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Archive for April, 2009

Just got back from seeing an attorney for our will/trust planning.  Fun stuff, I tell ya.  Anyway, this morning before my appt, I got a call from Big Mochi’s school.  She’s in hysterics.  They cannot calm her down so they called me. 

Apparently Big Mochi attacked Jane. 

As a follow-up, Big Mochi was over it within the hour and she and Jane are best buds again.  She declared she had the Best Day Ever later that night and when I brought up her tiff with Jane, she at first didn’t even remember it, then  brushed it off with, “Oh yeah, but she didn’t know what she was talking about.  Can we have McDonald’s for dinner?”

This past Sunday we went to a neighboring city’s Family Fun Day celebration at their local park.  The weather was absolutely perfect and we all had a blast.  It wasn’t huge so no one got tired of walking.  I can’t believe I don’t have a picture of Big Mochi on the swing.  She learned how to swing without having to be pushed so it was a huge deal for her.  She had a ton of fun, but the look of serious concentration on her face was priceless.  There was the giant super slide pictured here (we’re actually at the top of it, but you can’t tell it’s us) and pony rides, etc.  Baby Mochi was a little too small for the ferris wheel and other teddy bear rides – maybe next year!

G and I scheduled to take off last Monday a couple of months ago to take the mochis to California Adventure.  Wouldn’t you know it?  We picked the one day this cold season it would be 100 degrees?  Anyway, Ariel’s Grotto rocked.  They got to meet all the princesses, who were very sweet (even though it was near naptime and they were eating and sometimes preferred their meal over their guests) and took the time to sign each autograph book and pose for pictures with each girl in the entire restaurant.  The food was gourmet superb.  Fancy appetizers, salad, fruits, themed entrees, and amazing dessert tray!  I wish so badly I could post the pics of the mochis with the princesses I took because they were just too cute, but alas, my personal photo policy won’t allow them.  I’ll post the dessert tray.  That shell is all white chocolate, baby!

But, I will post a couple of the pics of the mochis having some water fun, after being slathered in spf 80+ every 20 minutes! 

This one was cool because this blue pole had holes that, when plugged, would spout water from another one.  So all the kids tried to plug up all the holes.  Simple fun concept!

Hydrate hydrate hydrate!

• Mommy, I don’t think I’m going to go to school today.
• Oh, really?
• No, you just take Baby Mochi to Aunty’s house and I’ll stay home by myself.  But you don’t have to worry.  I can make myself cereal and milk for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and I know where the snacks and Capri Suns are.  I already changed out of my pajamas to dayclothes so I’m good to go.
• Wow, you’ve really put a lot of thought into this, huh?
• And I promise I’ll take a nap and just watch tv and play with my toys when I’m bored.  I won’t make a mess and if anyone knocks on the door, I won’t answer it.  So you go ahead with Baby Mochi and go to work and I’ll just stay here.  I’ll go potty and remember to wipe, flush and wash my hands every time. 
• Hmm, I’m sorry, Sweetie, but it looks like today’s not going to work out quite like you had planned.  Besides, today is a home lunch day.  Do you want to help me pack your lunch?
• Ooh yeah!  Can I bring grapes?

Whew!  Dodged that bullet!  Sheesh!

I’m behind on my postings as usual.  Easter happened 2 weeks ago.  It was a blur.  The morning was jam-packed with excitement.  We decorated and dyed eggs after breakfast and played at the park before rushing home for naptime because, as everybody knows, the Easter Bunny only comes to hide eggs at the houses where good little mochis are taking naps.    They got up, raced around to find the eggs which the EB filled with umm… Gerber puffs or Wheat Thins or a quarter?* 

Oh, and remember back in elementary school when you would color a picture with planets and stars or an underwater scene with crayons, and then paint over it all with black (outerspace) or blue (underwater) as a backgroud effect while your crayon drawing stayed the same?  Well, if you do that with Easter eggs, just make sure you don’t do it using Crayola’s washable crayons!  Doh!

*Note to self: Plan ahead for EB visit next year.  Target is closed on Easter Sunday and CVS runs out of plastic eggs.

I just wanted, for the record, to post that on April 22, 2009, around 7:30 pm in the car on the 105 freeway going East, Big Mochi proclaimed that she will NEVER get married, will NEVER have children, and will live with G and I FOREVER! 

Let’s revisit this again in 10 years, shall we?

Aunty is off today so G stayed home to watch Baby Mochi.  I figured he’d keep Big Mochi home, too, but turns out she wanted to go to school for the Easter Egg Hunt they have planned, so I was in a panic about getting out some sort of Easter treats for her buddies at school.  After they all went to bed, I ran to the supermarket to get little bags of cookies and shoved them in my easter bags here.

I totally stole my friend Jenn’s idea because it was fast and easy.  Not to mention it was late and I was tired 

G is bringing Baby Mochi down for lunch with me!  What a treat!  I’ll publish this blog and see if I can remember to ask G to take a picture that I can post.

And before I forget, let me make a grand shout out to my best friend Lisa who, as of 2 days ago, is now

Dr. Lisa!

Congrats, lady!!!

For 12 consecutive Wednesday evenings, G has to take a class required for his job.  He’s put it off for 3 years, but now he’s gotta do it.  On these evenings, I leave work a little early to get both mochis (usually G picks up the big one).

Today is a Wednesday morning.  This morning I drop off Big Mochi at school with Baby Mochi in tow, and they bound in to class and she tells her teacher, “My daddy’s going to school tonight so my mommy’s picking me up.”  Teacher says, “Oh, that’s great.  It’s always good to learn new things no matter how old you are!” 

One of Big Mochi’s classmates asks, “Did he flunk?”

Big Mochi doesn’t know what flunk means.

He continues: My mommy said if you don’t study hard, you flunk and have to keep doing it again until you’re the oldest kid in class.

Big Mochi immediately takes offense: MY DADDY’S SMART! (Huge frown on her face, now bright red, hands on hips – she would’ve stood up if she wasn’t already standing)

Baby Mochi picks up on her sister’s mood, mimics her stance and frown and yells: DADDY’S SMART!

The daddy-offender is now hunched over in his chair probably wishing he was UNDER it.  Poor kid never had a chance.

Big Mochi came home with another of her amazing drawings today.  It was a beautiful picture of 3 smiling girls wearing dresses, 2 with giant bows on their heads, a smiling sun with sunglasses in the corner, a tree, some grass, 3 birds flying in the sky (they look like the golden arches) and a butterfly. 

• Let me guess… this girl in the purple (her new favorite color) dress with the straight black hair is you; right?
• Yup!
• And this girl in the pink dress with the ponytails is Baby Mochi; correct?
• Yup!  She looks like me because she’s my sister, just smaller.
• Who’s this girl with the straight brown hair and the blue dress without the bow on her head?
• That’s you, Mommy!
• Why is there a black stripe down my head?

Then it dawns on me… she included my 3″ roots of dark hair in desperate need of a dye job!