Motherhood is awesome

Mother's Day Montage

The BEST one, IMHO, is the "desitin twins"........

Hoo. Got to go wipe the tears off of my face from laughing so hard!

See! They DO look alike....

Meet B, Jellybean's little cousin (the youngest daughter of my brother and his wife, G). I showed this around the office this morning, and no kidding, my assistant asked how old J was in that photo.

You lookin' at ME?

This is Jellybean this past weekend. In glasses I'm pretty sure she either cadged off another kid or found on the playground. Call me crazy, but she looks like her cousins HP and B in this photo! It's the blonde blonde hair.....

Also, between the animal print top and the sporty sunglasses, she kind of looks like she's an extra on MTV's show the "Jersey Shore"...only she needs a better fake tan.

An Obituary

Alas, the Dorothy shoes (aka the red sparkly ones Nana gave Monkey for Christmas) have gone on to heaven; they were - officially - loved to death.

Long after all the sparkles on the front had been rubbed off, leaving bald spots....long after I colored in those bald spots with a red sharpie (again and again and again)......they were still worn, and much loved.

Sadly, we bid adieu to them yesterday when the elastic strap gave up the ghost and snapped. Rendering them useless on the foot of a child that runs like the wind.

We took a moment to discuss how Monkey wouldn't be able to wear them any more, and she was sanguine about it.

I was puzzled by this cheerful response to the loss of a loved paid of shoes (since we all know how crazy and particular she is about shoes!) until I heard her say, almost to herself, "it's OK, Nana will bring
another pair when she visits..."

Oh.

And then - uh oh! I can't find them on Target any more.........eek. Anyone know where to buy sparkly red shoes that will please my September issue fashion forward child that runs and runs and runs?

Good bye Dorothy shoes. We'll miss you.