monkeys

Once upon a time, in this post, I lamented Zoe and Lucy’s apparent lack of interest in creating art. Their attention span appeared non-existent and their interest was spotty at best. This was hard on my ego because (a) I’m a graphic designer and (b) I’m a boring narcissist who is struggling to learn that my children are not me and that no one but me expects them to be. Anywho. Narcissism notwithstanding, here’s something about me I bet you didn’t know: Just in case you can’t read it, the teacher wrote in the corner: “This is mama when she…

So yesterday, we were getting ready to leave Charlotte to go back to Durham after a quick one-day visit (to see my dad, who is doing great, btw). I finish packing the car and head upstairs to get the girls who are playing on my parents’ treadmill. Lucy wants to show me “One More Thing” and she turns to get on the treadmill. Instead, she trips over my mom’s foot and lands face first on the base of the treadmill. Her lip is split wide open and her top front tooth has been pushed back. We get ready to go…

Bob’s new mission in life is to teach Zoe and Lucy how to make their beds in the morning. Today the girls decided they didn’t have enough stuffed animals to sleep with, because, really, who doesn’t get a little lonely in the wee hours when you only have 3 animals in your bed? So each bed received two more animals, carefully chosen and named and tucked in tight. Then they helped Bob make our bed. Noting the absence of animals altogether, they gave each of us two nighttime friends of our own. Here’s what they chose for me: Here’s what…

Zoe: “Mama. I’ve got something soooo funny to tell you. Are you ready?” Me: “Yes. I’m ready.” Zoe: “In my own own house, I’ve got twoooo doors!!” Me: “Two doors??” Zoe: “Yes. Twooo doors.” Me: “What do you do with twooo doors?” Zoe: “I go out and in.” Me: “How do you know which door to go out of and which door to go in?” Zoe: “It’s easy. The pink door is for in. And the red door is for out.”

1. Zoe — Lying in bed with us this morning. “Mama. I feel sick. I don’t like being on a planet.” – – – – – – – – – – 2. Lucy — Passover is coming. Bob: “Do you know who Moses is?” Lucy: “Yes. He had a big stick. And when he picked it up, the water moved out of the way. And all the people said ‘Hurry hurry, run through!’ And when he put the stick down, the water came back. And the King Pharaoh coudn’t swim and he drownded. Because he was meeee-eeeean.”