She Strikes Again...

Ish???

Mathew and I went out to lunch on Saturday and he looked at me and said..."Do you want to hear Madalynn's latest?" "Of course, I do," I responded (this is where I warn you to be careful what you ask for).

Thursday, I had a Board Meeting so Maddie called Uncle Matt to ask if she could go to the library. Matt told her she could go but if she told him the library then she had better be at the library and no where else. Upon hearing this warning Maddie modified the request to include the park. Matt agreed to the park and library ONLY.

Okay...an hour goes by and Maddie calls Matt to find out if he wants anything from McDonalds. Matt asked Madalynn what she is doing at McDonalds...because there is no McDonalds at the library or park. She comes right back at him and states that McDonald's is parkish...kinda located by the park. Matt told her to come home immediately because they needed to discuss Madalynn's 'ish'es. Good Grief!

We spoke to Hailee and Amaris this weekend from their foster home. They are doing well and appear to be quite content. We are not allowed to talk about Trisha or the girls coming to live with us. They asked a couple of questions about these two subjects but we steered them back to smooth waters. We do not want to upset the house mother or the girls by pushing issues and we want to be able to talk to the girls every Saturday morning. The girls have already been on an outing - Medieval Times and Universal Studios - both located in Orlando. At this moment in time I am not as worried as I was. The girls sound happy and healthy. They are getting the attention they so richly deserve, they are fed every day and their needs are taken care of. The foster mother has taken the girls to the doctor and I understand they are off to the dentist this week. So all is well at this moment in time.

I watched Miss Sofia this weekend and she is talking quite a bit. We read People Magazine and I taught her a new word "Yummo." For the rest of the afternoon everything was "Yummo, Gammi."

Finally...I brought a new member into our household this weekend. I was given a brand new baby bird - a cockatiel. Rhea and Maddie are busy bonding with "Cali" (short for California). I am delighted that Rhea is enjoying Cali and Cali is enjoying Rhea. Rhea comes into the room and Cali goes right to the door so she can get out and play. The two dogs have taken quite an interest in this little bit of fluff that squaks! Jade lays her head down by the cage and cries. Beau just runs around and barks - I imagine in a couple of months Cali will start imitating a bark. Once we have settled Cali in I will take a picture so you can all see the "Baby Bird.