P.S. I apologize ahead of time for not posting the actual video to the page. Blogger is quite slow.
Ahhh. Life with a toddler. Fortunately, most people in this room have experienced this kind of life, and to those people, I give you props. It is not an easy thing to accomplish if one desires to retain his or her sanity. Jonathon and Jacelyn, I am jealous of you, but you should also be jealous of me. See? Even Shelby is mocking your lack of a tiny person in your life. In a jesting manner, of course.
Ahhh. Life with a toddler. Fortunately, most people in this room have experienced this kind of life, and to those people, I give you props. It is not an easy thing to accomplish if one desires to retain his or her sanity. Jonathon and Jacelyn, I am jealous of you, but you should also be jealous of me. See? Even Shelby is mocking your lack of a tiny person in your life. In a jesting manner, of course.
In actuality, she is mocking Jimmy's "gustingness". Don't be offended.
One thing about Shelby is her distinct personality. Living with Julia and I, she has decided that she is a miniature teenager. With our very opposite personalities, Julia and I have managed to teach her some very different things. The classic mirror shot popular among teenage girls was learned from Julia.
Shelby also prefers Julia's musical tastes above mine. Though Owl City's "Gold" was a close second, when asked, Shelby declared she would much rather sing some Taylor Swift for her moment of fame.
Fortunately, my baby sister learned some habits from me as well. For example, not all pictures have to be perfect. A hint of craziness and making people wonder if you've got it all together mentally isn't such a terrible thing.
She has also developed an intense love for Christmas. I'll take credit for that one, with it being my favorite holiday and all. Wrapping gifts and decorating gingerbread houses are her two favorite holiday activities.
She's also pretty honest and has very definite opinions that she isn't afraid to share.
P.S. I didn't coach her on this at all. This is what just popped out of her smart little mouth.
But Shelby is definitely not a clone of her sisters. She has her own distinct personality indeed, clearly seen below.
She also attempts to gain sympathy when she feels she has been wronged by using a classic pout, which almost always ends up making people laugh.
She also has her very own touch of craziness, not taught or inherited by anybody but herself.
In conclusion, though this child drives me up the wall and completely crazy, I love her to death and would do anything for her. How could anyone resist such a precious little face?
She's cooler than you. Admit it.
ReplyDeletesadly, i agree.
DeleteShe's adorable. I was persuaded into teaching the 3-5 year olds at my church about 2 months ago, which also happened to be the specific Sunday that your family attended my church. She definitely speaks her mind lol. She's quite funny though. And I must say, even though I'm not a huge fan of Taylor Swift, I agree that I would much rather listen to her than Owl City any day.
ReplyDeletehaha I loved the shout out! however in church she always has a tendency to kick me in the shins, but then again so does every other girl in my life. Nice choice of blog topic ;) keep it up
ReplyDeleteYour little sister is so cute! I love her. Although I would have to disagree I would much rather listen to Owl City over Taylor Swift any day but I'm sure you already knew that. :)
ReplyDeleteYou should retire as a teacher! Teaching little kids to say words like Gusting in uncalled for and I am offended. Also that video seemed way to rehearsed and she had something sticking out of the top of her head. Other then that okay blog.
ReplyDeleteThis post was actually longer than it needed to be, so kudos! Also, the media was a great compliment to the text. Again kudos. I do have to ask though, as we discussed earlier in class, that you refrain from posting about things, on this blog, which would come into conflict with the school handbook/ student agreement concerning music. (See page 9)
ReplyDelete#awkward.
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