Morning Words

Mommy the mow mow gave me a kiss. Yeah, he did!!! He gave me some nibbles too!!! That mow mow right there, is my best friend.

A Wocket Where?

Tai King likes to rhyme. I'm typing what he is saying as he plays with his trucks.

"There's a wocket in my pocket. A wocket in my popeck? A po po in my bo bo bo. There's a skunk in my gunk and a stink in my sink. A loey in my zoey and a zoey in my closet. There's a Pizza Nova there too. There is a gloopy in zooby doopy too. There is a ear in my tear and a tear in my eye coming. There is a wocket in my pocket and here, it is for you mommy. HO HO HO. A doo doo tooby. A goopy in your poopy, a gobbit your gobbit in your gobbit in your gobbit. In your poopy. Hey Blues Clues. Is there corn in your belly? In your poopy? The wocket is in the zoey. In your zoey. The zoey is in the tooty, tooty, tooty. In the Pizza Nova. There is a zoey in the poo-loo. In the poopy loo. "

Cat Palace

Tai King and I spent about an hour in Cat Palace this afternoon, as Oi Ying napped. Cat Palace was built by the Ancient Felines, at the base of Meow Mountain. At the top of Meow Mountain is a basin resevoir of cat food, which the Monster Trucks deliver to the cats in the Palace. As we were making the daily delivery, Tai King shushed me, and we listened to Flakey the Gnome singing from far, far away. What a lovely moment that was.

Monster and the Tiny Cat

Our Monster of the Murk has a new friend. A little tiny, tiny cat who lives in Tai King's other hand. Apparently the tiny cat and MOTM met at Tai King's nursery school.

Our Monster

We have a new addition to our family. A monster. The Monster of the Murk. He stepped out of the pages of a book, right into the palm of Tai King's hand. He goes EVERYWHERE with us. He eats with us, he bathes with us, he sleeps with us, and even wears a seat belt in the car. Thank goodnes, Foxy hasn't felt threatened by the Monster of the Murk. Tai King is very thoughtful and gives them both ample affection. The thing I like most about the Monster of the Murk, is his amazing ability to always be found. It seems impossible for him to get lost. Tai King ALWAYS knows where he is, even though he has 'no colour'. Our monster is invisible. On Good Friday, Tai King let me tie an invisible Easter ribbon around MOTM's neck. Foxy proudly donned a visible Easter ribbon.

Flakey The Gnome

Tai King and I had a solid hour and 9 minutes today to talk while Oi Ying napped. As soon as my wee girl was fast asleep, I proposed to Tai King that we make a magic fort to snuggle in. He was all for it, and we clambered onto the couch together and tented a sheet over us. I started a smooching extravaganza by licking some crusted strawberry jam off of his cheeks. When I asked him why he tasted so yummy, he said, "Because I am a pear!". I responded by introducing myself as a Snickerdoodle. We went on being silly for some time, until we realized that we were being watched. Tetley, was peeping at us through a crack in the fort. Tai King tore after him, caught him, dragged him over to the fort, and hugged his furry feline rear end for about 4 minutes. The cat managed to squeeze his way out of Tai King's grasp, took off running and slunk into a hiding place. Back in the magic fort, Tai King asked where the gnomes were. I was surprised that he had heard of such creatures. I asked him what he thought gnomes were, what they do, what they look like...and he didn't seem to have a clear idea, but was very curious. We decided that having a gnome for a friend would be very nice. And so, Flakey the Gnome was born. Flakey lives in the garden, has a pet snail named Nuggy, and loves to sing. If we are very, very quite, we can hear him singing. We often do. Flakey's favourite game is called 'Bop". Tai King taught me a few words in gnome language. 'Nwan, Nwan" means "I have to go poop" and "Doo Boo" means "Mommy". Apparently the moon had taught Tai King these words.

Hector The Bug

We made a new friend today. A bug. His name is Hector. We found him meandering through the canvas box that stores our construction vehicles. He didn't have an answer for why he was snooping through our stuff. Tai King remarked on how very, very, very, very, small Hector was and that he seemed nice. Upon further reflection though, Tai King declared Hector 'a scary bug'. I quite easily persuaded him to believe that Hector was actually a friend, and that he merely wanted to join us for lunch. Hmmm, what do very, very, very, very small bugs eat? Banana and bacon? We thought so. Hector seemed quite comfortable in the small plastic tub that we coerced him into. And he did munch on the banana and bacon. Tai King added a green popsicle stick to Hector's home, to serve as a staircase, a teeter-totter, or an escape ramp. We drew some pictures of other bugs for Hector, in case he was missing his friends in Bug Land. Hector crawled around on the 'map' that Tai King drew for him, while Oi Ying ate the bug picture that I had drawn. Tai King also did the Yo Gabba Gabba banana dance for Hector. Hector liked it. So did Oi Ying. We all enjoyed it. After the banana dance, we decided to assault Hector with questions. Where did he come from? Was his name really Hector? Or was it Vince? What do bugs drink? Where are his friends? Where is Bug Land? Hector had nothing to say, and shared no secrets. We left him alone for awhile, but later gave him some Easter candy and told him that we liked him.

Thank you my concerned Tai King, for offering me birthday cake to make me feel better. You lift me up. And thank you, little Foxy for the many Kissy Kisses. I love your soft and furry round nose.

Miranda The Mermaid

We had a lovely visit from Miranda this afternoon. We built our underwater cave by draping a blue sheet over the craft table. The wrinkles and folds of the fabric seemed likes waves rippling around us. Tai King called out Miranda's name a few times until we saw her shadow coming in and out of focus as she skimmed and glided over the outside surface of the sheet. We thought for a moment that perhaps she was teasing us and did not intend to be seen. Tai King called for her again, and her shining tail flicked through the bottom of sheet. She tentatively treaded in a corner before finally swimming over to rest in Tai King's hand. We were quite for a long moment as we took in all of her delicacy. I suggested she might enjoy some music, and tinked out a water-droplet tune on our little xylephone. When I asked Tai King if he thought Miranda liked the music, he replied that she really just wanted to eat donuts. So we brought in the donuts, (the classic FP stacking ring toy). Tai King passed out the treats, keeping the blue one for himself. As we snacked, we admired the trove of shells and stars that Miranda had brought clutched to her bosom. What special items. We were asking all sort of questions about where she found such beautiful treasures, until Oi Yingdecided to shove Miranda in her mouth. Miranda didn't seem to mind, water is her element after all. After a thorough mouthing, Oi Ying put her down, and set herself to gnaw away on the table leg. When it was time for Miranda to go, Tai King was sad and wanted her to stay and draw water pictures with us. I tried to explain to him that Miranda needed to go back to her secret place, but she'll visit us again. I managed to make him understand that what precisely makes Miranda special, is that she chooses to come and visit with us, even though she lives somewhere very far away. If she lives with us, then the time we spend with her might not seem as special. She kissed us all and mysteriously slipped away. Afterwards we made some glittery bead artwork to show Miranda next time she visits.

Tell Me About The Rainstorm...

This is Tai King's favourite story right now.

Once upon a time the clouds were heavy and grey with soooo much moisture. All of the clouds agreed that it was time for a rainstorm. The rain fell for days and days and days and days. And the lightening and thunder cracked and boomed for days and days and days and days. Uncle Dave sat in his house, sadly looking out of the window. He wanted the rain to stop so he could jump in the puddles. When the rain finally stopped, Uncle Dave jumped up, shouted "HOORAY", and put on his bestest rubber puddle-jumping boots. He ran outside into the sunshine and jumped into biggest puddle he could find. He splished and he splashed and he sploshed and he spleeshed and he splooshed and he "Bee-bop-bey-ed", and he "Shoo-buh-dee-ay-ed" and he "Hey Hey-ed", until he was full of soooo much happiness that he had to find someone to share it with. So Uncle Dave put on some dry clothes and he puddle-jumped his way over to his best buddy Tai King's house and they ate some ice cream.

Boys And Their Toys

Conversation in the car,

Tai King: Mommy, you have a bagina?

Me: Yes, I do have a vagina.

Tai King: Oi Ying has a bagina?

Me: Yes, she has a vagina. Every little girl and every mommy has a vagina.

Tai King: I have a bagina too.

Me: No, you have a penis. Your little je je is a penis.

Tai King: I do have a penis!!!

Me: That's right, Tai King . Every little boy has a penis

Tai King: I can play with it!!!

Me: That's fine. But remember that you should find some privacy when you want to play with it.

Tai King: Yeah. Daddy has a penis?

Me: Yes he does. Every daddy has a penis.

Tai King is quite for several minutes

Tai King: I'm going to take off my diaper and Daddy is going to take of his underwears and we are going to play with them!!!!

Me: Oh wow!!??

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