February 11, 2008
Bathing suits and snow pants
Tara walked into the family room yesterday in her new blue one-piece bathing suit, sat down and watched TV. That's right, her bathing suit. In February. It is 12 degrees outside. The countdown to Florida has, apparently, begun.
Let no one get in the way of a 5-year-old anticipating the beach. We leave in a week for five sun-filled days in Florida. It might as well be this afternoon, as far as Tara is concerned.
I ordered the Beach Beauty to change into something warmer. Sometime in the afternoon, we went to the pharmacy to get a few things. Tara was dressed much more appropriately in her purple pants and matching hoodie sweatshirt. On the way to the store, she got a bit antsy. "I have an itch! I have an itch!" she yelled. Bundled up in a down coat, she couldn't quite get to the spot to scratch. "Hurry!" she said. "Hurry!!"
We pulled into the parking lot and I quickly opened the Drama Queen's door to help her out. She frantically pointed to a spot on her back as though she was covered in bugs. I pulled up her coat and her sweatshirt to reveal, what else, her bathing suit.
Why are you wearing this??! I asked. "Because I like the way it feels," she said. Indeed...
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