June 11:Emma called Brianna to wish her a good night. She told her mom that she is going to brush her teeth a long time and grandma is going to brush them a little time and mommy can't brush them at all, know why?... because Mommy is in the phone!
June 16: Last night Emma was playing with the CD/cassette/radio sterio in the livingroom. She turned it on and turned the volumn down then came running to me. She said "that man said "Emma" on there, he really did!" She turned it back up and it was a Johnny Cash song which is what Jordan always sang to her. I think Jordan would always change the words in the song to make it personal for Emma. When we heard the skip i said "that must be a CD but when I opened the three disc compartment I didn't see a disc in there. I said "there isn't any disc in here" and Kevin jumped up and ran from the livingroom saying "I'm OUT OF HERE!" I turned the turn table and there was one in there so we had a good laugh about it. I am sure Jordan was there laughing (probably planned it) with us.
June 22: Emma, feeling my cheek and then hers asked me "Grandma, am I getting old like you?" She thought she felt wrinkles on her cheek..lol
June 27th: Love little kids jokes. Emma's was "Knock knock." who's there? "Kangaroo" then she jumped off the steps into my arms..lol
Last night Brianna and Kevin were talking about the mascots for the polictical groups. Kevin told Emma that republicans are elephants and Democrats are donkeys. She looked at him and asked "Which ones are the zebras?"
June 29: We have three little baby birds in the apple tree in front. Emma and I watched the mommy bird feed them. She wasn't sure if she would like her mommy chewing up worms and sticking them in her mouth from hers...lol
July 9th: Poor Emma, one of her fish (Nemo's daddy) died yesterday and she was telling me about it. She looked down, so sad, shook her little head and said "Nemo's daddy died... He had cancer"
July 10: Emma came into the house tonight and told me "Grandma... I melled a gunk outside!" I said "you smelled a gun?" She said "No a gunk.. they spray" I said "They sprayed for bugs outside?" She said "No grandma! I melled a Gunk!!" ohhh she smelled a skunk!
July 12: Brianna told Emma on the phone tonight that this weekend they are going to Hills Alive. Emma was really excited asking if there was going to be music there. Then she asked "Mommy, do the hills move?" She thought Hills alive must mean that they are alive!
July 14th: I fixed green beans for dinner and Emma doesn't like them but I put three on her plate hoping she will try them. She tried to tell me to eat them, then she asked if grandpa liked them and I said "yes" thinking she will try them for him. She said "Oh good, i am going to give them to him!" Tara ended up with them though.
July 28th: Last night Emma was spelling out peoples names, only she would use her own "spelling" for them saying she is doing it her own way. I said Emma, you are S*I*L*L*Y to which she laughed and said "ohh I didn't know I had two L's in my name!"
July 30: Emma isn't here anymore, just Nova Candlelion or Candlelion for short... so the conversation between Emma and Brianna went this way "Emma, will you go in and get.." "Emma's not here" "ok Candlelion or whatever your name is can you go in the bedroom and get mommy or whoever I am the little yellow bag out of the computer case?" I love that girls imagination!
When we were down in Douglas Emma had a hard time remembering Laura's name so finally she just said "I am just gonna call you 'Subway'"
August 10th: Watching Scooby doo yesterday, Emma said "Oh I wish I could marry Freddie" I laughed and said "ahh he is too old for you Emma" She replied "I know, he has to be at least 4!"
August 11: Emma and I are going to sell waters for the church at the burn outs for a bit today so it should be fun. Emma is excited about all the bikers in town. She keeps telling me every morning "this is a BIG bikers day" We sit on the front porch and see how many colors of bikes go by. She really likes the orange ones..lol
Burnouts were fun and busy. Makes me really miss waiting tables though. Emma enjoyed selling water for the church and even made a $1 tip from one nice man. She really liked the motorcycles she said but didn't like the " 'moke"
August 12: Took Emma to her mom this evening. We saw the storm clouds building over Hulett and Emma exclaimed "Oh no Grandma... we are going to have a VOLCANO!!"
August 15: Eating Mac and cheese, Emma had two noodles on her fork and asked Grandpa how many there is.. he said 2 and she said "nope, 4" So next she got 2 more on her fork and asked me "how many is this?" I said "8" She looked at it and said "nope 2" and stuck it in her mouth and I said "see I was right.. it is 'ate!"
She was on a roll last night. She couldn't believe grandpa finished off the angel food cake for strawberry shortcake and she kept looking for it and asking him "did you really eat it all?" He wouuld tell her "yep but there is strawberries... left and whipped cream if you want that" Finally she told me "grandma, I want some strawberry shortcake, please" I said "well there isn't any cake, just strawberries and whipped cream ok?" She said "Yep, I don't really like the cake part anyway"...lol
August 17: I told Emma to go get dressed so we can go vote. She said "we are going on a boat?" I said "no.. vote, where we pick someone to run the state, county and city" She said "Ohh.. let's choose Grandpa!"
LMAO.. Emma came in the room after sneaking off with my pillow stuffing and came back with her shirt stuffed pretty full of it. She says "Look at me grandma.. I have a BIG baby in here!"
August 22: Making Cookies with Emma. She likes to taste the flour but learned today that tasting baking soda is pretty yucky!
Watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang again. Emma saw the eccentric grandpa on there and said "they have a weird grandpa" I asked why and she replied "he is ugly and dumb" I said "why do you say that?" She said "well he isn't smart and pretty like my grandpa!"
August 29th: Looking at the wedding and engagement announcements in the Sunday paper, Emma asked "Why are they all saying 'cheese'?" I asked her why she thinks they are saying cheese and she said "cuz they all smile like this" and showed me her cheesy smile..lol
September 1st: Emma has to be the sweetest little girl. Her mom asked her if she wanted to go camping with Grandma Marla next weekend or if she wanted to spend the night with me and go to church. Emma said "I don't want to miss my grandma, so I will go camping next time" then thought about it a moment and said "Grandma, would it be... ok with you if I went camping with Grandma Marla?" She was worried about my missing her to much.
September 12: I asked Emma what she wanted for dinner. She told me "chicken beef" I asked "Chicken beef??" After her explaining that we had it "last night" which was actually a few weeks ago, we figured out she wants Chicken fried steaks..lol
September 13: Emma told me yesterday "Grandma, my getting to spend weekends with you makes my heart so happy!" Makes my heart so happy too
September 14: Went to Energy, went to the park and then ice cream cones and here Emma is talking on the phone complaining that her grandma is mean to her, yells at her and is mean... then she says "no way boyfriend..." and hung up the phone and said "oh the cops arrested someone at the funeral!" Know how they say to think of three ...of your friend and if they are sane, you're the crazy one... well I am safe when Emma is around..lol
She is on a roll. She told me that there is a feather under my car... a deer feather! Now she told me "grandma, Sorry for hitting you" I said "when did you hit me?" So she lightly hit me on the tummy.
September 20: Emma again was on a roll with her making us laugh. Brianna took her to a longterm resident's funeral and didn't realize they had the veiwing right before when she let Emma go in while she was visiting with someone outside. Emma came out and informed her "Mom, there is a person in there and I am pretty sure he is DEAD!"
We went to my niece Shelby's wedding and Emma caught the bouquet. She was pretty happy with it until I told her it means she is the next one who has to get married...lol "Yuck!" is the reply I got.
Emma wanted to play like she is the teacher and I am the pupil. She said "grandma, pretend like you are the little girl who doesn't know 'everything'"
At the wedding Emma was introducing us all to her cousin Chloe. She said "this is my grandma, that is my grandpa, that is my mommy, that is my aunt" and when she got to Cassie's husband she wasn't sure what to call him so she said "this is my... ah... my brother" lol
September 21: I was melting wax for the jelly today and Emma said "I know where wax comes from" I asked where, thinking she would say from bee hives but she surprised me with " our ears!"
New playground equiptment at Sundance park
Trying on masks for Halloween
Helping Cassie cut Grandma's hair
New playground equiptment at Sundance park
Trying on masks for Halloween
Helping Cassie cut Grandma's hair
