Naomi Garner, she's a lovey lovey!

The title comes from a fitting song we've made up to get Naomi to dance.  She cuts the rug like it's her job these days y'all. Even did the highchair boogie while waiting in line to check out at the store this morning.  She's got grooves, and so does her cousin! Enjoy the videos! :)

Naomi-isms

  
Certain things must be recorded and not forgotten, yet it's so easy to get wrapped up in the day to day of it all and forget to jot it all down. Before you know it, the kids are grown and off to college, and all you've got to show for yourself is a half-finished baby book and a lock of hair that's gone missing, right?  (At least that's what every other person tends to tell me at the grocery store). Ha. No really though, I do get a lot of "Enjoy it. It'll be gone before you know it," and "She is so cute. What a fun stage. I remember when mine were that small. Now they are 23, 27, and 32..."  You get my drift, and all of these friendly strangers are absolutely right.  She will be all grown up before we know it, and it gets me all misty-eyed just thinking about it (yes, I am grateful Oprah retired. I need no more reasons to squirt a tear - chime in all you Extreme Home Makeover lovers any minute now).

Seriously though, I feel the need to jot down EVERYTHING she does that we find amusing, and most of the time those ideas end up quickly scribbled out on note paper, legal  pads, or my favorite: the back of old receipts found in the bottom of my purse.  All too often I get sucked in to daily life and thus, I forget to blog. But hey! I'm back. And I've got some precious moments to share with ya (before I forget them all - I'm sure I'm missing some just thinking about it).

The littlest Lee is talking more and more these days, yet "look" and "yuck" are pretty indistinguishable much to Gramama's dismay ;) Heehee.  Naomi had Gramama believing that all she touched and pointed out was of disgust.  This girl is hard to please! Everything is yuck! :) "Yook!' stands solid for both words.  Pretty funny when she's pointing to a flower.

Or how 'bout all of her new tricks she's learned?  We get, on command of course, a shrug your shoulder, call Dolly (Dah-ee), dance baby dance, and our new favorite, the high chair boogie among many others. The high chair boogie is a hit, and she knows it.  Such a ham for all to see.  This girl LOVES attention, and she shows it.  If there is anyone there to watch her perform, she totally cheeses it up with a "shrug your shoulder sideways grin" to really get her audience goin!

This is the face she makes when asked to smile! PRICELESS!

And let's not forget how polite she is! Heehee. Im ferserious, yall! :) "Ta-ta" is her thank ya, and she'll tell ya thank ya all the time and mean it too, even without being prompted. Every once in a while it'll even sound like our thank ya (yes, the actual English language version), with of course, her country twang spin on it (no IDEA where she gets that from - cue the sarcasm font).  She's reeal good about showing gratitude because hey, when she gets that cinnamon graham cracker she'd been eyeing all morning, she doesn't think twice about being grateful to ya for it.  You might just give her another. :)

There really are too many to count, but the blog helps keep us in the now.  Feeding her bunny, washing her baby, feeding the baby (don't you just love the disappearing milk bottles?), and letting us taste-test her yummy concoctions from her kitchen are all part of the daily routine.  She is an absolute hoot and pleasure to be around in every sense of the word!  Don't you ever change, Naomi Garner! You hear me? :)

 Videos to follow soon!! xxoo

"Shrug your shoulder!"

Love Me a Good Find!

This dumpster find helped make the trike possible!

You may remember a certain blog post from a certain holiday that brings good luck, and on that day, we happened to strike up our own pot of gold. Well, that pot of gold showed itself to us in a dumpster downtown Savannah back on St. Patty's Day, and we scooped it up & lugged it all over town with us that day knowing it held value.  We held on to that monster "pot" disguised as a gargantuous architectural lighting book because we knew better. After 6 months of sitting on the shelf, that monster (I mean, 1,000 plus pages worth) finally cashed in!  We sold it for over $125 (which was a steal for this $300 book) on the amazon marketplace allowing us more than enough money to cash in on a vintage tricycle for Naomi.

I long for items that can be heirlooms (still trying to convince my mama to give me my old red rocker from when I was little), and once we get this bad boy sandblasted and painted, it will look stunning for years to come! Not to mention all of the little ones that will get the joy of riding it too.  There's just something about a well-made American product from mid-century that is so very alluring to me. Maybe because most children's toys are made overseas now, and/or maybe because they are all cheaply and poorly made, but I know that this new guy will last more than a lifetime.

Just like the antique 1950s school desk from my Gramama Betsy that serves as a nightstand in our guest room or the antique wooden high chair from Geemama that she bought for pennies on the dollar in the late 40s-early 50s - this is a timeless piece that only gets better with age.  A nice score, indeed. Pictures to come once we get it in our possession. Before and after pictures for sandblasting and powder coating too.

It looks similar to the one pictured below, but much more rusted (hence the score of the irresistible price tag) and looks like it was originally red. I will have it restored  to as close to it's original colors as we can. So excited. It's even got the back stand bar for an additional rider. This trike will be in the family for years to come!