I forgot to mention last week that I got three orders at my Etsy shop while I was gone. And then Stephanie got two. In the first five days of August, we more than doubled our total sales. I should go to Nebraska more often. :) We also went to a craft show on Saturday. This one was even slower than the last one, but we did hand out a bunch of business cards, so maybe we'll have Etsy customers later.
Gretchen started saying "no" a few weeks ago. It is sometimes cute, but most times just obnoxious, especially when she just yells it over and over without stopping to think about the question. :-P Funny story about her "no," though: When Gretchen first started saying "no," it took all her energy. She would tense her whole body up, ball her fists, hunch her shoulders, and yell, "nnnnnnnah!" Imagine a crescendo from the beginning of the word to the end. Gradually she's managed to get a more consistent volume out of the word, and she no longer has to work so hard to get a nice, clear "no." Somewhat related, I heard her talking in her sleep last night: "amo nani NO!"
And speaking of sleep-talking, Olivia does it frequently. We often hear her when we're in the living room at night. Usually it's unintelligible mumbling, but every now and then she says real words. For those that are wondering, the sleep-talking comes from me. Wait until they start sleep-walking, too. :-P
I have a few old stories for you about how my daughters are (inexplicably) girly girls. First, the fingernails. Olivia LOVES having her nails painted. Fingers and toes, preferably all matching, usually green. When her paint chips off, she hounds me about how "this one is missing paint, we need to paint them again." This is especially unfortunate since the green nail polish we have tends to come off fairly easily. I usually make her wait until most of her fingernails are naked before repainting them. Also, one day she walked into Bryan's parents' house and the first sentence out of her mouth was an exasperated "Grandma, LOOK at my nails!" Second, the shoes. Olivia doesn't like to wear shoes, but she likes to own them. Gretchen loves to wear shoes AND own them. I moved them both up a size on the same day last month, getting "new" shoes down from the attic. Oh, the excitement. Gretchen immediately wanted to put a pair (or two!) on. Olivia wore her favorite-at-the-moment pair and carried the others around with her all day so that she could admire them.
Nothing really exciting this week. Gretchen has more phrases that I can understand (including "Olivia's turn"), Olivia makes plans constantly ("We will stay with Grandma for five months and then go back to Olivia's house. That is my plan."). We spent some time in Sidney since Thursday was my Lima day and Saturday was Bryan's cousin's we're-getting-married-barbecue. I wrote this while in Sidney, though, so there are no pictures this week.
Oh! And what are feelings about the fun run? It's most likely happening on Labor Day. You're invited. Communicate with me (blog, phone, in person, whatever) and let me know your thoughts on this matter.
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