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Saturday
Jan172009
YaYa and Leafy Have Something to Say
January 17, 2009
YaYa: Leafy I just love you so much, and I hold you so tight like this because I want to protect you! From life! From falling! From yourself!
Leafy: YaYa, I know you do, but sometimes your holding me like that makes me CRAZY.
YaYa: Oh honey, it's for your own good.
Leafy: AAAHGHGHGHGH!!! Ack. Cough. Arg.
YaYa: Yes, but did you know that if you put your fingers at the sides of your mouth and pull, it looks really silly?
Leafy: Yes I did, you've told me a thousand times.
YaYa: Well, let's!
Leafy: Well, okay, it is REALLY SILLY, after all! And you know I'm all about silly!
Let us now take heed from Leafy and Yaya's example.
(Thanks everyone as always, for your kindness and affirmation, and thanks, Kay for bravely explaining about your intent. We disagree, but it is plain that you are a friend.)
Leafy: YaYa, I know you do, but sometimes your holding me like that makes me CRAZY.
YaYa: Oh honey, it's for your own good.
Leafy: AAAHGHGHGHGH!!! Ack. Cough. Arg.
YaYa: Yes, but did you know that if you put your fingers at the sides of your mouth and pull, it looks really silly?
Leafy: Yes I did, you've told me a thousand times.
YaYa: Well, let's!
Leafy: Well, okay, it is REALLY SILLY, after all! And you know I'm all about silly!
Let us now take heed from Leafy and Yaya's example.
(Thanks everyone as always, for your kindness and affirmation, and thanks, Kay for bravely explaining about your intent. We disagree, but it is plain that you are a friend.)
Reader Comments (15)
You have BEAUTIFUL children!
Great Pictures Rachel. Just love them. Miss you guys.
they are just. wow. gorgeous and joyful
oh, rae, i think i've left a comment like this before, and because i am not a (good) writer, i will just say the same thing again and again........i LOVE your writing, i love this blog, i so look forward to reading it. i like a good laugh, and this post made me LAUGH.
I was gonna surprise call you while on my graveyard tonight, but my phone card apparently when I tried would have only had 6 seconds worth of time left. But I want you to know I was thinking of you and miss your voice.
Your children are exquisite.
Good pictures - love the first one of Leafy's resolve and patience with his big sister. They are all good. Need a copy for sure.
Haha!! Love it, they are so cute.
I love this blog, yay for silly silly!
they are so darling, it is breath taking
The pictures are so beautiful. Your children always make me smile.
I can totally vision them saying those very thoughts that you wrote down! Your children (all of them) are beautiful. Thanks for making me laugh and smile.
Could your kids be any cuter?!!
I just wanted to say that you and your family are beautiful people... inside and out. I love how you write. I wanted to invite you over to my blog, if you're interested. I'm just getting started, so there's not much on there but I think we have a lot in common, and would love to get to know you better.
being silly is very very very important. How beautiful they are in their silliness too.
Someone taught my wonderful offspring that if you say "I like to live on a pirate ship" when you put your fingers at the side of your mouth and pull, it sounds entirely different!!!!