Weekly Goal #5 and Grammy's

Did you watch the Grammy's last night? Justin and I did - we always do. You should Tivo all award shows - so you can fly through the commercials and boring parts. We thought that they were pretty good this year. Some years they are just so boring. Most of the performances were great. I think my favorite was Beyonce and Tina Turner. Want to know something fun? Four years ago Justin and I actually went to the Grammy's in LA because Justin was nominated for a Grammy as a songwriter. It was amazing, to say the least. I got to wear the coolest dress, get my hair and makeup done, and see a zillion celebrities. Isn't that cool? Fun, fun, fun! It would have been so much better if he would have won, but still, not many people can say that they have been nominated for a Grammy. By the way, he was robbed and absolutely should have won! I am still so proud of him. I love award season time. The red carpet is so fun to watch. To say I am a big fan of E! Fashion Police is a big understatement.

On to the important stuff. Personal Improvement Goal of the Week: work on my posture. I slouch so badly. It is awful. It hurts my back to try and sit up straight for long periods of time, but I can do it. I love how straight Lucy sits up. She has perfect posture, and I am a little jealous. I am trying to become more aware of the slumping.

Task Goal of the Week: Think of something fun to do with Lucy every day that involves us as a family doing something together. This can include things like going to the park (which we did today), doing an art project, etc. I want us to be more and more active together and not rely on TV as entertainment. Lucy LOVES tv all of the sudden and can sit and watch it for long periods of time. I do not want this, so I am going to stop allowing so much of it. Her little brain is so receptive to learning right now and she is not going to get the stimulation that she needs from the tv, but from our interaction together and using her imagination to actually play. I am not the kind who plans on eliminating tv all together. I just want to limit the amount of time she spends camped out in front of the tv. I don't think there is anything wrong with watching Sesame Street in the morning. The problem is when it goes much beyond this. There is just too many other things that we could be doing. I am working on a post about my views of parenting, which seem to always be evolving, but I think also improving at the same time. I am reading the most fascinating book about parenting and the way children learn right now. I LOVE it and will discuss it in my post that I am working on. I want to get through the book before I write my post, but in case you are interested, it is called Magical Parent, Magical Child - The Art of Joyful Parenting by Michael Mendizza with Joseph Chilton Pearce. For me, it is a book that will change the way I mother my children forever. I really really wish I would have read it earlier, but better late than never.

Here are some pictures of Lucy in her Ao Dai and from the park today. Cutie Patootie.