Mary: please don't do that.
Cora: why?
I am at work all day and miss out on many of the fun little moments in our house that happen during the week. Mary is kind enough to send me text messages of the more significant events.
Cole is trying to swing from a piece of yarn attached to the doorknob like tarzan
"There's a tuba in my tummy" -Cole
word to the wise, don't wipe nose after cutting jalapeno.
"Why aren't I flat like a piece of grass?" -Cole
mental note: when listening to iPod, don't suddenly belt out song when daughter is sleeping.
I forgot to tell you Cora has a fascination with shoving things up her nose. Last week peas. Today stickers.
and today's gem: "Another tube of toothpaste bites the dust"
You can't roll toilet paper perfectly back on the roll after it has been pulled across the house and you can't get toothpaste back into the tube. And these are both stealthy types of mischief; you can't hear them happening until the child lets out maniacal giggles. Kids instinctively know these truths and derive disproportionate amounts of pleasure from these activities. How do we explain to her that toothpaste costs $170 per gallon? Is there a cost benefit to us of having 15 minutes of peace and quiet while she is in the bathroom strangling another tube? As far as fun goes, it is probably cheaper for us to send her skydiving.
I can't wait for the day when Cora discovers the wonders of shaving cream. As long as they don't start pasting images of Tigger or Dora the Explorer on men's shaving cream, I think I am relatively safe.
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2 comments:
too funny. i did change toothpastes to the kind that come in a small hard plastic stand-up tube vs. the typical (probably more expensive per gallon, but harder to squeeze out as fast...or at least not as much fun.)
our issue right now is soap...LOVES to wash her hands over and over and over again until the sink is filled with bubbles...also a very quiet task, or at least you don't think about how long they are taking when "washing their hands". we tend to keep the soap out of a 2 year olds reach. ;)
where's the photo? :) I lost a photo I took of Kias who had snaked a tube into his cot at almost 2 years of age and when I went to get him up from his nap, saw that he'd had plenty of toothpaste painting before sleeping that day...
But you missed my lovely 'smearing story' today that involved a bike ride to the shops, poo on the inside and outside of Cael's clothes, only realised after i'd wondered what that smooshy feeling on my hand was as I pushed them on the merry go round. My spidey super-smell sense was obviously on holidays in Buderim still!
btw ,next time its a 2-3 week trip so we can stay with you longer...hope that's ok
luv b
PS Hope packing is going ok
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