~TKKBTN~

The other day an elderly gentleman at the store told me fervently that I "have the patience of Job!"

It was pretty much the best compliment on my parenting I've ever gotten (and frankly, perhaps an understatement. Just kidding! I don't want to be struck by lightning...)
You can use your imagination to fill in the rest of the scenario, but it involved Kate screaming until she was purple in the face and even scaring an employee away. I think by now I've become so desensitized by all of her drama that it didn't faze me in the slightest. In fact, of all the folks at that store that day, I think I was bothered the least by the whole scene. I just made a bee-line for the door and even managed to smile and say cheerful "thank-yous" to the people who let me go in front of them. I don't think anything that any future children of mine can throw at me will have any effect on me whatsoever after raising Kate. Bring it on.

I was also thinking today that I don't think I've ever chronicled the story of how this zebra got its name.

One day I said something to Kate about her zebra and she said, "No, it's Wuzzah!"
"Wuzzah?" I repeated uncertainly.
"Noooo! Wuzzah!"
Still stumped. ".... Wuzzah?"
"NOOO!!!" She's giggling by now. "Like this:"
And her voice turns into a sugary, plaintive imitation:
"It's all my fault, Wuzzah."
Travis & I in unison: "OH! Rajah!"

For those of you who are familiar with Aladdin, Kate named her zebra after Jasmine's pet tiger. (She was quoting the movie to help us understand.)

In other news, Brooklyn has a new trick, and that is walking backwards. She goes around the house shouting, "Look at me!" and walking around backwards. Now for those of you who have seen how graceful and coordinated Brooklyn is while walking forward, I'm sure I've put a most humorous image into your heads in describing her new trick. It has caused no end of laughter for the remaining three of us looking on, always at Brooklyn's expense. Poor girl.

EVEN BIGGER NEWS:
This one is for my mom.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND at - you'll never guess where - SAFEWAY!
(Travis ripped into them before I could take a picture)
These are his favorite treats from Hong Kong. AMAZING right? I wasn't even shopping at the Asian market. I was just perusing the Asian food aisle at Safeway!
To be honest, Travis didn't even want me to blog about these. He was afraid if I did, my mom would stop sending them. At least now she can move to Hungary with a clear conscience that Travis will not be lacking his Hello Panda cookies forever.

And finally, looks like Phil was right yesterday...
6 more weeks of winter