Siblings - Part 2

Tonight was shower night and as usual the girls took one together. Afterwards, when it was time to come out, I had Sofia's gray head wrap ready to go. To ensure Bella would not feel left out I also had my white head wrap ready for her. Here is how it all went down:

Bella: I want the gray one!!
Sofia: No! The gray one is mine!
Me: Bella, the gray one is Sofia's
Bella: [Really starting to whine] I want the gray one!!
Me: Fifi, can you please let your sister have the gray one today?
Sofia: [Also starting to whine] But the gray one is mine!
Me: I know, but your sister is little and she does not understand. Can you please share with her?
Sofia: Okay
Me: Thank you sweetie. That is really nice of you. Thanks for helping mami.

I then put the gray head wrap on Bella, and the white one on Sofia. But not even one minute went by when Bella took hers off and started to cry to the sound of "I want the white one. The white one is MINE!".

Siblings - Part 1

Yesterday morning Bella had a meltdown because at breakfast she wanted the yellow plate, which I had already given to Sofia, who refused to give it up because "she had it first!".

Little Devil

At the tender age or 2 Isabella already knows how to get what she wants ... with a big sweet contagious smile.

Summary of a wasted weekend

Sofia: Sick, sick, sick. Didn't get off the couch and whined all weekend. Too tired to eat or play with her sister.
Bella: Bored to tears because Sofia couldn't play with her. Misbehaved all weekend, more than usual.
Lionel and I: Tired, stressed, disappointed that we couldn't make Sofia feel better, and afraid we would also catch the bug. 
Rusty: Oblivious.

Cute and hilarious

The most hilarious (and darkest) snow white

"Tangled", the movie about the girl with very long blond hair

Ariel, the little mermaid, who has red hair

I think Sofia meant "Minnie and Mickey Mouse"

In your face

Everyone I know has had, at one point or another, someone special in their lives that for whatever reason couldn't or decided not to stick around. Maybe it was timing, maybe it was distance, maybe it was something we will never know about. Some got closure, some did not.

When these special people left us we were probably sad, desperate, frustrated, angry and disappointed ... all at once. To this day I still vividly remember some of those bad times. Not that I want to spend too much time or effort thinking about that. Even though those experiences ended up on a bad note, there were also good memories that I will treasure and that in their own little way contributed to the person I am today.

The reason that got me thinking about this is the fact that my favorite artist got married today. Since he is very famous and so is his now wife the date of their wedding was no secret, and I can only image how much news coverage it got in their respective home lands. So I think it is safe to assume that their corresponding exes were well aware of it, which makes me wonder how they felt about that, and how I would have felt if I had known the exact wedding day, or other special event, of someone that never noticed me, that gave me false hope, or that flat out broke my heart.

It is a good thing I moved away, so for those who decided not to be part of my life hopefully I will never have to run into them again.

Hanging in there...

What is worse than spending a sleepless night with a sick child? Your child still being sick and whiny the following day.

And what would make it an even more "interesting" day? Setting off the fire alarm while you are trying to cook.

The saving grace is when your child finally feels good enough to smile at the end of the day.