Merry Maids

Jaden has developed this fascination about cleaning all the surfaces in the house with damp paper towels or baby wipes. I go along with it...every time. I mean, who wouldn't?

Since Caitlyn decided that she wants to do everything Jaden does, she insists on her own wipes now. Then she follows her sister along and cleans whatever Jaden tells her to.

Here they are cleaning our patio door. They went on to wipe down the coffee table, dishwasher, refrigerator door, and fireplace trim. Nice, huh?

I was just saying the other day how I'd LOVE to hire a housecleaning service. So, I'm thinking if I squeeze out a few more kiddos, I could have my very own home-cleaning crew!

Happy 15 Month-Old Day

I don't know if anyone else would consider this a milestone, but I've been thinking about this all day.

I often refer to Caitlyn as my "baby", and she still feels so much like a baby to me...but I know in my heart she's not. She is growing up, despite my protests. Today I realized that right now Caitlyn is 15 months old... the same age Jaden was when Caitlyn was born.

Even born 15 months apart though, they still share many similar personality traits. What a pair they make!

Jaden at 15 m. Caitlyn at 15 m.

Thanks

If you're reading this because you clicked here from Facebook after my blog invitation....I just wanted to say a quick thank you. I'm not really into the whole blog promotion thing. I just thought it would be fun to have the feeds on my Facebook page, and then I discovered you actually had to have "readers". So...pseudo-reader, quasi-reader, or true reader...I don't care. Thanks for clicking!

Footprints

I'm a people watcher. I notice things. I analyze things. I enjoy the dynamics of watching human beings interact with each other. And I generally LIKE people. However, the downside to noticing things is that sometimes you see the reality of the way they really ARE, rather than the way you wish they were. It's not always pretty.

Living in Arizona this past year has NOT been a pretty little bubble of happiness and good-will. Especially when it comes to the issue of immigration. Many residents have extremely strong, negative feelings on this issue.

This week, Wal-Mart opened a new store in my city...a Supermercado. It caters to the Hispanic population, and this has really incensed some Phoenicians.

Why? Why does anyone really care if a certain population can shop for the foods and goods they enjoy in their culture? We have Jewish delis, German bakeries, Polish butcher shops...I've never heard anyone complain about those.

But I have heard so many bitter comments, and seen some very despicable actions when it comes to hispanic immigrants. And it all makes me sad to live here among some of the citizens of my country...and my planet for that matter.

Okay, fine. You don't have to share my feelings to be entitled to your own. We are all allowed to feel the way we feel, and feelings are something that can never really be up for debate. But... comments and actions are a different story.

You know how, now that we live in the age of green enlightenment, people are always talking about carbon footprints? As in, what mark (undesirable greenhouse gas emissions) will you leave on this Earth?

Why is there not a term coined to describe the HATE footprints that are left on this Earth? All those poisonous little things a person says and does that cause hostility and rancor among the population. Things that negatively affect us as a human race.

Because, if you really think about it, does it even matter how healthy and beautiful the Earth is if those who inhabit it perpetuate ugliness?

Just something to consider as you pass by a smiling family going into the Supermercado to shop for some fresher papayas and avocados.

Copycat

Caitlyn loves, loves, LOVES her sister Jaden! She watches Jaden's every single move. It's fun to watch Catie and see how her eyes just follow her sister around. She notices everything, and tries SO hard to copy whatever Jaden happens to be doing. She will make the same sing-song sounds, clap her hands the same way, even mirror Jaden's facial expressions. It's got to be one of the cutest things I've ever seen.