Mrs. Nesbitt

Some people get the reference, and others don't.  This blog got its name from a scene in the movie "Toy Story," a clip shown above.  It just so happens that this was recently posted on a social network, so I thought I'd share it here.

Buzz Lightyear is having tea (yes, from a Utah Teapot), and he's had his eyes opened to reality.  It's a bit unnerving, and he's pretty much gone off the deep end.

This is in no way an allegory for what the site is about.  The fact of the matter is that Madison put a funny hat on Daddy, and we were having tea together.  Mommy came by, and Daddy cried out, "Don't you get it?  I'm Mrs. Nesbitt!"

Today was Saturday, and by definition of late, Daddy had to work into the night.  My goodnight to Madison was over Skype, although Daddy was able to come home a little sooner than he usually does. In fact, he had about seven hours of sleep tonight, which is a record for Saturday nights.  A typical Saturday night goes deep into the night.

Speaking of "going deep," the Atlanta Braves are off to a spectacular start.  The dreaded Washington Nationals, who everyone thought was the best team in baseball, have lost two in a row to Atlanta.  We've actually now got the best record in baseball, although we've only played something like eleven total games.  Daddy is convinced we'll be going to one soon, but he's been saying that the last two years.

Mommy spent much of the day finishing up the preparations for taxes, and we all decided to skip the annual community yard sale this year.  For one, it was pretty short notice for us - with all the other stuff going on this week.  The other thing is this:  there is someone having a yard sale to benefit this family that just lost their mother.  We figure we'll donate all our stuff we started packing for the garage sale, and put it together for that yard sale instead.  So it all works out in the end anyway.

Madison read a lot today, and did quite a bit of drawing as well.  She's been copying other things, drawing what she sees.  Then she colors it in with crayons the best she can.  One other thing she started this week that makes Daddy proud:

She's been watching the Powerpuff Girls!  Suddenly, we've had access to a whole lot of Cartoon Network stuff from the nineties, and Madison has hooked herself on some of it right away.  We were always big fans of the girls, so it is great to see it runs in the family:  Madison has been watching one episode after another of this great cartoon.  No doubt, Dexter's Laboratory will come next, and maybe even Johnny Bravo.  Courage the Cowardly Dog is an unusual pick from Daddy, along with Samurai Jack.  There are others that just popped on Netflix, and they should keep us busy for a long, long time.  Great stuff - she sets up her Kindle, and watches a few episodes as she draws or plays with the dolls she has nearby.  Speaking of which, Winter is always nearby.  Winter goes up to bed with her, and comes down each morning at breakfast.  Winter sits on the couch with her, and Winter sometimes goes in the car with her.  Winter has been attached to Madison since we got back from Spring Break!

This morning, Madison asked an unusual question:  "Where do butterflies sleep?"  Our little scientist is starting to investigate the world around her, and that's pretty interesting to see.  Although there is no one specific field she's really into (veterinary, engineering, music, arts), she dabbles in all of them, and is interested enough in all of them to keep returning to projects related to each.  She loves building things, and figuring out puzzles - but she also likes to draw and use colors.  She's growing up fast - she's our little Powerpuff Girl.