Mouldy Jessica

This month's 'Tough Toddler' award goes to Maggie:

• for continuing to grab our hair as a means of pacifying herself to get to sleep.
• for also biting the aforementioned hair and managing to rip out strands in the process.
• for screams (especially in confined spaces) that have you clutching at your ears and checking afterwards for blood.
• for learning to say 'no', in the cutest manner possible. It's a soft, tert 'na' - often repeated and accompanied by a quick turn of the head. She seems to say it at every opportunty. Even when Marge goes to kiss her goodnight.
• for learning to jump. And jump. And jump.
• for learning to spin around and around and around and *bump*
• for quickly adapting to new technologies, particularly those that beep. Her latest toy - the kitchen timer.
• for excellent climbing skills that have taken her to new heights and a variety of photos, books and cordless phones.
• and lastly: for scaring the daylights out of Homer as she stood barefoot on a glass photo frame.
  She placed it on the lounge suite and was rocking on it. I didn't see her until...
  The glass broke with a sickening crunch and Maggie just stood stunned. I whisked her away and examined her feet. Thank God! Not even a scratch.

Honourable Mentions to Lisa:

• for the quote of the month: 'I want to watch mouldy Jessica'. Of course, she's referring to the movie 'Madagascar'. Just as well her friend Jessica hasn't heard that one.
• and for learning to forgo the disposable nappy. Yes, she is now officially toilet trained! Woohoo!!!!

And of course Special Mentions to:
Bart - for almost knocking out his front tooth with his own basketball.
Bart - for his willingness to finally chip in and do some chores (in exchange for some Nintendo DS time). He's currently into Nintendogs and has a German Shepherd pup named 'Deathy'.
Harry Kewell - for THAT goal against Croatia to send the Socceroos into the Final 16. Realistically, that's as far as they'll go. But we'll all be watching for a miracle against Italy.   ;)

Dishonourable Mentions and a Yellow Card to:
Homer - for being a slacker with this blog. Doh!