A Bug's World

Bestest Baby Gift

I have been blessed with wonderful friends and family who have been thoughtful, generous, and creative in their baby gift giving. I can truly say that I know neither of my girls will ever go without anything they need..and likely anything they truely want. That being said, I have to admit I received the best gift in the mail yesterday. It was from my very good friend Tamara's mother, Susan.

Tamara and I have been friends since we were juniors in highschool. We attended the same college for the first two years (Angelo State University, in San Angelo, TX) and then briefly colleges in the same town of Denton, TX (me, University of North Texas and she Texas Women's University.) I had the honor of being her maid of honor and she was a bridesmaid at my wedding. She now lives in Washington state nd I'm here in South Carolina. We keep on eye on the coasts for each other.

During this time Susan has been a mom figure as well as a friend even though we do not stay in touch individually. Anyone with close friends can understand how after a time the friendship includes their parents as well.

In any case, getting to this most awesome gift. She sent me a scrapbook for both girls. But here is the great thing about it...she has already decorated the pages and made the wonderful personal touches in it so all I have to do is insert the appropriate pictures. This is so totally cool as I am creatively retarded. I tried to scrap book Jessica's first year ...to date I have her first three months! As well as the book itself, there is a lovely letter in front that describes in part her relationship with her sisters. I am leaving that letter in place for the girls.

It is just such an awsome gift that I had to share it.

Big Tub of Vasaline

I am constantly amazed at all the things my Bug picks up on in random speech. She truly seems her happiest when she is playing in the living room with both me and David in the same room. Usually she doesn't even want interaction from us; she just plays her own makebelieve games around us. She often sings her own little tunes and has her whole make beleive world going on around us. However, to think she is not listening and aware of convrsastions would be a terrible mistake.

We had a movie playing in which the heroine was wearing a skintight latex outfit -- think comic book movie, not adult film people. I had just made the idle comment wondering aloud how she wold have poured herself into something like that. David just as absent mindly replied " A big tub of vasaline". And out of the blue, little miss random tidbits pipes up "A BIG TUB OF VASALINE!"

Again, I have to ask, why is the pronounciation on things you wish they'd never repeat almost always perfect, when at the same time you have to ask 5 times to understand that the little squirt said "puzzles"?

Happy Spring.