Princess Possessed

So, Beca has taken to getting very angry when she doesn't get her way.  And then she becomes possessed.  Like little demons have invaded her body.  And she will spend hours screaming at us - things like "I hate you" and "You are awful/bad/horrible/mean parents" - and then general screaming and shaking and "ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH".  On one hand, it's amusing.  On the other, it's rattling.  While we usually just have her suck it up, there have been days where we are all exhuasted from the fits.  We used to be able to stem it off by "pulling the crabbies off" of her but now its just screaming.  We're sort of enjoying telling her "no" and creating an environment of disappointment.  But then, we innevitably cave at some point (because I just want peace and quiet sometimes!!) and she gets the object of her desire.  And we start all over again.  *sigh*

Christmas wishes

Beca has a long list of things she wants, as any 4 year old does. But I've been trying to keep track of her favorites as everyone asks - "what does Beca want for Christmas?"

Definitely good things:
*Ballet themed items - she loves ballet.
*My Little Pony - she especially wants the baby pony that has a bottle/paci, but any MLP's would be fine
Games - she's enjoying more games now.
Puzzles - she's bored wth 25 and under pieces. 50 is getting easy for her too.
Crafts - Beca loves to build, make, paint whatever. We are trying to encourage good writing skills so we'd prefer no marker projects.
Books - Beca has lots of Board books - now we need longer stories. We have some good ones but we don't have Pinkalicious or Purplicious and Fancy Nancy books and Charlie & Lola books. she's got gobs of Disney books (because I found my stash from when I worked at the store). Just send me a note if you want to check on a specific title. UPDATE 11/29/09 - I bought Pinkalicious - it came with some PJ's in a store where everything was 1/2 off.  It was too good of a deal.
Pajamas - nothing smaller than a 6 - she's too long. She would most love nightgowns but gets cold in them so I prefer PJ's.
Dress-up stuff - we have a bunch but more is not a bad thing as she is outgrowing the smaller sized stuff.
Lego's - She's ready for legos that are not the baby legos. And Daddy will be so proud.


Not needed:
Stuffed animals - we are donating 2 large bags of stuffed animals soon. Her allergies mean she shouldn't have a whole lot of stuffed animals around her.
Figurines - We have lots
Little dolls with plastic clothing - Daddy dislikes these very much and they end up thrown away because they are torn easily.
Clothes - she has a lot of clothes but if you find something she has to have, pants are a regular size 5, dresses size 6, shirts size 6.


My Christmas wishes:
Mostly, I just want more time to get all my little projects done. I know, it's impossible to gift that.
So, I have really been enjoying music more and more lately - I especially like my iTunes. So I know asking for gift cards is hokey but I really just want to download lots of fun stuff from iTunes. And I'd love suggestions of music with them. A favorites music list would mean a lot from whoever gives me that.
I like to eat. And I like to eat out and meet friends for lunch. Or take Beca out - which she loves to do too.
I also like seeing live performances - musicals, plays, etc. top the list.
I mostly enjoy time with friends and family - meeting for dinner, etc.
We have so much stuff that I am recycling right now but so much other stuff that is just not useful and has to be thrown away. So, this Christmas, consider reducing, reusing and recycling or personalizing to find unique gifts rather than just something to give to someone. I know I need less crap in my life.
ADDITION (12/2) - an electric hot water pot - I could warm up my tea at my desk this way.


Addition - Steve's Christmas
Starbucks GC, iTunes GC, World of Warcraft subscriptions, Starbucks, Lowe's GC, Starbucks, Best Buy GC, Starbucks.  He wears XL Tall shirts - anything that isn't tall doesn't last long.  Other than that, he claims to be content.  Without a PS3, which is what he really wants.

hiatus

Good gracious - that was a forever break from blogging. I've actually missed typing something in on here. I've been actually obsessed with several things but one main thing was watching all the Grey's Anatomy episodes. Lifetime aired them starting in September and ended with the last of the 2008-2009 season in late October - with 2-3 episodes taped every day, I was obsessive about trying to keep up. Then I started this season too. I realized I never started watching it because it started when Beca was born. I just didn't do much of anything else for a while that wasn't directly related to a task that had to be completed for the next day. Like, finishing my scrapbook from our Disney cruise before we went back to Disney. The cruise "album" ended up being 2 volumns and was finished last night, except the journaling. I've also been making cards on occasion, though I enjoy collecting that stuff almost more than I enjoy using it. And then there was the disney trip the end of October, then a beach break the weekend after. Just craziness.
So, now our DVR programming is more in check. Our bonus room is finally painted (3.5 years after moving in!) and can currently be used for all kinds of activities, including watching TV - we now have 2 working TV's in the house again. Coming up - more house work! There's not much wall space left that we haven't painted and it is looking sad and ugly! Oh yeah, and Christmas. Not entirely sure what we are getting Beca for Christmas - so many ideas (most of which go with our bonus/play room) and we have to narrow it down to something soon!! But I know it will be fun!!