mimi was full of mimi-isms the other day. she wanted to go to the play area at tysons, specifically tysons because she likes to leap on the blocks. so we went to get out of the house and expend some energy.
as we drive up to the 6th level of the tysons parking deck, and we're turning corner after corner to get up each level, the minivan listing heavily to one side with each turn, mimi says, it's a good thing i'm not sea sick! do you get sea sick, mom? i think it must feel like bubbles in the tummy.
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we get out of the car. a light rain had been falling as we drove, but it had stopped by the time we arrived. we get out of the car and walk to the mall entrance. the hot streets and the quick rain
combine to create very heavy hot air. mimi runs ahead, then stops, takes a deep breath and says, whew! it feels like i swallowed a warm coat out here.
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when we get into the mall she needed to go use the bathroom. she decides to use the handicap stall which also has its own sink. while she was taking care of business, i changed ozzy's diaper and then spent the rest of the time trying to keep him from touching every surface in that germy bathroom, which is like wrestling with a flopping fish. he goes all squirmy on me, and i can't figure out how such a tiny thing could be so darn strong. it's a losing battle, and time is dragging on and all the while mimi is still in the stall. i hear the water in the sink running and running and running.
Are you almost done? i yell out in desperation.
yes, almost.
seconds tick by.
WHAT are you doing in there? it's taking forever!
I'm trying to hurry, but mom? there's a TERRIFYING bug in here. and i dont want it to get me.
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while reading mimi's new favorite book Pete and Pickles (GREAT story btw. i get choked up at the climax of the story and the illustrations are fantastic. written by Berkley Breathed, the creator of the comic strip Bloom County with Opus the penguin). we noticed that pete, a very lonely pig, was reading a book called "The Independent Pig." mimi asked me what it meant and i told her that dependant meant you relied on someone else for support and INdependent meant that you didnt rely on others and took care of yourself. she mulls it over and then asks me, so then what does OUTdependent mean?
as we drive up to the 6th level of the tysons parking deck, and we're turning corner after corner to get up each level, the minivan listing heavily to one side with each turn, mimi says, it's a good thing i'm not sea sick! do you get sea sick, mom? i think it must feel like bubbles in the tummy.
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we get out of the car. a light rain had been falling as we drove, but it had stopped by the time we arrived. we get out of the car and walk to the mall entrance. the hot streets and the quick rain
combine to create very heavy hot air. mimi runs ahead, then stops, takes a deep breath and says, whew! it feels like i swallowed a warm coat out here.
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when we get into the mall she needed to go use the bathroom. she decides to use the handicap stall which also has its own sink. while she was taking care of business, i changed ozzy's diaper and then spent the rest of the time trying to keep him from touching every surface in that germy bathroom, which is like wrestling with a flopping fish. he goes all squirmy on me, and i can't figure out how such a tiny thing could be so darn strong. it's a losing battle, and time is dragging on and all the while mimi is still in the stall. i hear the water in the sink running and running and running.
Are you almost done? i yell out in desperation.
yes, almost.
seconds tick by.
WHAT are you doing in there? it's taking forever!
I'm trying to hurry, but mom? there's a TERRIFYING bug in here. and i dont want it to get me.
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while reading mimi's new favorite book Pete and Pickles (GREAT story btw. i get choked up at the climax of the story and the illustrations are fantastic. written by Berkley Breathed, the creator of the comic strip Bloom County with Opus the penguin). we noticed that pete, a very lonely pig, was reading a book called "The Independent Pig." mimi asked me what it meant and i told her that dependant meant you relied on someone else for support and INdependent meant that you didnt rely on others and took care of yourself. she mulls it over and then asks me, so then what does OUTdependent mean?
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