The Whirlwind That Is My Daughter
My life would be seriously diminished without my children.
I've written before about my sensitive, kind son, Jared. He is a gift from God I never expected.
And then, there's my daughter, Jade. She is my wild child, my entertainer. In the dictionary, her picture needs to be next to the French word "joie de vivre." She is open for anything, always exploring, trying new things, and learning. Dwayne and I get a big kick out of her.
Here are some of her latest shenanigans:
- Exceedingly intelligent, but at the tender age of three, not completely well-versed in vocabulary, she calls her nightgown a "nightengale." She likes the character Corderoy the bear and when she saw him recently, she said he was wearing "eggrolls." Uh, that's "overalls," my dear. When something surprises her, she says, "Holy Tacomole!"
- She is a total diva. If something doesn't go her way, she screams and cries and throws one of her infamous "Bitch Fits." Really. Saturday morning, she woke up at 10:30 a.m. and wanted to watch Playhouse Disney. It stops airing at 11:00 a.m. Since we have On Demand through our cable company, my children believe you can watch just about anything you want to at any time. Jade decided that Playhouse Disney should be available immediately. Unfortunately, On Demand does not include the Disney Channel in its lineup. She had a good 10 minute Bitch Fit over that news. Sorry, darling, some things are outside Mom's control.
- She loves to dress up. For Halloween, she was Tinkerbell and since she is so small (just 27 pounds dripping wet), she made a perfect Tinkerbell. We fixed her blonde hair like Tinkerbell's and she looked very cute. Today, walking past her room at Sunday School, I noted that she had the goggles from the Kid's Craftsman set on her head and she was telling everyone in the room what to do. Always the leader...
- She's very perceptive. I was watching a video on the Internet someone sent me of the two presidential candidates and Jade came in soon after the video started. She said, "Mom, why are you watching Barack Obama?" My jaw dropped. How is it that my three-year-old, who cannot vote, knows the presidential candidates? Scary!
- She likes to sing (and in tune no less!) She sings everything from "Skip to My Lou" to "Crazy Train." Yes, that would be "Crazy Train" ala Ozzy Osbourne. She also sings "Sweetleaf" and Adam Sandler's "The Thanksgiving Song." One of her other favorites is "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Paul McCartney. We're going to have to answer to someone for teaching her those heavy metal songs!
- She's quite entertaining. When she finds something funny, she has a belly laugh that makes you laugh. It's contagious. She's also a dancer. She's got a booty-shaking move she does that cracks Dwayne and I up. This morning, she was doing a dance move with her knees that made me wonder if she's been watching old Elvis or Jerry Lee Lewis tapes.
Of course, I'm partial, but I think she's the cutest thing ever. She's our little "Jaderbug."
