I have so many things I want to share. However, I am too tired. I will save you the many reasons. So I have decided that maybe tomorrow, or the day after that, I will write one big blog o' the week. Cause alot of awesomeness has been bestowed upon our stoop. I only typed this so my loyal followers would check back!


ok , early the next morning. I thought I'd give a nod to safety in the home.

When Sophie started to be mobile, I thought it would be a good time to install child safety implements.

door/drawer latches
outlet covers
keeping doors closed to bathrooms/computer room
baby gate
minute by minute visual sweep for potential choking hazzards laying about

anyways..so this morning Daisy was barking for her morning chow. I opened the baby gate and prepared her food and water.

Let me just explain the purpose of this baby gate. It prevents entrance to the most dangerous and nasty part of the house. Behind it is the laundry room, shelves with cleaners, mops brooms, the trash can and the kitty box room and food and water for the cats. Sophie likes to watch out the window as I feed Daisy saying gogie! gogie, yes with a g, not a d.
I turned around to come back in and she is standing right behind me in just her diaper and T.

First thought, what the hell, I forgot to latch the gate!
no, second, what the hell, she figured out how to open AND close AND lock the gate back houdini, no...
what does she do? She gives herself up. She goes back out the same way she got in, crawling through the cat door in the gate. I was just standing there watching this all take place (like 20 seconds) holding the plastic food/water pitchers, seeeing my toddler sqeeze and twist through this opening beckoning me to come with her. Mommie, mommie, and leads me to the tree she just removed another three ornaments. So much for that.