We're gonna have to start getting out of bed early to get ahead of this one...

Brenley gets off the computer desk chair and says to Kyle, "God my hips are sore... they're so sore."
Kyle was a bit concerned, becuase she seemed so sincere:
"Show me where your hips are hurting..."
Brenley proceeds to pull down her socks and show him some red heels!
(She had worn a different pair of shoes all day without socks!) LOL


In the car one day she pulled a green sock out of her bin beside her car seat."Mamaidh, how in the name of GOD could I lose a green sock?!?!"


So, she's going through the stage now where she dresses herself EVERY day... and has to pick out her own outfits. (Ok... sometimes it's 5, 6, even 8 outfits a day!) So one day, she came out of the bedroom looking like some kind of scarecrow, and said,
"Mamaidh... Look what I did!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Wow, Brenley, do you ever look good! I love your outfit!"
"Am I as stylin' as Johnny Ass-in-Kaizer?!?"

Yes, good old Johnny Ass-in-Kaizer. Now, we ask, who the hell is he?!?!
Turns out (we had to find out where this guy came from) he's a hockey player (go figure) and he's really good and he's tall and he's s t y l i n' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He comes up regularly in conversation now.... like the weather.... or Madden.... but he's usually in the context of some kind of fashion statement! Johnny Ass-in-Kaizer... if there's really one of you out there, can you please contact us? LOL


And finally for this post...

At the mall one evening, Kyle's worst fears came true. He had a glimpse into the years of shopping ahead of him,
"Oh, look, Dadaidh! Doesn't this shirt look awesome with these jeans?!?!"
(We were in the ladies section at Urban Planet... LOL)

April showers bring ...

... out Brenley's zany sense of... well, being Brenley!

April 20th:
Brenley:"Can we have a jammie day today?"
"No"
"Can we have a jammie day at Ma's?"
"No... you have to get dressed cuz it's Helle's birthday."
"TODAY!?!??!"
"Yeah"
"WEEEEEEEEEEE HOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'm so a-cited. Did you hear me hollar wee-hoo when I was coming upstairs cuz I kinda thought it was a special day today?!"
(She didn't hollar at all coming up the stairs!)

April 26th
I asked Brenley if she wanted cucumbers for a snack:
"Ok, Mamaidh"
I went to the fridge and noticed we had baby carrots, too.
"We have baby carrots, too, do you want some of those too?"
"Um... do we have a veggie tray?"
"No, we have cucumbers and carrots, though, like you get in a veggie tray."
"Oh. Mamaidh, remember the good ole days when we had veggie trays?!?"

April 29th
Someone was having a particularily cranky day... but she decided to get dressed anyway.
It was a big secret, as she was going to pick out her outfit, and dress herself, put her own clips in her hair, etc.
"I'm going to be so beautiful," she said.
When she came out of her bedroom, she asked,
"So, how do I look? Do I look beautiful?"
"Yes," I said, "you look stylin... like someone who could clean their room looking so super stylin'"
"No, Mamaidh. I said I only I LOOK super stylin'.... I'm not super girl"
(It would take Super Girl to clean that room!)

OH NO!!!!!!!!!

Since she could talk... Kyle has been drilling "Leafs Suck" into Brenley's head.

(Ma is a typical, big Leafs fan -- Kyle is a Habs fan)

Then, we find this out:

http://www.capebretoneagles.com/news/view/237

So, Brenley asked me this morning,

"How can the Leafs suck now, Mamaidh?!?"

LOL

How well does Brenley know Dadaidh?

1. What is something dad always says to you? Be good!


2. What makes dad happy? being a good listener


3. What makes dad sad? being a bad girl


4. How does your dad make you laugh? being silly


5. What was your dad like as a child? I think he played with Donkey and Row’s toys


6. How old is your dad? I dunnoooooooooooooo


7. How tall is your dad? (reaches as high as she can with her hands over her head)


8. What is his favorite thing to do? play golf


9. What does your dad do when you're not around? find me (LOL!!!!!!)


10. If your DAD becomes famous, what will it be for? finding me!


11. What is your DAD really good at? playing golf


12. What is your DAD not very good at? having patience


13. What does your DAD do for his job? work on the shed


14. What is your Dad's favorite food? pizza


15. What makes you proud of your DAD? when he comes outside


16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would he be? Bob (the builder)


17. What do you and your dad do together? work on something or go for a walk


18. How are you and your Dad the same? I’m this tall… so I don’t know…


19. How are you and your dad different? I dunno


20. How do you know your Dad loves you? cuz he’s my favourite girl!!!!!!!!!!! (I think she meant that he tells her she’s his favourite girl! LOL)


21. Where is your Dad's favorite place to go? to a golf course!
    

March's Additions to the Brenley Speaks Hall of Fame (or Shame?!?!?)

Have you ever had:

"Dipple Pickle" on your popcorn?

Or

"Make-up Syrup" on your waffles and pancakes?

Brenley has! Just ask her!

I said to Brenley..

"Maybe when Dadaidh gets home we can all go for a walk"

"...You mean Madden, too, in the stroller?"

"Yep."

"Well that would be good and we can all tell stories to each other. Like stories about playing!"

Madden coughed and Brenley says, "Jesus Murphy, Mamaidh, What was that!??! It scared me!"

Brenley was having a hard time getting to sleep and kept hollaring upstairs. Kyle finally went to the top of the stairs and hollared down, "Brenley... GET TO SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"I can't!"

"Well, if you can't get to sleep, count sheep!"

(The response, equally as frustrated...)

"Dadaidh.. I don't know all the numbers, you know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

(Dadaidh went down and counted sheep to 100... after we stopped laughing!)

"Look at this sticker, Dadaidh... it's a witch with a spelling rod!" (aka magic wand! Ingenious, I think)

February meant BIG changes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

February was a BIG month for Brenley... even though it's the shortest one of the year! You'll see why in a little bit. But, before we get to the BIG news... here's some Brenley-isms:

• After getting groceries.."Dadaidh, I can't wait to get home and cuddle on the couch and watch my shows and eat the veggie tray!"

• After about 6 farts in a row I said, "BRENLEY!" "Well, Mamaidh... God put farts in me... it's my job to let them out!"

• While eating hickory sticks, Brenley asked:"Mamaidh, are all the chips in this bag going to be ones?!"(They look like number ones, right!?!?!?)

• "Look, Mamaidh", as she steps on the scale, "I'm getting so big! I'm a quarter to eight pounds!"

• "Mamaidh, you did a good job on these brownies!"

• "Once upon a time there was a little girl named, Brenley... and she had a teacher named Wella. And she went to school and she was a good girl at school..." (the typical start of one of her epic tales full of gisegean!)

• While talking to Helle on the phone: "Yeah... I'm still here. I'm watching my shows!" "Will you ring me later?"

WTF? Was she watching Coronation St or what?!?! LOL

And... now introducing... the BIG sister:

Big sister, Brenley, with her new little brother, Madden!

"It took him a long time to come out, Mamaidh, but I'm glad Madden is my little brother!"

Brenley-isms 2009 Begin!

• "Phewwwwwwwww Yucky. That doesn't taste right, Mamaidh! "(about her Dora Noodles)"Why, Brenley... what's wrong?!?!? " "I don't like it. I like mine straight up!!!!!!!!" Huh?!??!

• Brenley is wondering if the baby is looking for the door to get out of my belly! (jan. 17th) And, she figured the other day that I should just go to the doctor and ask the doctor to open the door to take the baby out.

• Coming out of the washroom in Pizza Delight, we met a rather obese older woman. Brenley, who was in front of me, looked up at her and turned back to me... "Mamaidh, that lady has ..." (I thought she was going to say really big belly like you) "... reallllly big boobies!" LOL (I don't think the lady heard because Brenley had some inner decency not to say it too loud!) Then... trying to explain to her that it's not nice to say those things about people you don't know...

• While she was having a snack the other night before bed..."What are you two kids doing still up? It's dark out you know!" Then she points to each of us individually, "YOU should be in bed.... and so should YOU!"

&

Playing on Brenley's Ipod & Computer

Her music picks, thus far, for 2009:

1. Wagon Wheel -- Matt Anderson


2. Heave Away -- the Fables


3. Hey There Delilah -- Plain White Tees


4. I've Been Everywhere Man -- Johnny Cash


5. Wasn't that a Party -- Irish Rovers


6. Mull River Shuffle -- The Rankin Family


7. Apple Bottom Jeans -- whoever sings that


8. Cotton Eyed Joe -- The Rednecks
   
   
9. Bog an Lochan -- as played by Dadaidh or anyone else (but Helle, who, "doesn't do it right") on the fiddle




10. Old MacDonald had a Farm -- only as sung by herself