April's Candid Comments...

• "I'm not goin' a Grammie's any-mo-re. I'm mad!" (during a temper tantrum, thinking she'd make Kyle mad!)

• With hands and shoulders shrugged after farting at Ma's: "Brenley, did you fart? Say 'excuse me'!" "Well I can't say 's-cuse me for everytime!"

• After heading back to the motel room after a hockey game in Halifax, finding a second wind and seeing the coffee maker and cups and everything in the room: "Ok, every people! Who wants a drink from one of these cups?!?!?

• "Papa's in the hospital. I'm gonna go fix him!" "How are you gonna fix him, Brenley?" "I gonna say sorry for hitting him!"

• "Brenley, it's time for a bath." "Dadaidh come with me! I can't have a bath all by a-self.!"

• While coming home from school one day she noticed all the cars lining the sides of our road. She asked why they were there and I told her they were from people fishing. So she marched in the house and said to Kyle, "Dadaidh, I wanna go fishin' rod!" Kyle, "We can't. We don't have any bait!" "Yes, yes I do. It's in my bedroom!"

• "Goodness Gracious it's wet out!"

• While walking up a steep hill in Halifax, "Someone carry me, I can't walk anymore; my back is sore!" Then, the next day when we asked if her back was still sore she said, "YES! It's broke!"

• And... here are the dramatics on BIG TIME when Dadaidh tells her there's no popsicles (Hopsagals) left!

"What her talkin' about?"

We've been hearing that an awful lot lately. If we're talking to anyone at all on the phone Brenley needs to know the details.

Things these days are about "do it a-self"; so much so that she spent March Break learning how to zipper up zippers just so she could do it herself! There's stubborn and independent and then there's Brenley Seasag Gillis.

All that and all the plans for the future...

"Someday, I go to work, and I work there (points to building on Kings Rd) and Mamaidh and Dadaidh come to see me.... not work there!"

"Someday, I go to school and Mamaidh go to Charlene's (babysitter's) and I drive the car and I go home!"


The independent terrible two's are in full force, I'm afraid!

Brenley's Latest Words of Wisdom

Here they are in no particular order:

Me to a group of people and Brenley: "What does Mamaidh call Dadaidh, Brenley?"
Brenley: "a shit"


"Dadaidh put your hood up... it's freezin out!"


Dadaidh: "You can't go to sleep in Mamaidh's bed! There are too many clothes on it!"
Brenley : "well wash them then"


At the mall... when I was talking to some parents of students, she comes into the store (she was out in the hall with Helen) and says:
"Mamaidh, get your butt out here!"


Dadaidh: "Where are you going?"
Brenley: "Mexico... Not Sydney, I wanna go to Mexico!"


"Mamaidh. I know that song. It's O Can-a-ga!"


"Dadaidh play a strath-slay" (on the fiddle)

Brenley's Dream Last Night

This morning Brenley went downstairs to see Dadaidh (who had to sleep in the basement because someone was in bed with me!) and had the funniest, most animated story to tell:

"Dadaidh, I had big, BIG mittens on. And they come off. And I was fightin'!"

"Who were you fightin' with?"

"The Geagles (Screaming Eagles)! And I play hockey with big, BIG mittens on... and a hat (helmet) and boots (skates)."

"How were you fightin'?"

"Like this... I hit on the head!"

"Did you dream this Brenley?"

"Yes" ... and it went on from there!

We're roaring!

She loves hockey so much she's even dreaming about it!

2007 r e c a p

Well... 2007 is coming to an end. It's hard to believe... but... there it goes.

It was a busy year for Brenley... it's hard to comment about all the milestones and accomplishments...

• lots of new words and expressions!
• a new piano for our house, which she loves to play
• a spring full of exploring the outdoors
• a summer full of beaching it and "simming"
• her first trip to "IEI"
• turning 2 years old!
• real trick-or-treating
• new teeth, of course
• First hair cut ever!
• and so much more!!!!!!!!

It's very hard to believe that another year for Miss Brenley has passed.

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Happy 2008 to you all!

"Merry Tismas"

The BIG day has finally arrived.

We spent the day lazing around and getting all tired out so Brenley would have a good nap this afternoon before church at 5pm.

The crowd at church is so big we had to be there at 4ish... which we were and we just got a seat! Thankfully, Brenley was very well behaved for the extended church visit. I don't think she listened to a word... not even to the choir, because she was too busy looking for baby boys and drawing pictures on everything she could find in my purse!

We came home and had some pizza for supper. Then, it was time to open the presents under the tree (a tradition carried over from Kyle's family). We open our gifts on Christmas eve.... but we only got her 2 toy things (on purpose)... so she wasn't REALLY excited. She was more excited over the "titty titty" clothes. The Poko and Doodlebops dvds were pretty popular. And out of the blue she looked at us and said, "OH BOY! I a-cited!"

Nonetheless, she's in bed in her new pjs.... on her new Montreal Canadiens pillowcase... with her tis-mas tree on so Santa can find her. But, she doesn't think Santa's going to bring her a blue trut... or a hockey game stit.... so she's gone to sleep to wait and see!

Tomorrow should be a different scenario, all together!

Merry Christmas! Hope Santa finds you, too! ;)

♥ Brenley

Brenley's letter to Santa this year

December 5, 2007

Dear Santa Claus,

Hello! Ciamar a tha thu? I hope you’re not too busy today! It’s Brenley Gillis from Long Island Road!

This year I am 2 years old (shows 2 fingers). I am trying very hard to be a good girl because my Mamaidh and Dadaidh told me that Santa Claus watches for good girls! It’s not always easy to be good, though, when you’re two years old!

This year for Christmas I would like you to bring me a “trut” (truck)… a blue trut! And maybe some other toys, too… like a hockey stick and a “hockey game shirt” because I LOVE hockey! I watch the Screaming Eagles play hockey and they even gave me a high five!

Thank you Santa for the gifts you gave me last year! I really loved them! Oh! And I saw you waving to me in Sydney in front of Krazy Krazy yesterday! I was so excited to see you I couldn’t even move! But “thank you Santa for vaving”!

I hope you have a safe journey in your sleigh on Christmas Eve. I will leave a snack for you on Christmas Eve… a “Happy to you cake”. (Mamaidh’s not sure why it has to be a Happy Birthday cake this year when Oreo cookies worked every other year….)

So, Santa I will try to be a good girl until Christmas and I hope to get up enough nerve to get my picture taken on your lap!

Hello to Mrs. Claus and the Elves and the Reindeer, too!

"Happy to you, Santa!”

Love,

Brenley Gillis