Some things are just "not healthy"

Brenley came to visit Mamaidh's school and some special visitors the other day. She was so excited she got up at 4:50am thinking it was time to go already! One of the guests was none other than her favourite Screaming Eagle, Robert Slaney. She was soooooooooooo excited to see him and have him sign her jersey and get her picture taken with him.

Once she left with Dadaidh, she had a funny moment:

While driving home with Dadaidh, she started laughing. When Kyle asked why, she said "cuz Nick a Neil is probably in bed crying!" Kyle asked why he'd be crying, and she said, "Cuz he didn't get to write on my sweater... only Robert Slaney did!"

In other Brenley-isms... she wasn't feeling well today, in fact she was "puking" and said, "Oh, Mamaidh, this isn't good. It's not health-fy!"

• On Halloween night, my Aunt Jean was at Ma's and was showing everyone a beautiful quilt she had made for Alan and Tracey. Brenley walked right over to it and exclaimed: "Oh, I'd LOVE to have one of those!"

• At the doctor's the other day, she proceeded to tell the doctor that she really did have a baby in her belly and it was doing ok, so the doctor only had to listen to Mamaidh's baby.

• "Look, Mamaidh, look at this... I can make it [a hockey puck] balance!"

I"m sure there's been lots more that she's said, but that's all I can remember right now!

"No he's not. He's pure-fect"

Driving home from supper tonight we were talking about bedtimes and when it was good to go to bed. Brenley asked, "Well, where's Robert Slaney tonight?"

"He's in Victoriaville"

"But, where is he!?!"

"He's in Victoriaville, Quebec, getting ready to play hockey."

"Well, is he in he's bed?"

"No."

"Well, he should be in he's bed! It's dark out and he should be in he's bed. Robert Slaney should be in bed."

Dadaidh: "Yes, Robert Slaney should be in his bed because he's silly"

Brenley: "No, he's not! He's Pure-fect!"

A defender until the end?!?! LOL

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While Kyle got her ready for bed the other night, she got all tucked in, and was getting "cozy" when Kyle told her she had to go to sleep in bed. There would be no joking or jumping around:

"I not going to sleep, Dadaidh."

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I not, cuz I am the boss!"

(Didn't go over so well...)

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More gems....

Here's the latest and greatest Brenley quotes:

• While in the tub, the water somehow escaped the bathtub... leaving only a pile of suds in the bottom. We heard cries: Mamaidh / Dadaidh come here! "Look", she said, looking down at the suds surrounding her feet, "the bathtub is broked.... it must need new batteries!"
• Downstairs with Dadaidh one night... Dadaidh: "C'mon Brenley if you're coming outside with me. Let's go..."Brenley: "Just wait two minutes Dadaidh. I need to finish my exercises so that my muscles grow big!"
• "Mamaidh, listen to me... I'm very important!"
• "The baby in my belly is crying. I think she needs a drink." (I've heard of sympathy symptoms in pregnancy before... but....)
• " You watch this... I'll show you my yogen (yoga)!"
• After visiting Ma at Michael "Dave's" (Michael Dan's)... where she had a biscuit ("bis-ick"), a square, and a big glass of milk, she says... "Well... that was a very good little visit!"

Sarcasm at not quite 3 years old?!?!?

Some latest gems... we honestly don't know where she came from, this Miss Brenley.

• While walking outside, I almost tripped, and said "Dhia, Dhia!" She asks, "What you do Mamaidh?!" So I told her I almost fell. "Well, well, well, " she responds :S



• Playing with a planter guy-thing... she says, "Look Dadaidh. This is my boyfriend."



• We were asking her, after being in Scotsville for a few days, if she liked different people there. So, when we asked her if she liked Papa, she said "no". Kyle asked her why not, and she responds, "Well, Dadaidh, it's just the way it goes."

• Kyle was saying that he was going to go golfing one day, and then he and Brenley were going to go to Scotsville fishing. Brenley thought about it for a while, and asked a few questions, then said, "Well, Dadaidh... I dont' know if you should go golfing. I just don't know..... (then she looks up with him with this mischievious smile)... Just Kidding, Dadaidh!"



• A random comment today was... "Mamaidh, I'm gettin' married in 10 minutes." (So, I asked to whom, and she said, "My boyfriend!" WTF!?!?!?)



• In PEI, Kyle was helping her on the teeter-totter / see-saw, whatever you want to call it. She loved that thing. So on the last day, I went outside to help her play on it, and apparently, as she pointed out, I wasn't doing it right. So, I called Kyle to come help her. When Kyle got outside she explained that I was "only doing this" (picture a wimpy, hardly moving motion with the hands). "Mamaidh was not doing it right... that's not a very good woman!"

Dear Lord, What's next?!?!?!?

Made'er through the MacNeil Family Reunion

Yep... we had a big family reunion this past weekend, and although the 200 people were a little intimidating for some, they weren't for Brenley!

Brenley's highlights include:

• 1st night... ripping down the drawers and peeing in the field... much to the dismay of some, perhaps, "classier" relatives from outside Cape Breton. These 2 other moms had a fit, and ran to get her.... didn't know what she was doing, and so on. HAHAHAHAHA My rural girl.

• At church the next morning, she had to pee. So, as we were walking along the side to get to the bathroom, she stumbled a couple of times and then said, "URGH! I must be drunk or something!" (as loud as you can imagine!)

• Saturday afternoon, she logged 1.5 hours out of 3 hours on the Dora the Explorer bouncy tent! (And cried when she had to get out.)

• At the dance Saturday night, she went up to the DJ by herself and requested Heave Away by the Fables. See video below!

• On Sunday at the beach ("big pool"), the waves were quite high -over our heads at some points- and she was loving being in them. She was on the look-out for the "big ones" and saw one coming and said, "Look out Mamaidh! Here comes a big one all the way from Florida!"

• And, I guess her whole experience can be summed up in what she said when she got in the car at the beach: "Oh, Mamaidh! I think I had too much fun a-day and last day!"

• Sad thing is, she'll be almost 8 years old at the next one! :(

What a weekend!

Well, this weekend, Miss Brenley outdid herself in her antics! I'll just jot them here:

• At Ma's when she was warned (loudly) by Ma that she was going to make a mess when she was pouring pop from one glass to another:
  "If you'd only stop hollaring at me I'll clean it up!!!!!!!!!" (Picture the hands outstretched and the 13 year old attitude to go with it!)

• "Ma, didn't you say you were leaving?" (so she could be bad!)

• Upon seeing her grandfather's friend, Earl... who's a BIG man... wearing suspenders:

"Him have his seatbelt on already and he's not in the car yet!"

• "Can you find a square, Mamaidh?" (while looking at her Aquadoodle) When I pointed to one... "Right on, Baby!"

• In church, she was drawing pictures (which are quite legible, I must add) and she drew one of a doggy. When I was telling her what a good job she did she grabbed the marker and made a big scribble by the dog's tail: "He's poopin'!"

An imaginary friend...

The spring brought about many changes to Miss Brenley... some good, some bad, given that she's now 2 and a half. (You better not forget the half part!)

She has been busy talking and singing the ears off of us. CONSTANTLY! When she's not talking or singing in the car, we're going through the iPod which has all her favourite songs on it:

• Heave Away -- The Fables


• Hey, there, Delilah -- Plain White Tees


• "The monkey on the back song" aka Anyone Else But You -- The Moldy Peaches (Now, can you figure out why she calls it that?!?! It took us about a week to get it right!)


• Can I Go Nowhere with You -- Joel Plaskett


• Mull River Shuffle -- the Rankin Family


• I've Been Everywhere Man -- Johnny Cash


• Ain't No Sunshine -- Matt Andersen

Pretty well rounded song choices for a 2 and a half year old, I think ♫

Also, while driving in the car, we hear a lot about her friend, Robert Slaney.

(Now... for those of you who don't know, the real Robert Slaney is a hockey player with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles who Brenley adores. She loves him. Everything about hockey is about Robert Slaney.) But... she's brought this puck bunny thing to a whole new level in naming her imaginary friend "Robert Slaney".

As I mentioned, Robert Slaney -- the imaginary appears mainly in the car and is often doing things she thinks are bad -- "Robert Slaney doesn't have his socks on, Mamaidh!" "Robert Slaney isn't wearing his seatbelt!" and so on. So, we have to play along and get her to correct Robert Slaney... which she does quite eagerly!

I don't know if it's cute... or scary. Thankfully, Robert Slaney -- the hockey player in real life is a great guy and is super sweet to her!

Other than the imaginary friend, the other biggest milestone is the seeking of independence. I can't tell you how many times in the past few weeks we've heard "That's not fair, Mamaidh/Dadaidh! Oh, Man! That's not fair!" (How does someone at 2 and a half have a concept of fair and unfair?!?!?)

It's been fun. It's been trying on the nerves!