little miss emma beaner

We were at Nick and Julie's for a little end of fall get-together. They had just landscaped their backyard. They put in a little garden pond. The kids had been playing great all night. All of the guys were down by the campfire. The ladies were up on the deck. The kids were all over the place - up and down - on the deck, in the yard, on the deck...I think you get the point. It was dark. Miss Emma was playing with Omar's Cabbage Patch baby and his Spider Man phone. She was down in the grass. All of a sudden, I hear this big sploosh. And then Emma screaming bloody friggin murder. She climbed up on the retaining wall with the baby and phone and walked right into the pond. Soaked from the chest down. Soggy new shoes. Sopping baby. Broken phone. I rushed over and she told me, "I was scared, Momma. I went in the pond. My baby is wet." Tear. We got her into a pair of Omar's jammies and she was good to go. Miss Em sure is good at finding trouble!

I was in the kitchen making lunch and in walks Miss Emma. She grabs my leg and looks up at me. Then out of her little mouth, she says, "Momma, you're the best momma ever!" I told her that was very sweet. She looked up at me again and said, "Momma, you're my best friend" Ahh...she is a little sweetheart!

Miss Em was digging through my nightstand and came across one of her puggies. She came running out of them bedroom so excited, "I found my puggie!!" I admit, I lied to her. I told her that they were baby Jensens and we were just keeping them safe for him until he makes his big arrival. Her face just dropped. It was the saddest thing ever. She went and put them back for a bit. I was in there and she came back and took one out of the drawer and asked if she could just use it until Jensen's here. She tried it out and we decided she looked silly, so she put it back. Shame on me for forgetting they were in there. It's been months though. Who'd thought she'd still want one!