We're officially back in school mode now. That means having to wake up and dress a cranky 2-year-old, drop her off at Nan-nan's, rush to school, run around, come home, cook, clean, bathe again-cranky-2-year-old, and convince cranky-2-year-old she needs to go to bed, then finish anything I haven't yet.

It's not that Katie is always cranky....but this week has been a doozy. On Monday, I dressed her FOUR times. Each time, she'd strip off the outfit and put her pajamas back on. (In record time, I might add.) Now, normally, getting herself dressed and undressed takes considerable effort. For some reason, she got it down Monday morning. After the 4th time, I left her in her pajamas, and she went to Nan-nan's in pajamas. She's also entered a screaming phase. (Or at least I'm hoping it's a phase.) When she doesn't get her way or gets aggravated, she screams. She sounds like a primate. And it usually happens when I'm on the phone. We've had to have several "adjustments" over this.

Other misc. Katie updates:

• she can jump and actually leave the ground now (before "jumping" was bending her knees quickly); she can also gallop and kind of leap
• she can cound to 17 by herself
• she can sing most of the alphabet by herself
• she LOVES Band-aids (Yes, Mom and Dad, I remember the "no blood, no Band-aid" rule)
• she never finds a rock she doesn't want
• if you want to see her get mad, dress her in shorts that don't have pockets.....she loves loading up her pockets
• she thinks she controls the car radio; I constantly hear, "Youder (louder), Mom!" "Sing, Momma!" "Turn it off!" "Need music, Momma!"
• which reminds me....she doesn't just want things now, she needs them (I need ice cream, Momma.)
• her current favorite phrases are "Oh, my goodness!" and "No way!"
• At dinner tonight, I asked her if she wanted juice or milk. She kept answering "Toke" (Coke). After several rounds of this, she accepted that "Toke" wasn't a choice, so I asked her again after she quit answering me. She responded with her arms crossed, "I'm tinking (thinking), Momma!" I evidently underestimated the thought that goes into that choice.

Thanks to those of you that still check in on us. :-)