Life in Dishes

This is my absolute favorite picture from our trip to Disney over the break. Layla really didn’t appreciate her dad asking her to stop and pose for pictures at every ride and attraction. Here we are boarding Aladdin’s flying carpets. Lesroy told her to turn around for a shot and this is what he got. “I don’t want to take pictures!”

Tomorrow is Octoberfest at my daughter’s daycare, that’s their PC way to acknowledge Halloween. This year, the kids were asked to dress up like Michael Jackson. Mini-me’s class was assigned “Billie Jean” I was first disappointed because I remembered the outfit in that video was a bit plain. Why didn’t they get “Beat it”? But then again, it would be nearly impossible to find a red leather jacket for a little person…or was the red leather in Thriller? It doesn’t matter. Here’s my life-size doll in the outfit I put together from boys clothing found at the local thrift store. the bow tie is actually a hair bow. Happy Friday!

My baby read a book to me today. She’s in Florida with my mom for the rest of the month and although I feel her absence, I’m still able to enjoy the sudden abundance of free time. I get to mosey home after work, no more mad dash to her day care. I’m decorating, meeting friends for dinner, sleeping in on the weekend. There are no little messes to clean up, no crumbs scattered around the house or sticky finger prints on the furniture. There are definitely perks, but there is also a dull pain. It’s muted most of the time, but when I hear that squeaky voice over the…