Sunday, September 21, 2008

Simple pleasures


Hi, it's Ava. Hang out with your Mommy for a day and really play with her to remind her of the simpler pleasures found in life right under her nose. Why just today, I reminded my mommy that rolling around in clothes fresh and warm from the dryer is one of the cuddliest feelings you can get. Even if your mom is trying her darndest to snag the underwear from your head to fold them. Or, squeeze yourself into a basket meant for a more functional/decorative purpose, such as containing diapers and wipes, and use said items as a sort of blanket. Then, just sit there and delight in your cleverness! Or, (during another battle for laundry) see if you can race your mommy and toss the clean clothes back behind you (and down the stairs!!) before she can get more than two things folded. Then, it's off to the kitchen! While mommy does some boring dishes or cooking of lunch, insist on getting some of those pretty spiral pastas dumped into a pot, as well as a spoon to stir them with. Once it is "cooked", just dump it all over the floor and giggle when mommy steps on the unexpectedly sharp and jabbing little noodles. Now, while mommy is distracted, head over to the...Tupperware cupboard! Don't worry, they can't break, so just toss them about and discover just how loud dozens of plastic containers can sound as they are crashing to the floor. And now, what is this insistence mommy has on matching shoes? Let's help her live a little by dragging out every single shoe (winter and summer) of mommy's, daddy's, brother's, and mine and mix them up for a little variety. Love the chaos, Mommy! Oh. Mommy says I'm stinky. Well, I'll best her yet again! She can't catch me if I RUN!!!!!!!

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