Lucy had grown quiet while playing in the Rose Petal Cottage, so I peeked through the window to make sure she wasn’t eating ants. Again. (P.S. WE HAVE ANTS! GAH!) But she wasn’t. She was sitting in there looking at this picture of Julia that she’d snatched off the refrigerator.

She would point to it, then put her hands on her face and tilt her head to the side. Over and over. Point to the picture, hands on face, tilt head to side. Like she was recreating it or something. And it was just about the cutest thing I have ever seen. Until this morning when she woke Julia up by touching her face and cooing, “Pretty…Julia….Pretty.”

I guess that makes up for all the biting. And hitting. And snack pilfering. Also toy hijacking. And hair pulling. Did I mention biting?

Posted in Mommy's Stuff, Julia, Lucy | 6 Cool Kids Came To Play »

May

29

Why The Friday Haiku Was Actually Posted On Saturday And Then Back-Dated

by Leslie

spent the day outside
Farmer’s Market, planting….plants
playing with the kids

went running with Dave
ate a steak, took a hot bath
conked out on the couch

Posted in Julia, David, Lucy, Daily Haiku | 5 Cool Kids Came To Play »

May

28

The Spanish Earworm

by Leslie

can’t stop singing it
in the shower, while I mow
I’m singing it right now!

Posted in Videos, Daily Haiku | 2 Cool Kids Came To Play »

May

27

Mr. Rogers Wouldn’t Even Want To Be Our Neighbors

by Leslie

Dave and I were walking back to the house after a run on the trail when we ran into our neighbor. We exchanged pleasantries as we are pleasant people. Or are we?

We started to walk away when I realized I was wearing my obscenely tight short shorts and a hat that said Knockers. Dave was wearing a Cruzan Rum hat and a shirt that said Dave: The Man, The Myth, The Legend.

And two of our cats were doing it in the yard.

Posted in Mommy's Stuff | 8 Cool Kids Came To Play »

May

27

The Hump Day Haiku B.I.L.F. - My Grimm Reality

by Leslie

My Grimm Reality

I just love to read
about his fabulous wife
the kids are cute, too

Posted in Daily Haiku, Hump Day Haiku B.I.L.F. | 3 Cool Kids Came To Play »

May

26

Two Tone

by Leslie

I take off my shirt
looks like I’m still wearing it
dumb old farmer tan

Posted in Daily Haiku | 1 Cool Kid Came To Play »

May

25

This Is Enough To Make Me Go Insane

by Leslie

my e-mail won’t work
I log in but it won’t load
any messages

Posted in Daily Haiku | 2 Cool Kids Came To Play »

May

25

Julia’s Unicorn Place

by Leslie

Today, Julia asked me if she could please start her very own blog that she would call Julia’s Unicorn Place. It’s an idea I’m still mulling over. In the meantime, I agreed to let her compose her own blog post. Here it is.

I love unicorns. Unicorns are my favorite thing. And sometimes, they are good ponies, too. And they have great hair and they are great ponies.

I hope you like the title of my blog. Bye bye. Thank you. I love you.

Posted in Mommy's Stuff, Julia | 11 Cool Kids Came To Play »

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