simeon: You want noodles for lunch?
Ana: No.
Simeon: Oh. Then what do you want for lunch?
Ana: Ice cream.
Simeon: Um. Maybe after lunch. What else?
Ana: Yogurt.
Simeon: Oh ok. Do you want anything else?
Ana: On the yogurt.
Simeon: You want yogurt…on your yogurt?
Ana: Yeah.
Simeon: And ice cream for dessert?
Ana: […]

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