I have a ‘date’… yes I do!

Lisa July 17, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

I had an awesome day at camp.   Nana talked with my social worker in San Diego and since I am doing so well, I don’t really need a case manager, A SOCIAL CALENDAR MAYBE, but no social worker.   I hope Ms. Carolyn keeps in touch though, she was very nice to Nana, and helped me with all kinds of things… THANK YOU MISS CAROLYN for helping my Nana take care of me while my mom and dad are in the land of sand.

Today, we had to go get something at the store for Poppy’s office, and I got a new pair of baby sunglasses out of the deal… while this is not my best pose, it does show the adorableness of my new shades…and they will be totally awesome to wear when Nana is popping the black beast in my face repeatedly…

As usual, NO FUN NANA, or NFN as she is now being called… takes them away as fast as I get them on… doesn’t want me to hurt myself, poke out an eye, or have my princess vision obscured or strained… GEE WIZ NANA… I am laying in the arms of a fellow camper my hands not able to even touch the adorable glasses, and based on the blinding flash that keeps going off, they are probably protecting my vision, not hurting it… but “C’est la vie” ( yes I now speak French) … they were gone before I even got a chance to give them a real work out….

To top off my day, I had a date!  Yes Mom and Dad you heard right, and you heard it from me first…here I am picking some flowers for my date…I picked them from Camp Nana, and loved that they didn’t cost a thing!  I am a frugal princess…to be added to my list of other wonderful qualities, like, well mannered, sweet, and let us not forget…ADORABLE!

I was simple gorgeous, and ready to go…

Friday night has already become quite the night for a princess like me…

No sitting at camp alone..

I got a call, and well my calendar was open…. so I said …’hmmm, a date, who me?, well sure, I’d love to….!

I mean, you know, my parents are away… and I have some time before they come back…. why not!   I decided, they wouldn’t want me at camp… listening to Nana sing… no they would say… Gugu Bee… you go and live it up a bit!

So… I am ready for my DATE… want to see…

Doesn’t this just scream PRINCESS!

I have on little satin bloomers…

and yes … my trademark ruffled socks with my black patent party shoes… (which Nana failed to capture here…)

But once again the word adorable comes to mind when I see myself in the “beast”, or Mr. Nikon for those of you who don’t know who the beast is!

I am getting so good at sitting up on my own… according to the pediatrician I am doing good for my ‘adjusted’ age, and in the next weeks, I will be doing more of this.   I have an excercise class I will be taking on Thurdays…. and my GMP, or Goldfish Mini Partner, will become my GMP  which on THURSDAYS WILL MEAN GYMBOREE MAN PARTNER!  Ha… which makes this again my acronym for Uncle Nick these days, he will be my partner in class while I practice working on motor skills for crawling and stuff.   He doesn’t yet answer to GMP, but we are working on it…

So… after I spend all this time getting ready… (which, I must say in a house where the girls out number the boys quite significantly, I get ready the quickest..)  I then went on my date… a very respectable and kind man, if I do say so myself, and his beautiful wife…..

Me out on DATE NIGHT, with my DATE(S).   All the campers and I, got to see my Great Papa, and GGma, it was awesome!  I was just teasin’ ya!

Did I make you smile Mom and Dad… because as your own personal little spirit stick, it is my little princess job to make you smile..

At the very least,

I totally crack myself up..

Before I leave you this evening…

I have just a few more photos to show you…

So here I am …

I LOVE MY DADDY AND I LET EVERY ONE ON DATE NIGHT KNOW IT!

and, just to be fair, Nana brought along TWO bibs, just make certain you both remember,

I am today, and always,

your LITTLE MISS ADORABLE….

Your little social butterfly..

and and AWESOME DATE for everyone…

Your daughter….

YOUR PRINCESS..

GUILLIANNA!

Guillianna, Pediatric Cardiology and Situs Inversus Totalis!

Lisa July 16, 2009 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

GREAT NEWS!   Today I went to the pediatric cardiologist and am writing you as soon as I got home to say I AM DOING SO GOOD!  The cardiologist says I am growing into all my princess parts just fine.   I DON’T HAVE TO GO BACK, as all my chambers, all my valves and vessels are working princess perfect… I HAVE MY HEART IN THE ‘RIGHT’ PLACE…. and my situs inversus has not caused any cardiac concerns.   YIPPEE…. I am so excited, and Nana says you and daddy can rest knowing that the new cardiologist that I saw today was REALLY SO NICE, SO PATIENT, HE EXPLAINED EVERY SINGLE THING TO NANA AND SAID TO TELL YOU BOTH, I AM DOING SO VERY GOOD.  Here is my photo shoot at the cardiologist….

I really was very good, no crying and they were able to a great exam!

I am thinking about a way to pull these off!   Is anyone watching?

After my appointment, we went home, and I got myself ready for my celebration photo shoot, I am celebrating the good news that MY HEART IS STRONG, AND YES IT IS ON THE ‘RIGHT’ SIDE, BUT EVERY VALVE, AND CHAMBER ARE WORKING JUST FINE…woo woo!

I don’t know why this baby phone isn’t working.   Hellooooo?   I told you I need an iPhone….

Today, was awesome… my heart is good, life is good, and Mom and Dad thank you for calling Camp Nana today…. it was nice to hear from both of you.   I love you both, and will leave you with this, I am and always will be YOUR LITTLE MISS ADORABLE with a heart in the ‘right’ place, your daughter…

Guilliana!

P.S.   Not only was it Cardiology day, but it was ‘GAPPY DAY’ , and I just wanted you to two to know, she always drives so far to visit, and make sure I am happy here at camp she keeps an eye on Nana, and helps her so much… she fed me oatmeal and pears while Nana was talking to you both, and I love my “eat time”…. THANK YOU GREAT AUNT PAM, SO MUCH.

A Big Day – Imagine, me a GOLDFISH!

Lisa July 16, 2009 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Today was my very big day!  Nana knows how much you and daddy wanted me to have social interaction, and how much Mommy hated learning to swim… so I am a GOLDFISH!  Yes, a goldfish… I am a memeber of the the Goldfish Swim School. 

 Actually, I am called a GOLDFISH MINI, and am in a class with four other little GOLDFISH MINI’S. 

My lesson began at six tonight, and Poppy came to watch, so did all the campers,

except Aunt Mikayla  (tear) who will come next week.   I am enrolled to go on Wednesday’s and since Nana has her old lady “insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring transmitter” she cannot get wet,  SO Uncle Nick  WHO IS AN AWESOME SWIMMER, is my Goldfish Mini Partner, OR ‘GMP’ as I like to call him, (it’s an Army BRAT thing… you guys have PT, ACU’S AND ALL KINDS OF ACRONYMS, Uncle Nick said he’d be my ‘GMP’.  Pretty awewsome huh?

 Let me say this about it… IT WAS THE BIGGEST TUBBY TIME EVER!   Here I am in the Goldfish pond, with the other Mini’s.

Yes, you heard it here first… Elmo is a Goldfish Mini too!

We sing songs, we splash.  We practice feeling comfortable in water.   Eventually I will also “go under water” for 5 secs, but not today!  There is an Alex, Etta, Madeline and a Colin in my class, and to be honest, I had a little trouble focusing on my lesson, I was flirting with Alex! 

I know you will be shocked, but Nana and the Beast… they had a field day… ‘snippity snappity, all the other kids families sat and watched, but not mine… NO just short chubby Nana, looking like a Paparazzi for the National Enquirer… she did how ever ask persmission of the other Mini’s parents, and they said no problem, anything for those serving in the ‘land of sand’.   So here you go mom and dad… me and my first swim lesson – and what a great goldfish mini I am… Uncle Nick was a huge help as my GMP, and as usual with my fellow campers, he made the princess look like a pro!

Me getting into the pool…

I have Elmo Lil’ Swimmers on under my bathing suit,

and yes, they do make my butt look big!

I did so many things in my class and my instructor is very nice!   We went searching for balls, and  I got one… an orange one…

then another, a purple one…we had to ‘swim’ them back, but I so did not want to let go…. I wanted to keep my ball, but sadly we collected them all, so that we could move on to the next activity.

After we swim and kick in our floaties, we move on to rafts…

Some of the other mini’s have been in class since they were four months, and most are now about 11 months.   For now I am a tummy time mini, but soon I will be able to be a sitting mini!

Floating on our backs, and getting to look in a mirror while doing it…. wow… this was a good idea, and next, was the slide into the pool…

Look at me Mom and Dad, I am brave just like you, and I am ready for my first slide ride… right into the biggest tubby ever!

I did so good!

I was so proud of myself…

Wait till you see how happy ….

Right into the arms of my Goldfish Mini Partner!

Good catch Uncle Nick!

I am not even close to wanting to get out of this tubby..

lucky for me, there is still a bit more to do..

Playing with my fellow mini’s and having a BLAST!

I am a social butterfly….

hmmm, Nana says I get  that from Momma!

So what do you think, am I your Little Miss Adorable, GOLDFISH MINI?  As always, I am, your sweet little swimmer, your daughter,

Guillianna…. Goldfish Mini, Princess of the Pool!

Does Nikon need a SUPERMODEL?

Lisa July 14, 2009 2Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

So I was sitting back and thinking… maybe, you should get a cup of coffee, and sit back like me, ’cause this here, is a long love letter…I have been thinking that  I can be a supermodel for Nikon… today’s photo shoot… OUTSTANDING, I was hamming it up for you, and well let’s just say, every time the beast is out, I now know exactly what to do… POSE.   Nana has to distract me with something else or I just stare at the camera.. and pose… like a princess… here I am today… tell me… I love to hear it… you think I am cute don’t you?

Nana is so indecisive… she can’t pick just one photo and put it up, NO she has a BILLION.  

She says, Mom and Dad want to see me from every angle…

I say…She just can’t make up her mind… or what there is of it…sorry Nana…but it’s true.

So, here are a few of my ‘faces’.   Nana says, I am all personality… tell me do you see PERSONALITY?

Here is my ….”whatever, tell some body who cares” face….

and this… is my IM YELLING AT YOU face, I was playing with Mr. Penguin and he made me mad… so…I yelled at him… 

After I was done, I was mad!

This is my ….’ telling a story’ face…  everything I say is VERY IMPORTANT, and requires the use of BOTH HANDS!

My ” I am playing” face… you see I mastered a new skill.   I purposefully close the doors on my school bus, and push them back open again to see the little kitty and frog pop out to sing a song.   I am so smart!

My ‘I AM an angel’ face…

Let’s just face it… I HAVE LOTS OF FACES!

One for every emotion, and every event…

these pics, are not in sequence… however…to recap for you…I was so mad at that penguin earlier!

Then Uncle Nick came home… and when he walked into the room, my mood changed… two more hands to pamper my pampered butt!

Can anyone say ‘MOOD SWINGS’….Do you think I like attention?

Notice, Mr. Penquin who just got an ear full, and Uncle Nick on my other side…

Go figure…

Mom and Dad, I have been told that you had better prepare yourselves …NOW, for age 13 ‘ish’…. because if seven months is any indication of the impending ‘mood swing’ years… YOU ARE IN TROOOOUUUBBBLE!

(Why is Nana laughing?)

So… anyway on with my day… I read a book with Nana, about mommies… and watched the video of you and daddy, which by the way, we do EVERY DAY… please send me pictures of you… cause, even though I like the video… I have watched it everyday for, more than I can count!  And every time your faces come on, Nana says, “SAY HI MOMMY…. SAY HI DADDY”… new pics… Pleeeeeese… here is my pleeeeeese face…

Yep, I want to eat the lens cap…(Nikon model, huh?)

Nana takes it back all the time…

I am beginning to call her NO FUN NANA!

Here I am trying my

Pleeeeese… Nana, let me eat it face…

and here I am after reading my Mommy’s are for Counting Stars- book.  I have a Mommy book and a Daddy’s are for Catching Fireflies-book,which are read to me equally… to be sure!  However, she also has two more, one is GRANDMA’S ARE FOR GIVING TICKLES…and Grandpa’s are for Finding Worms-  Poppy is so mad… he hates worms, and doesn’t think it is fair that Nana gets the Tickle Book… He get worms she gets tickles… go figure… well I love the books, they have so many pictures… and things hidden behind the pictures…

 it entertains me quite well.   When we are done with a story I do what any good princess does…

Hey mom do you remember when you were in Iraq the first time and Nana emailed you that you had a new brother…and it was really A BABY MR GRIFF,  well, my Uncle Griff and I are best buds, and he looks out for me at camp…. Yes, is so good to me… and stays around where ever Nana and I are…. stuck like glue… OR MAYBE IT’S JUST ‘GRIFFY SLOBBER’   (eewwww gross!)

I have one request before I leave you for the night, but now you have seen a typical day at CAMP NANA.   Nana wonders what she will do when you come home, she will be out of a job….. awe, sad…. but back to my request… um, how old do you have to be to get an iPhone?

I love the iPhone….

Look at my iPhone face…

okay, so I am looking at the back of it…

who cares…

it’s still one of my favorites… and I WANT ONE…

Here is my I want one face….

I mean look mom and dad, it does so much stuff….and it has qualities I bet most don’t know yet…

Here is the latest feature…

Yes… eating the iPhone… high tech cuisine… Guillianna style…

So now you see what a day in the life of ‘Gugu at Camp’ is like… bet you wish you could be me, huh, but let me tell you, it was just Nana and I today, everyone else had to work.   So here I am, being all independent and stuff… no one to hold me up for any of my shoot… I am “tuckered” out, and Nana, well lets just say she is… ‘pooped’.  (gross)  Your job has you in a war zone, I know, but I am exhausted… campers here work hard too… especially me… as you can see by just A FEW OF THE PHOTOS NANA TOOK TODAY ALONE!    I will leave you with one last photo from No Fun Nana, here she gave me a snack, only to take it away when it got soggy…. no fun! Until tomorrow, please remember I love you very much, and as always… I am your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna