* All the rain here lately has doubled the size of the flowers in my flower bed but quadrupled the size and number of dandelions in my lawn.
* An open bottle of vinegar appeared on my otherwise clean counter overnight last night.
(Sleepwalking chefs maybe?)
* Orange kitties seem to always be boys. What's with that? (This one's name is Butch)
(This, he tells me, is how a T-Rex stands...)
* As soon as you think you've got everything under control, flying monkeys show up.* There's never a pen/pony-tail holder/fly swatter when you want one.
* Dogs smile. Cat's don't.
Happy-go-lucky Noe on the left... Always-grave Lizzy on the right...
* Out of hundreds of children's books in our house, we have to read the same four or five over and over a thousand times.
(I Spy, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, The 46 Little Men, The Spider and the Fly...)
* Girls naturally coordinate their outfits and boys don't.
(I didn't get a picture, unfortunately, but you should've seen the get-up my better half was wearing yesterday... )
* The long days of summer seem so short.
Check out these two. Aren't they wonderful? This song is an old standard around here. Perfect for lullabies and harmonizing. Judging by the Guinness shirt, etc, we think we'd really like this couple...
what a lovely post. oh your little guy posing as a t-rex is adorable! and I think it is not so much that cats don't, but rather that they WON'T. :)
ReplyDeleteThe song was one of my dad's favorites and because it was I was expected to learn to play it on the piano...I did! It brings back fond memories!! Thank you! OH! Our Sam is a boy too...Wonder what color the girl cats are... Cathy
ReplyDeletecuz all the momma dinosaurs are setting on the eggs out of sight!
ReplyDeleteI want details of that getup!
2 different patterns of camouflage, black socks and brown sandles, Sarah. You just had to see it... Invisible in a forest maybe, but pretty hard to miss in the living room. Bless him.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the couple singing. They harmonized perfectly!
ReplyDeleteLove the post, too! Your kids and critters are adorable!