Half-Naked Art

It's actually the artist and not the art that's half-naked.  

When you're potty training, it's just easier to keep the pants off.  

Snow

Catch Up

Poor Clara says "LEE!!!! WAIT FOR ME!!!!" so often, as Lee disappears into the distance.   I don't know how many years it will be until Clara will be able to catch up to her.     

Making Noodles

Socks

My mom, at 78, has had one hip replaced and is scheduled to have the other one done next month (she's also replaced one knee).   We were visiting her yesterday, and we all went swimming.   Afterward when we were getting dressed, I bent down and put her socks on for her because she was having quite a time bending her legs enough so that she could reach her feet.  

I thought about how many times I've put socks on Clara the past two years, how I rarely put socks on Lee anymore, and how 40 years ago my mom was most likely putting socks on me every day.

I know it's just the way things go as you age, but it was still sad for me.  

The Right Side of Bed

Sometimes Clara gets up on the wrong side of the bed in the morning.  You'll just have to believe me, because I'm not going to subject you to a video of one of those mornings.  

But sometimes she gets up on the right side, and then it's all fun and games.   This video was shot the other day, just minutes after she woke up.  

You Don't Say

In the heat of a very frustrating moment yesterday, I actually said to my 4-year-old, "Lee, you're acting like a child!"