My little Parrot

IT has been a while since I have been able to post......after a brief stint in rehab, our little computer has made its way back home, restored in it's new & improved glory. So, without further ado, I will try to catch you up on the goings-on of the weeks since my last post. A week & a half ago, Stewart underwent knee surgery, & came through with flying colors (Praise be to God!) Thank you for your prayers! He is a strong willed & independent man, so the news that he couldn't be up putting weight on his knee for 3 weeks didn't sit well with him (no pun intended!). He called 3 people (Dr., nurse & phys. therapist) to confirm that it was in fact 3 weeks! So, he has been hobbling around on crutches since the surgery & has been patient with me as I "gently remind" him not to be doing things! He is a trooper!

Now, for the pictures. Rylie got to see snow for the first time & she was so excited! At first, she didn't know what it was & just stood at the back door looking out, but then we made snow balls & we had to pick her up & make her come inside because she was freezing but didn't want to stop playing! Above, she has a snowball in her hand & is eyeing Houston. (she calls Houston "soo-noo". Stewart said it reminded him of the Saturday Night Live skit with the Danish couple named Nooni with the weird chairs & the white house that can't pronounce normal names like "Mark" or "Janet"......if you have seen the skit you will agree....hilarious!)

Rylie's first time to hold puppies.....my sister's neighbor had 5 newborn chihuahuas & Rylie & my nieces had so much fun playing with them!

Rylie loved jumping on the trampoline with Haleigh & Breanna! When she saw this picture she said "jump, jump!"

Future sushi lover (like her mommy & daddy!) We went to a Japanese steakhouse for my mom & grandfather (Pop)'s birthdays & the little girls all got chopsticks, too. Amazingly, Rylie ate her eggs with them! She was showing up some of the adults! We couldn't believe it....she ate better with them than she does a fork!

This is the reason I labeled this entry "my little parrot". Rylie has quite an extensive vocab, probably because I have been known to talk in excess at times. She has taken to repeating everything she hears (even repeating "its alright" when Brook White sang "Here Comes the Sun" on American Idol tonight!).......sometimes this can be bad! On this particular day we had a visit from her Mamie & Papaw & wouldn't you know it, she came out with "Oh, my, gah!" spoken with a bit of a Valley-girl flair! She got a laugh & continued to say it over & over! I didn't realize how much I say "Oh, my, gosh!" until that moment! I am going to have to keep my slang in check or it may reappear at the most inopportune times, say in the line at the grocery store or worse....in the church nursery! Yikes!