Friday Face: Guinevere Littlejohn

Our Friday Face today is one of my favorite girls, Guinevere Littlejohn! Not only is she one of the most adorable five year olds, but she’s also brilliant! Big changes are coming for Gigi because she is days away from starting Kindergarten! She’ll be attending the same school that her mom, Tamara, and I teach at and I am beyond excited to see her cute little face pass by my window daily!  You can learn more about Guinevere and her family here.

I give you Guinevere!

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Name: Guinevere Rose Littlejohn

Nicknames: Gigi, Rosie, Gigi Peegee, Bobo
Age: Five
Favorite color: Pink and purple.  I also have secret favorite colors.  They are green and blue and yellow.  They are secret because they are only for family and friends to know about.
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Favorite movies: My favorite movies are Fairytopia and Sleeping Beauty.  I like those movies because they have my favorite kinds of fairies and princesses.
Kitties or puppies: Puppies because they grow up to be big and they stay with humans.  Cats are free.  They do what they want to.

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Favorite thing to do: My favorite thing to do is play with my Barbies.  I like to play wedding with them.  I also like to go to Disneyland.  My favorite ride there is Thunder Mountain Railroad.  I love it because it is really bumpy and fast.   It could blow your head off!  I also like to ride Winnie the Pooh and see the princesses.
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What scares you? Zombies.  They are freaky.
Do you have a best friend? Yes, Kiley and Sophie.  They are fun to play with.  We play Barbies and we like to play a lot of things that each other likes to do.
Favorite treat?  CHEETOS!  I don’t get to have them very often because they are not very healthy for you.  I like to have pronto pups (veggie hot dog wrapped with baked bread dough) for a healthy snack.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a ballerina and a model because it seems really fun.  I am going to have to practice a lot to have that job.
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What is your favorite thing to do with your little brother? That’s an easy question.  Play baby.  I push him in my baby stroller and then we pretend it is time for his nap.  I put him on the couch and put blankets down.  Then I push him in the stroller again.  My little brother is hard when he is hitting.  When he hits, I tell him, “No Jude, that hurts.  Ouch.”  Then I put him in his bedroom for time out if he does it again.  He usually does hit me again.
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What are you most excited about with school starting? Knowing the teacher.  I’ll be at my Mama’s school so I know Mrs. Ross already.  I am also excited about getting to wear my new clothes, going to recess and new friends.  I will make friends really easy because I am really kind.
Best thing about being five: The best thing about being five is that I have my self control.  Self control is that I have control of myself, not like my brother.
One word that describes Gigi: Disneyland!
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Feeling Blue

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Sydney hasn’t felt too great lately. She’s been demonstrating this by throwing up and so yesterday we took her to the vet.

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The vet asked if she’s been lethargic. We looked at each other and didn’t really know how to answer this. What do you say when your dog would happily sleep 23 hours a day and loves to bask in the sun?

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We told him that she hasn’t been any less lazy, but I wondered what that really meant. How can  you be less lazy if you are super, duper lazy to begin with?

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Turns out she’s got a bit of an intestinal issue, but with a couple pills and some rest she’ll be just fine and dandy. I think she’s already fine and dandy because I found her wrestling with the carpet in the guest room five minutes ago.

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When she was done wrestling with the carpet she sprinted up and down the hallway and then cozied up on the couch and promptly started snoring. I think she’s starting to feel better already.

Raindrops on Roses

Some of my favorite things today:

1. Nectarines and peaches delivered directly from Eastern Washington to our door by loving grandparents. peaches

2. Time. Summer is coming to an end and I have loved having time this summer to do things around the house and be with my friends and family. Time is not my own when school starts.

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3. Feet pictures drawn by my wonderful sister-in-law Geneviève. I’m in the phase of flip-flops, soon to move to slippers for the colder months.

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4. Glazed Lemon Cake. I made it for Barry last week and made it again this week for my lemon-loving grandmother. Recipe from The Silver Palate Cookbook. Yummy.

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5. Picture frames. Reminders of time well spent. 

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