Rozey Thorn Trees

My 2-year-old is so fun and so creative. She likes to make up interactive games to play with her family. Like just now, she dipped Sealy, her plush sea lion doll, into the toilet and chased and whacked her mommy with it in the bathroom. She came up with that all by herself. A jolly good time, indeed! Too bad we had to put Sealy away for now to get ready for bed time. Don’t cry, my dear. There’ll be plenty of other toys to play Dunk-n-Whack with another day. Children are such a blessing! 😇

I asked my doc to diagnose my joint pain in my big toe. I was concerned it might be arthritis. He asked what my pain level was. I said pretty high because I dropped a safe on it.  Doc: Uhh, a safe? Me: Yeah, an unsafe safe. Doc: A safe would do it... It was a weird moment until I explained that the safe fell on my toe after I made the appointment to see him. 😅 The bad news: it’s arthritis. The good news: the pain from the accident masks the arthritic pain. Yay. 🎊😜🎉

Laura: Why are you talking like a baby today? Where are your words? 2yr: Thalia took them. (When in doubt, blame big sister.😅)

2yr: I want to touch the popsicle! Bita: That’s an icicle. Laura: A calorie-free popsicle. Have as many as you want! 😀

Laura: Did Freya finish her food? 4yr: She haven’t taken a bite! Me: She hasn’t taken a bite. 4yr: She hasn’t take a bite. Laura: Taken a bite. 4yr: Taken a bite. Laura: Present perfect. 4yr: It was not perfectly perfect! Me: 😂 (With two English teachers as parents, her social life is in jeopardy, I’m afraid.🤓)

We had promised Freya a diaper cake to celebrate her success at potty training: “No, it’s an underwear cake!” Nonetheless, congratulations to us! 🎈🎊 🎉

A boy at the Y asked if he could shoot baskets with us: Me: Sure! This is Sophia, and I'm her daddy. Boy: Do I have to call you Daddy? Me: No, you can call me Mark... (I should've introduced myself first.😅) #2020hindsight

At Kohl’s, as we walked past a lady at a kiosk, my four-year-old casually stroked the back of her leg, then she stroked the legs of two mannequins standing near the kiosk. 😳 Me: Uh, honey, why did you touch that lady’s leg? Did you think she was a mannequin! Thalia: (confused) No, I thought she was a statue. I was too embarrassed to look back at the lady’s reaction! 😅