Unseasonable weather

Diana hasn't been napping, which means that she has been very moody recently. And because Diana has been moody, she's been right at mommy's heels begging, "Pick me up" much of the day. Today she followed me to the stairway closet as I went to fetch the vacuum. I expected her to complain about the vacuum cleaner, but instead noticed her peeking around me and into the closet. She looked up at the coats hanging there and asked that I get one for her.

Before I go on, let me point out that it was about 105 degrees outside at this particular moment in time. I didn't think Diana would last long in a ski jacket, but she insisted that I help her zip up her coat and pull the hood over her head. Once Diana stepped away, Amelia took her place and asked to wear a coat of her own. (Amelia insisted that she could zip the coat herself.) The girls kept their coats on for quite some time. Daddy saw the girls in their winter wear when he arrived home - he didn't ask for an explanation.

Amelia has been attending a class for preschoolers this week and she loves it. She's made some great projects and is having a lot of fun. Diana is jealous. The first day we brought Amelia into her classroom Diana jumped up on a chair and made herself comfortable right next to her big sister. Diana whimpered when I took her out of the classroom and refused to get back into the Big Red Car for some time. Once I finally had her buckled into her seat she cried that she wanted to go to the party with Amelia. I realized that the tables and chairs did give the impression that Diana was going to miss a party with cake and balloons and explained that Amelia was in class - not at a party.

I usually take Diana out for a bit after dropping Amelia off at class. The first day I brought Diana back home she looked at me and said, "I want 'Mia." It was very sweet. The second day we pulled into the garage she asked for both daddy and Amelia. She was disappointed to hear that neither of them were home; and thrilled to see them later that afternoon.

For Amelia's part, she's been a sassy one lately. At my dad's house I caught her jumping on the couch and asked her to quit. When grandma Lola came in I said (half jokingly), "You're in trouble now!" Lola said, "We agreed that the rule was: No jumping on grandma's couch." Amelia's response, which made the three of us laugh, was, "But I don't like your rules!"

She's a rebel, that's for sure.

Lisa