The mood swings

Are quick mood swings because she's 3? Are they because she's a girl? Because she's a 3 year old girl?
Well, whatever the reason, we never know, from moment to moment, what to expect.
This morning, we went on Isabella's first ever Easter egg hunt. She was so excited!! She didn't know what to expect, and I didn't tell her. I did coach her on egg hunt etiquette (if another child is going for an egg, we move on and look for a different one - no grabbing away). On the drive to the Easter egg hunt location, she said "I hope there are treats with the eggs." I just told her we'll have to wait and see. Once the hunt started, she was piling eggs in her bucket so quickly. Then, one came open and she saw....."CANDY!" She moved even faster at getting those eggs! But, there were plenty for all. Some kids stopped because they were too anxious for that candy. Others were like my girl - piling as many in their baskets and buckets as possible!
We are not big on Izzy having candy. She will get chocolate, but has never had the kinds of candy in the egg hunt - mini tootsie rolls, caramels, Laffy Taffy. When we got home, she sorted the candy - all the tootsie rolls in a bowl for herself; all the rest in a bowl for Daddy (with a few caramels handed to Mommy).
After a couple more pieces of candy, I told Isabella no more until after lunch. She ate 2 goldfish crackers and asked for more candy. I told her no - she needed her sandwich. She had a mini-tantrum. Then told me she'd eat one little bit of meat from her sandwich. Next thing I knew, she'd eaten her entire sandwich. (Now, this is where the mood swing comes in, in case you thought I got off topic.)
Izzy walked over to see what I was eating - carrot sticks. I asked if she would like one (she has never liked carrots - even as a baby...frustration for a mommy!). She said, oh so sweetly "No thank you. I have my own lunch. But thank you SO MUCH for asking."
Moments like that erase every tantrum.
That being said - the candy is being put away, now, until tomorrow, at which time it'll be doled out to just a couple of pieces the entire day (if that). So, I'm bracing myself for the tantrum storms I know are ahead...
Until later, peeps! (get it...Easter candy...Peeps!....yeah, I know...lame!)

Well, this is one way of trying to write it all down

Hi. I am an OLD mom of a "preschooler." I'm 45, almost 46. My daughter is 3, almost 12, back to 18 months...Okay that sounds confusing. But, if you have or had a 3 year old, have you been there?
She's a joy, a frustration, a comedian, a lecturer, a lover, a hater, a fighter, a peacemaker...being 3 and being a girl on top of it makes for a complicated little being.
But, I love her to pieces, and cannot remember life without her in it. And I had a lot of life before we were blessed with her. My husband has been after me, since our daughter could speak, to be writing down everything cute she says. Life gets in the way of the best of intentions, doesn't it?
I'm a stay-at-home mom, but am helping my husband with his real estate business. Much of what I do for him is on the computer. So I thought maybe this would be a way of actually writing down the (what we proud parents believe are) cute and precious things Isabella says. We'll see how I do. Maybe no one will read this. Maybe people who do will think it's silly or (gasp!) stupid. But, I thought I'd try, even if it's just for our own memories. And, at our age, we need to write things down!
Well, if you know preschoolers, their attention span is short, so my first blog post must be as well, as I'm being called to come examine a bug that's crawling across some sidewalk chalk artwork.
One little cute (to her parents) thing Isabella says, just to share something:
Home Depot - she calls it "Homeless Depot." We find that priceless...
Until another day!
-Sherry