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Alyssa just suddenly decided to change her name to Nikki. I don’t even know how she came up with the name but it started when I wen to my physical and she was playing with Rolly. When I came out, of the hospital she has picked the Nikki from out of the blue. So, we’re calling her that…

She is growing up fast. Gosh now that she talks, it is never ending. She says phrases and words I’ve never heard before. She would say: “I have to get a job because I’m going to get married!” At three, she amazes me. She has this wild and huge imagination. She sometimes think she’s Hannah Montana with her guitar. She dresses up and would say: “I am on a fashion show.” When we bought her a Happy Meal at McDonald’s, she chose the Astro Boy toy. She misplaced it some days ago so now she tells us: “Astro Boy broke my heart. He flew away”, the pretends to be crying. She’s a drama queen…

Of course, my units in Child Psychology tells about this phase in a toddler’s life. It is a part of discovering who they are as they grow older. They indeed say the darnest things! At the end, I always make sure that she knows it’s ok to have a big imagination but it is always great to know the real world little by little as early as three…

Last weekend, we headed to OC because Rolly has some network problems. We waited on the parking lot outside the office building. Fall is here and it is getting a little chilly. Alyssa can now wear that Dora Boots she’d been wanting to put on. She also found my lipgloss and been using it that morning…

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Abbott Medical Optics Inc is currently running an iLASIK Video Contest that I find very interesting! Being the leader of vision correction, AMO wants contestants to submit a video on how an improved vision created an impact in people’s everyday lives. The video can can be centered on everything like your daily activities and hobbies. Great prizes are awaiting from $5,000 Grand Prize, an HDTV package of $2,500 value for every category first prize, and for second prize is The Flip UltraHD™ camcorder — a $199.99 value! The contest is still open for everyone and it is very easy to join. First, submit your movie on one of these categories:

• “My contacts are getting in the way of my good time”
• “My favorite sport or activity would be so much cooler with better vision”
• “You should see life after the iLASIK® Procedure”

Second, remember to tell your family and friends to vote for you online. The more votes you get, the closer you are to winning something great! So, what are you waiting for? Start shooting for that video! Read more details, submit or vote at www.GottaSeeThisNow.com

Alyssa sure knows how to chose her outfit. We took her shopping and she actually fell in love with this dress the first time she saw it. She looks so darn cute that I had to take her by the lake for a photo session.

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I am teaching Alyssa this classic evening prayer by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Ere on my bed my limbs I lay,
God grant me grace my prayers to say:
O God! preserve my mother dear
In strength and health for many a year;
And, O! preserve my father too,
And may I pay him reverence due;
And may I my best thoughts employ
To be my parents’ hope and joy;
And O! preserve my brothers both
From evil doings and from sloth,
And may we always love each other
Our friends, our father, and our mother:
And still, O Lord, to me impart
An innocent and grateful heart,
That after my great sleep I may
Awake to thy eternal day! Amen