a few funny things...

*leah, post-saturday-night bath, pranced naked out of our bedroom where she had been hiding for a few minutes and said: "daddy, do i look different?" and then i heard a huge gasp . . . and i ran, and saw a little girl with a curly mullet, kind of cindy lauper/boy george style (one side long, other side really short). curls littered the bedroom floor. i couldn't help but bust up; it was tragic, yet hilarious.

wish i had a camera, because it would have been so priceless. dang, that canon! anyway, i swept her into the bathroom and did a little here-a-little-there-a-little snipping and !viola! she is a new girl. i was worried that she was going to hate it....about 13 months ago i decided to cut her hair short because it was getting pretty gnarly/nappy/dreadlocky. and right after i did it, and she saw the new her in the mirror, she started sobbing, "i look like a boy!" i answered, "you look darling and girly." she sobbed, "i look like a girly boy!"

this time around, she cried for a minute and then started dancing around. i said she was a pixie, and she loves that idea.

awhile later, as jon was tucking her into bed (he always does, and that's one of the reasons i married him, because i knew he was going to be the tucker-inner type, and as i type this i realize that i'm really missing out because the person who tucks in is the person who is the most special, but oh well...), i overheard him ask her, "how did you get this idea [to cut your hair]?" one word answer/giggle: "mulan." dang disney! funny thing number 1.5: i initially typed "damn disney," but then edited myself because i don't swear in word or in print, and only at drastic moments, i spell swear words. as if that makes it okay or somehow immune to the whole dilemma. it works for me; maybe you should try it too.

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*we (me, leah, esther) stayed home from church on sunday because i was tired/apathetic and had a trace of a sore throat. let's just say that i needed to chill. so we chilled. and, in a moment of wanting to maintain some sunday holiness, i told leah that sunday is a day to thank Heavenly Father for our bodies and our spirits. next thing i knew, she was out dancing in the peace room, singing, "Heavenly Father, thank you for my body and my spirit." It was priceless...so I ran out and told her that I love her SO MUCH, and then she smiled and said, "Mom, when you were a baby, we were best friends." Couldn't help but think that our spirits ARE the same age, and that we ARE best friends (and no, i'm not going to be the non-disciplinary mom who helps her daughter sneak bad behavior under the dad's radar . . . i just don't think there's anything wrong with being a best friend of your kids and still being their parent figure, ok? maybe i watch too much gilmore girls.)

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*a few means at least 3, and i can't think of another funny thing to save my life. so, i'll tell you what i'm listening to at this very moment: jack johnson's curious george soundtrack. i went to noggin.com to print off some coloring pages for leah in a moment of desparation this afternoon, and i saw that you could listen to said album in its entirety. so i clicked, and now i'm listening for the second time. i recommend it. i especially love the sondre lerche remake and the lullaby . . . it's very mellow. ENJOY! Here's the jack johnson link.
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oh! one more un-funny thing: i got the most awesome table at target for $27.99 on saturday. it was 90% off in the global bazaar section. it was a minor miracle that no one else figured out that it was THAT cheap. it's a black lacquer table (shiny) that seats 6. i'm pretty happy about it. mostly that i got such a rocking deal. now all we need to do is save the $10K to do the kitchen remodel so we can fit a kitchen table into our kitchen. minor detail. i'll keep you posted.