Flashback Friday Post! "Important Things I Learned This Week, by Rosie (18 months old)"

This is one of my favorite posts!  First I posted it on my never-used-anymore My Space page.  Then when I joined Facebook, I posted it as a note.  And now, it's here for my first Flashback Friday post! I first wrote this about 8 years ago when I had an especially "interesting" week with Rosie. She is still a crazy, lovable, test-the-limits kind of kid. But that's what makes her my Rosie!

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Important Things I Learned This Week--by Rosie (18 months old)

1. An important difference between a crayon and eyeliner is that Mommy will yell much louder when you use her eyeliner to draw on the bathroom tile.

2. If you want to see how fast Mommy can run, stand on the kitchen table and begin to twirl around.

3. The amount of time you spend crying during the day is directly proportional to the number of times Mommy mutters phrases like "early bedtime" and "I need a drink".

4. A good way to avoid getting Easter portraits taken is to fall and hit your cheek on the coffee table. The black eye that develops takes at least a week to go away.

5. Despite best efforts, one Mommy and one pediatrician are strong enough to hold a toddler down during an exam.

6. Another good way to avoid getting Easter portraits taken, once the black eye has faded, is to trip on the driveway and land face-first. Yes, it hurts, but the abrasion that follows will delay Easter pictures by at least another few days.

7. When shopping, a good way to get Mommy’s attention is to "cart dive". This is when you attempt to fling yourself up and over the side of the cart seat head first. This does not always guarantee that Mommy will let you get out of the cart, but it is fun and will draw the attention of other shoppers.

8. If Mommy is not in the room and you need her attention, begin yelling "uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh" repeatedly. This will bring her running almost as fast as when you twirl on top of the kitchen table.

9. In a shameless attempt to market items to toddlers, Dora appears on any number of products in the grocery store, from cereal to popsicles to diapers. Yelling "ORA" at the top of your lungs for 75% of the shopping trip does not, however, guarantee that Mommy will purchase these items.

10. And finally, the most important thing I learned this week is that even when I use her eyeliner as a means of creative expression, even when I dance on the kitchen table, and even when I make shopping a miserable experience, at the end of the day Mommy will still give me a hug and a kiss and tell me that she loves me before she tucks me in for my early bedtime and heads downstairs for her drink.

My Rosie!

Happy Friday everyone!!!  TGIF!!!