Celebrity switcheroo

A while ago, there was some Facebook hubbub where everyone posted profile pictures of their celebrity lookalike. It was fun to see who people wished thought they looked like, and there were some true and surprising likenesses.

I didn't post a picture for a few reasons (mostly because I'm lazy when it comes to things like that). But also because I wasn't sure who to put. Although, one time (but one time only) a guy I knew in college told me I looked like Charlize Theron. Even though I'm not totally sold on the validity of this comment, I will still accept the compliment and claim her as my celebrity lookalike. I could do worse.

Anyway, after all the Facebook business, I was reminded of a funny conversation I once had with my sister where we threw a new twist on the celebrity doppelganger thing. She asked me what MALE celebrity looked most like me. After much thought, this is who I came up with:

Sean Astin (on the left)

See? He's fair-ish haired (normally) and round faced, too. And the curliness of the hair doesn't hurt. Along with my cute-as-a-hobbit daughter, it's a pretty good match, I'd say. What do you think? Are you convinced? Could I be Sam's understudy?

Ok, let's hear it. Who's your lookalike of a different gender?

Annacdotes, Part 10

This episode of "Anna Says the Darndest Things" is extra long because I have so many backlogged and I wanted to catch up so I wasn't posting stories from like 6 months ago. So enjoy your extra dose of Anna. Also, my camera is having strugs, so this is the only picture you get this time.

Undoubtedly not the best if you wanted to see her adorable little mug, but it's still one of my new all-time favorites.

1. This is one more reason why Anna is the best daughter ever. I put a movie on for her and was on my way to the computer to get some work done. She stopped me and said, "Wait, Mom. I need to give you a hug and a kiss." "Uh, okay," I said, caught off guard because this is a ritual usually reserved for times when I'm leaving the house, not the room. After we exchanged hugs and kisses, I got up to leave and she wiped her cheek and said, "Mom, I'm rubbing the kiss in." Isn't it usually the other way around? She's the BEST, I tell you.

2. The toy that has brought the most joy a little while ago? A small balloon and a badminton racket. She LOVES to play with these and we've had some great rallies, she and I. The game is basically just hitting the balloon back and forth and trying not to drop it, but her rules also include this: She has to say "yippee-yai jones" every time she hits the balloon and "yippee-yai bones" when she misses. You'll have to ask her why.

3. We were talking about the food groups today, as I like to randomly see how smart Anna naturally is and what she has picked up on without me telling her outright. We discussed fruits and vegetables (she didn't know there was a difference, by the way) and then I asked her about meat. She didn't really know what went into the "meat" category, and struggled before coming up with "beetloaf." Sounds repulsive, but it made me laugh.


4. Trevor was in the car with Anna the other day and they were singing songs together. After a few, Trevor said, "Okay, let's sing a hymn" and sang one he sometimes sings to her as a lullaby. After he was finished, Anna yelled, "Now let's sing a her!

5. Anna announced that she had to go potty and that she had to go number 5. Yikes. I wished her luck. 

6. Anna was doing a little dance in the kitchen and I thought I saw the tell-tale sign of an impending trip to the bathroom. When I asked her if she needed to go, she said, "No, my bum was just jiggling with joy."

I can't think of a good comment on this, just like I couldn't come up with an adequate response, other than a giggled "uh, okay," at the time.

7. For seriously the past six months, Anna's parting words at night have been "Goodnight, bolly." Just characteristic silliness, I thought. But it made a little more sense when she made an addition the other night, with "Goodnight, hairy bally." Not the sweetest nickname I can think of, but at least it's now somewhat sensical. (Stop with the red line, Spell Checker. Why is "sensical" not a word? It should be. If something can be "non," it should be a word without the prefix. )

8. Some Anna-ese translations for you:
complenation: I don't know what it means, but it's always used in royalty scenarios she's narrating when off by herself
nourishen: used in prayers
ziggity zag ribbon: rick rack

9. Me: Come in the bedroom. I want to show you something.
Anna: (lying in the hall just outside the room in question) I can't.
Me: Why not?
Anna: Because I'll be incinerated.

I'm almost certain Word Girl is somehow responsible for this. I can't think of anywhere else she would have heard that.

10. Anna was doing some deep thinking the other day and realized that Jesus prayed to his real father. She thought this was a little bit silly and asked, "Does he say 'Dear Dad' when he prays?"