Pie baking mishap

Making lemon meringue pies for grandpa's birthday....yummy! Dolly decides to climb up at the bar to see what is going on and to maybe get a "lick" of something yummy. She slips and her WHOLE are lands in the pie. Oh I am so so sorry Nanny, I am so so sorry. How sweet. It's okay, no worries. I can smooth it out I just can't fix the part where the crust slid down to well but it will be okay. I put the second pie in the over to get brown and started cleaning up and then I realized one very important thing. I FORGOT TO BAKE THE CRUST FIRST!!! Oh well, we will just have to eat the pies and leave the crust, dang it! And they look so prett too. Big sigh.

church songs dolly style

Dolly loves to sing and she loves loves loves music. This means she always stayes for praise and worship at church before she goes to the nursery. Now you might not think that a 3 year old is really paying attention to the songs but Dolly is. I catch her all through the week singing songs from church. I hear the melody and I know exactly what she is singing, however the words get a little confusing for her. So I want to share *Dolly's version* with you.
The chorus goes ...... I will trust in You --- I will trust in You --- I will turst in You, with all my heart.
Dolly's version --- I will just say boo --- I will just say boo --- I will just say boo, it theres a fight. We have been working on that one and poppy convinced her it was I will trust in You, so she says Ima trust in You --- close enough.
The chorus goes ..... My saviour lives
Dolly's version --- My sailor lives. Working on that one too.
The chorus goes..... I am free to run, I am free to dance, I am free to live for you.
Dolly's version --- I am free to run, I am free to dance, I am free just for you. Letting that one alone, it's to cute.
The one she NEVER EVER gets wrong is ..... Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God forever. Take my life and let it be all for you and for Your glory take my life and let it be yours. Every word of that one she gets correct and she really belts that one out loud. And she tells me, Nanny that songs sometimes makes me cry.

Jesus was traveling through a village and all the little children were flocking around Him. His diciples were trying to shoo them away saying don't bother the Master. And Jesus told them, No, let the little children come unto me..........

4 things to make you smile

1. While shopping at Walmart Dolly found a little baby doll she wanted, while we were checking out the man at the register scanned the doll and put it in a bag all by itself and handed it to

Dolly with a smile. She said "I think I'm starting to like this guy".

2. Dolly was taking a bubble bath the other night. She was gassy and tooted (a very long toot) and a trail of bubbles left the rear end of her and floated along the top of the water. She turned around and saw them, took her finger and popped them, smelled her finger and said "it doesn't stink".

3. Dolly woke up from a nap in a grouchy mood. Ugh! Hate when that happens. I tried to counter act it, and using my saddest face, by telling her one of my chickens had died. She wanted to see it but I told her she couldn't. She got madder. I said "but I really need a hug because I am sad that my chicken died". She said, " why nanny, you still got a whole bunch of them out there!".

4. Mack gave Dolly a wrestling figure. For whatever reason his mouth is open wide like he is yelling. After studying if for a long time she looked at me and said " looks like he is ready to see the dentist".

The Biggest Egg Ever

Went to collect eggs this evening after dinner. Scot and Dolly decided to go outside for a little while too and brave the heat. As they were playing with the remote control truck I had my little wicker basket in hand. I collected a few eggs earlier and figured I wouldn't get many eggs anyways. It's way too hot !!! So I go in the chicken house and I see one lonely egg lying there all by itself. I got closer and my mouth dropped open and I scooped up, ever so carefully, the biggest egg I have ever seen. It filled my whole hand. I put it in the basket and hurried to get the feed in the tray so I could show it to Scot. It's like some super mega chicken egg that looks impossible for a chicken to deposit. I held it up high and said look at this. He said holy smokes! I hurried up to where he was so he could get a better look at it. He started laughing and asked if I checked the chickens butt that it came out of, I said I wonder which one layed this? I hurried and collected a few eggs out of the other chicken yard. My mind is still in astonishment over this mega egg! I hurried in the house to show Timmy. I said look at this egg!! He looked at it and said man that's a big egg. I said no one can eat this egg for a few days because I have to show this to everyone I know! They won't believe it, I can't believe it! I am going to post pictures on my Facebook so everyone can see this. I hurried (notice I am hurring alot, that's the excitement) to the phone and called my neighbor. Hey Jesse, I got a dozen eggs for you if you will come to the fence and I have to show you this giant egg one of my chickens laid. You won't believe it. I grabbed a dozen of eggs and took my little wicker basket and waited at the fence for him. I loved the expression on his face when he looked at it. That's a big egg! Big as a turkey egg! I went back to Scot and Dolly who was now getting ready to go swimming in her little pool. I have to go show this to Katrina (my other neighbor). She has chickens and she won't believe this when she sees it. By then Timmy comes out of the house and him and Scot look at each other with big grins on their faces. Timmy looks at me with the oh yeah, I am so guilty smirk look on his face. I ask.... did you put that egg in there? He bust out laughing and I said where did you get that egg from? It's a goose egg from down town. Oh Timmy !!! By then we are all laughing. Scot said I am glad he finally told you before you hit the entire neighborhood. I had nothing to do with this but I have to admit it was a pretty good joke. What am I going to do with this egg now I ask? Timmy says, put it back and let one of your chickens hatch it. That would be perfect but none of them are sitting right now. But Katrina has an incubator and I could ask her what she thinks. So I headed off to her house and again, if you could have seen her face when I showed it too her. She wanted to know if I had an ostrich I was hiding at my house. I told her the story and she laughed. She suggested to candle it and if something is growing in there it's probably hot enough to hatch on it's own. So I stuck it back in the nest box and I think when Mack comes to visit me tomorrow I will send him out to see if there are any eggs ...... I haven't seen Timmy smile and be so happy with himself in a long time. Two thumbs up for you Timmy, this IS the best one ever.

conversations with dolly

what will she think of next?

Dolly: nanny why do I always have to swallow this spit?

Me: a moment of duh? how to answer this one... because that's the way our bodies are made

Dolly: oh, do you have to always swallow your spit?

Me: yes

Dolly: oh, and does poppy have to always swallow his spit?

Me: yes

Dolly: oh, well I'm just gettin tired of always swallowin this spit!

I can't wait until she ask me where babies come from and how did they get there..........

conversations with dolly

Dolly and Madison were swimming in her little pool yesterday. Dolly somehow discovered to hold her breathe and put her whole face under the water and move around on her belly "swimming". Madison started doing it too. Their hair was splayed all around their heads as they were doing this, and I praised them for their bravery.

Me: Oh Dolly I have to get my camera to video this wonderful new trick! Be good for one minute while I go in the house and get the camera.

I couldn't find the camera anywhere, it must be in the truck which Scot took today.

Me: Dolly I can't find the camera, I am sorry I can't video you guys.

Dolly: (with attitude) Nanny, well just use your phone camera!

How does a three year old get so smart about technology?

sometimes it just happens

You know sometimes stuff just happens. Like just the other day I went to mom's house to help her out. They had their house insulated and it was super dusty and furniture was pushed every where and it was a little bit like moving day inside the house. So Dolly and I went to help rescue them. And there they were looking tired, dusty, and sweaty. Grandpa had his wet rag in hand and grandma had the vacumn ready to suck up more dust. So after I figure out where I needed to start and where they had ended I was ready to get busy. I happen to start at the dinning room window which is where they left off at. I grabbed the vacumn cleaner and was ready to start sucking dust with the attachment when 'IT' happened. It just escaped and I couldn't stop it! Mom is saying let me come help you and I said no no just stay there I got it. But she didn't head my warning and she walked right into the cloud of it. As she wrinkled up her nose and looked at me I smiled sheepishly and said I tried to warn you. What did you eat, oh my gosh Sheila ! Hey sometimes it just happens. I am still laughing about it to this day. It was a funny inncodent and yes, I am human just like all of you reading this. You know that it has happened to you before. Maybe you just got away with it. Well, that time I didn't. And it was the peppers and oninos I had the day before. :)