bedtime?

Just went upstairs to tuck in the girls, who were supposed to be in bed with lights out... As I creaked up to the top I hear a scuffling, and see Naomi leaping onto the bed, saying "Oh no-the paparazzi!" The covers couldn't hide that, other than her pajamas, she was wearing rhinestone sunglasses, lots of bracelets, a backwards cap, and holding a plastic neon echo-microphone. Eva was lying in bed giggling, and had just put down a used up disposable camera; she, apparently, was permitted to photo the celebrity- I, however, was an unwelcome intruder. Guess she has an agenda other than sleep, that superstar.

poetry by Naomi

Found some poetry scrawled on a scrap of paper next to Naomi's bed the other night... Apparently she's been writing acrostics. Here is a humble verse she wrote using her own name- first in her quick spelling, then a translation, if needed.

Naomi:

Nevr bedr
Apsulootll grate
Olmost betr
Masiv strakth
Inposibl to bet

Never better
Absolutely great
Olmost (almost) better
Massive strength
Impossible to beat

talking Bo

Always feel like adding a picture to each post, even though this has nothing to do with my anecdote... Naomi and Eva with our hair stylist, Kim. They have wanted Kim to cut their hair for years, and she finally decided she would cut for kids too! They were thrilled with the whole experience, and Eva even rehearsed her instructions regarding her cut till they sounded very grown-up. (This happened about a month ago- I'm a little behind.)

OK- so anecdote for the memory book- Eva and Bo. Jason has decided that Bo chews too many things, and that instead of continuing to by him stuffed animals at Goodwill ($1.25 and he LOVES them) he should have rawhides exclusively. These are a lot "neater" than the stuffies, but Bo Bo is quite missing his soft victims. So the other day I walked into the living room to see Eva standing guard in the coat closet, holding a plush puppy high above her head. She was speaking to Bo, who was negotiating with whining and sad eyes, in a low, loud serious voice much like what an Indian would sound like in a old movie. She told him, "ME. NO. TAKE. STUFFIES... BIG. MAN. TAKE. STUFFIES... ME. NOT. INVOLVED."

He must have understood.