My Single Mom Life

My sister brought my nieces over this afternoon around noon, and we babysat them until about 4pm or so.
We had a really good time with them as we always do.
We watched The Little Mermaid, and they are finally at an age where not only can they sit through it, but where they can understand it and like it.
They did like it too, especially when I told them that it was one of my favorite movies, and then I showed them my URSULA.

My sister bought Ursula for me in 1998 for my birthday because of how much I loved the movie, and because Ursula is my most fave Disney villain ever.
After the girls saw it, they wanted me to open it so they could play with it.
They were a bit disappointed that I wasn't going to open it, and quite surprised when I said that it's never been opened.
They asked me why, and I told them that I love her so much that I don't want her to get ruined by playing with her, that once the box gets opened, dust will slowly get inside and she'll get dirty, and not be as pretty anymore.
My OCD is pretty crazy when it comes to this doll, I have never opened it, I keep the box dusted, and it's on a shelf with all the rest of my Disney toys and Little Mermaid toys that I've collected over the years.

The only Little Mermaid toy that I don't have is Ariel herself.
I scoured every McDonald's in like 3 cities when they were doing the toys with the happy meals for the release of the DVD.
Anytime we've gone to like Goodwill or the Salvation Army thrift stores, I've dug through their toy bins for her too.
Still haven't been able to find her to complete my collection.
*sigh*

Skye was such a little stinker today, but I think one of the teens put her up to it because I don't think she would have done it on her own.
I came out of the bathroom, and Skye was sitting on my office furniture chair, with her hand on my mouse, her feet kicked up on my foot stool, keyboard on her lap, and when I walked in the room, she said, "Look at me! I'm Aunty Kat! I'm sitting at my desk doing my work!" and then she giggled like a little hyena. hahaha
That got Susan cracking up too, and both the teens were rolling laughing at her too.
Little buggers. hahaha

We just always have such a good time when they are here, I love playing with them and spending time together, it's going to be awhile after surgery before I'll be able to play with them again, so I'm spending all of the time that I can with them now, as much as we can anyway.
I'm going to miss them tons when they can't come over for awhile.
Sis told me they are always asking for me too, always asking her when they can go see Aunty Kat, when can they go to Aunty Kat's house.
They love being here and I love having them here.
When they get older, much older, I'm probably going to give them a huge part of my Disney collection.
I have these huge shelves with tons of Disney toys from all the different movies, so I'll probably give them a bunch of them and then save the rest for any grand kids that I may have someday.
Not rushing the whole grand kid thing, just thinking about the someday when I'll be old and my kids have kids, hopefully at least one girl, so that I can give her all of my dolls.
Yup, I'm a totally sentimental mushy mush.