MIMI'S FIRST PUBLICATION

Somehow when mama posts more than one picture, one cannot read the writing because the picture will not enlarge. So here goes: Pic#1 - AT WORK written and illustrated by Naomi Putney Pic #2 - A MOMMY AT WORK "This is my mom, she is working at home: Pic #3 - A DADDY AT WORK "This is my daddy, he is working at his office" Pic#4 ME AT WORK "This is me, I am a firefighter"

MEI MEI'S ROOM

Nothing to much exciting happening lately. Mama has been quite busy getting mei mei's room cleanned out. Gawd how I hate moving. Don't know if I said that enough times. The room is slowly coming together. Next week while papa is in the hospital for a colonoscopy procedure, mama and Mimi will head over to the Great Wall Mall and purchase some storage bags. Mma has saved almost every stitch of Mimi' s clothing for our next chili pepper.

The week of March 17th is when Mimi needs to get registered for her new elementary school. Can you believe it?! My baby is growing up way to fast for me. The other day we stopped by the school to get the skinny on what needs to be done for the registration and Mimi for the life of her could not understand WHY the kindergartners were all bigger than her.

BIG BROTHER jULIAN

Mimi has discovered a new "boyfriend" in the neighborhood. His name is Julian and he lives just across the street from us. Today was the first time they played together. Mimi's says to him "Let's play like we are brother and sister!" They make a perfect pair. Both love to roughhouse.

WHY'S

Don't know if anyone else is going through what mama has and is still going through. With Mimi nowadays everything is why?

This morning mama had a phone conversation with the plumber. Our toilet in the guest bathroom has for quite some time been leaking around the bottom.

Mimi: Who's that on the phone?
Mama: The plumber.
Mimi: Why?
Mama: The toilet is leaking and he is coming here to fix it.
Mimi: Why?

Mama took Mimi to school in her red wagon. On the way this was our conversation.

Mimi: Mama stop, I need to ask you a question. (mama stops) Why don't we go the other way (pointing to the elementary school she will attend in September)?
Mama: Because you will not start there till September.
Mimi: Why?
Mama: You are still in pre-school till June.
Mimi: Why?

This is why mama will starting talking to herself by the end of the night. If there is anyone who can drive mama nuts, Mimi is the one to do it.

The why's just keep on com'in,

HI HO SILVER!!! THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN

This pony actually plays the theme song of the Lone Ranger.

Joke of the day: Where does the Lone Ranger take his garbage?

Don't know the answer? To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, dump, dump...

DON KING aka BOBO THE CHIA PET

Mama's Christmas gift last year. Mama's friend who shall remain nameless gave it to her. Not sure what to make of it yet. At least Ollie and Stanley enjoy it.

Annual Women Division Meeting

This afternoon while papa and Mimi went over to Blake's for his 5th birthday party, mama who has been a Buddhist all of her life and a member of Soka Gakkai International, hosted her first women's meeting at our new home up here in Washington . It was a success. Everyone had a good time here and at Blake's