Miss Tiny Tot

I have been slack lately and haven't posted anything. It must have been a
month and a lot of things have happened since. Alannah is teething plus she's got some allergies so you can imagine her grumpiness. My mother also came from Queensland and spent about two weeks down here. The spare bedroom has the computer so I have not been online in all that time (dialup people). Marisa went to this baby pageant thing about a week ago (for fun) and she said you wouldn't believe what you see in
those baby comps.

Let me get this straight, I have nothing against these comps. it is the people who join and take things sooo seriously. It should be for fun. Anyway, Alannah won Miss Tiny Tot award, plus sash for Cutest
Baby, Bonny Baby (which apparently means good size) and Best Dressed.
Marisa said it was like that movie, Best in Show. (If you haven't seen
the movie, it is great fun viewing). Babies have to be "presented" to
the panel of judges. I guess this is where they look over your child if
one ear is bigger than the other, one eye is lazier, or if that trackie
daks you got on sale at Forges was good enough. Marisa went with Lea
and kids so when they won something they were happy and clapped.

Guess what? Clapping is a NO-NO in the baby show. It is like
gloating that your baby has a pig nose and the head is too big to fit
the sash but mine is a good breed. They got the 'look' for clapping
from seasoned contenders. Oh well, so far, we haven't found a dead
horse in the bed. They waited until the end where the grand mother of
all -- is presented. It was like Super Duper Baby of this side of the
Universe/Horizon/Country/State/Region. Alannah did not win. They must
have noticed the bald patch in her head. Apparently she can comeback
next year and defent her title as Miss Tiny Tot. I think, after one
year, my three month old daughter would have, more likely, grown. That
is just not right. How can she defend her title? We should take this
now nationally and globally to Donald Trump and maybe, just maybe, I
get to steal a lock of luscious hair from Mr Trump.

BTW, there is a another thing that I have to mention, the Miss Tiny
Tot award is significant, as in the Seventies, e-hem...drum roll!
Marisa also won Miss Tiny Tot. She dug-up her own trophy from her box
of goodies and excuse me, it is real silver. Next time there's a
werewolf around, I now have the option of smelting the good cutlery or
the trophy. Whereas, Alannah's trophy is gold-plated but plastic. I
thought I could melt it and get myself a gold tooth like P.Diddy or Nelly.