Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: Jessie's Whiskers

I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.

I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.

I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.

23 July 2010

Jessie's Whiskers

This morning, Jessie had a complaint for me. Just to be different.

"You've taken my three whiskers," she grumbled as she ferreted around in my kitchen drawers.

"What whiskers?" I asked. "You don't have any whiskers. Certainly not three whiskers."

"These whiskers!" she objected. "They were in your drawer! They go in my kitchen!"

12 comments:

Emily Sue said...: Jessie's toy kitchen has THREE whiskers? Man. I only have one whisker in my grown-up kitchen.

Of course, when Jessie gets closer to my age she will be less happy to find whiskers. Hmmm... now where did I put my tweezers?; 23 July, 2010 22:57
Unknown said...: LOVE IT!!!; 24 July, 2010 02:32
Unknown said...: LOVE IT!!!; 24 July, 2010 02:32
Joy said...: Thank you for the smile and chuckle this morning. I needed it.
♥ Joy; 24 July, 2010 02:35
Ro said...: So cute! :); 24 July, 2010 03:17
Swift Jan said...: Nawww Jessie is just too adorable!; 24 July, 2010 08:02
Hippomanic Jen said...: Whiskers indeed.

And I am Sooo much with Emily Sue.; 24 July, 2010 16:50
Alison said...: Haha! She knew what she was talking about!; 25 July, 2010 07:46
Allegro ma non troppo said...: Buy yourself your OWN whiskers, you dirty rotten mummy-thief!; 25 July, 2010 21:15
Heather said...: Oh I love this, especially the picture!; 27 July, 2010 00:25
Long dark hair, blue eyes said...: That is very cute. And great picture!; 27 July, 2010 13:34
CynthiaK said...: LOL! That's adorable. :); 27 July, 2010 14:34

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23 July 2010

Jessie's Whiskers

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