Sorting the Towels for Clanna
Originally uploaded by wavybrains.
I am 100% sure that Tavy is my daughter. Biologically. Her little swaddled up won-ton package never left my or Freak's arms the entire time she was in the hospital. And yet . . . I wonder . . .
Me: What to do we do next? (expecting no reply and fully expecting to head for my coffee)
T: CLEAN UP! (frantically starts gathering up clothes from the playroom floor) Dirty shirt! Dirty Bants! Dirty Hat!
Me: Mama's hat is NOT dirty.
T: CLEAN hat! (Plunks on my head, and not needing a sunhat in the playroom, I remove it).
T: (stern face) No! Clean up hat! (puts back on my head). Clean wif Hat!
Me: It's a little early in the day for prepositions, don't you think.
T: Wittle Early. Clean up! CLEAN UP!
(I move to start cleaning the various puzzle pieces from the heap. For the past year, puzzles are cleaned by me giving her the pieces for the appropriate bin).
T: NO! IE DO! IE DO! (And proceeds to place the piece with the correct Melissa and Doug's puzzle). Oh no! OH NO! (points to missing pieces).
Me: Tavy do THAT too. (handing her the rubber maid bin for that puzzle).
T: NO! NO! IE DO! (runs off to fetch one of her play purses and frantically stuffs all the pieces for that puzzle in that bag.)
Me: Can we put the bag in the bin!
T: NO! IE DO! (Takes her bag and shoves it in a changing table drawer) ALL DONE MAMA!
Me: Okay! Good Job!
T: HARRRRD JOB! (Clanna taught her this phrase).
Me: Dirty pants for the dirty pile!
T: CLEAN pants! (Ignores pants I am holding out and removes her pants). Oh NO! DIRTY SHIRT! (Looks down at the minsicule stain from breakfast on shirt.) SHIRT OFF! SHIRT OFF! SHIRT OFF NOW!
Me: Shirt is CLEAN.
T: NO! NEED CLEAN SHIRT!
Me: How about we put some books on shelves instead?
T: (toddles the books to the shelf, then looks down at shirt again). DIRTY SHIRT (shakes head like she can't believe I have allowed this injustice to go on).
T (now shirt less): DIRTY dish!
Me (point to the doll dish box): In the Tavy dish box . . .
T: Need NEW box. IE DO!
21.5 months and she's already choosing her own storage containers. Anyone want to guess what tween room cleaning will look like in a few years? OH NO! IE DO!
"It's a little early in the day for prepositions, don't you think."
What time of day was that?
Posted by: Katie B. | July 10, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Never too early for prepositions, nor for cleaning, maybe she's part *my* daughter!!! Love it.
Posted by: Cheyenne Fitzpatrick | July 11, 2009 at 10:39 PM