Odd Things
Two year olds love yo-yos. They watch you working the magic, and when it’s their turn, they hold the end of the string, fling the little whirly ball to whack into the floor, and if they are my two-year-old… they yell, “I love it!” And then they grab the string and start again.
My two-year-old also has started saying sorry in odd moments. Like the other day when she crawled to the end of my sister’s couch and leaned over the edge just a little too far trying to reach an oh-so-tempting pile of Christmas presents. And then she toppled over the edge so that all we could see after the thud was her little toes sticking up and waving above the arm of the couch, and she called, “Saweeee. It’s okay.” We were so glad she saw fit to reassure us. Merry Christmas Beanie. Sawee!
I am a wicked procrastinator. It’ s amazing how much I can put off doing things that need doing, filling in the minutes with “minutiae” while ignoring the truly important stuff. Man, I’m a silly girl. Maybe I should evaluate that in my New Year’s Resolutions. 
And smoked oysters. Oh how I love them. They taste like Christmas. I adore them. And nothing you can say will change that for me.
And that’s it. Because if I wait to blog until I’ve got something powerful and lovely to say… this post will be saved as a draft like all the others I’ve started and never finished. And that will never do.
All the kids got yo-yos at my in-laws Christmas Party and Jon throws his around too. One of his favorite phrases right now is also, “I love it!” He also likes the phrases, “cool” and “sweet.” Can you tell he has a 13-year-old sister or what? I hope you had a very Merry Christmas!
Comment by Carrie — December 29, 2006 @ 2:18 pm
I never got to hear the saw-ee! So cute.
Comment by onewomansworld — December 29, 2006 @ 9:28 pm
I love your words! Keep them coming. I told Eric about the whole kiwi and he’s mightily impressed. One more reason we love to hang with you guys whenever possible.
Comment by Melissa — December 30, 2006 @ 3:06 am
As long as I live, I will never forget the little wiggling feet and the distant, “Sawweee.” from the other end of the livingroom. It was adorable and yet somewhat cartoon like at the same time. That kid is DARLING! Happy New Year!
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