December Odds and Ends

When I took Ricky Christmas shopping for his brothers, I asked him if there was someone else he wanted to buy a present for.  His answer was, “Grandpa Chet.”  I gently reminded him that my dad was dead.  Ricky didn’t care.  He said, “We could get something for his tombstone.”  So we did.

Billy went with us to take Grandpa Chet his Christmas present.  It is a small blue fake Christmas tree.  Blue because, as Ricky informed me, that was Grandpa Chet’s favorite color.  Okay, son.

The other day I asked Rusty if he wanted to take a bath.  He used his favorite word, NO, so I went upstairs without him.  I started the tub and then went to get pjs and towels and whatnot and then I came back to the stairs to call for Rusty.  Kevin told me that he was upstairs.  I hadn’t seen him come up, so where was Rusty?  See for yourself …

Tommy has never been very fond of his bumbo chair.  We tried using it as a feeding chair but it wasn’t working.  I decided to put him in the high chair and Rusty had a very strong opinion about that.  One morning last week, I went to put Tommy in the high chair and from down in the family room, Rusty started yelling, “NO!  No, Momma, no!”

Rusty bolted up the stairs, started pulling on me and Tommy, and repeated, “No!  Mine!  No!”  Kevin was sent to the store and brought home a new little seat for Tommy.  Rusty doesn’t have to share and Tommy is eating easier.  We are all happy.

I was sewing Christmas pajamas and Rusty was just playing around near me.  I heard him grunting and looked around.  This is what I found … (at least Tommy wasn’t in it)

A few years ago, someone asked who belonged to my mom … me or Kevin.  The lady just thought Kevin looked so much like my brothers that he was one of them.  Really?

Maybe when they are standing up and he’s a good 3 or 4 inches shorter than these 2, he looks more like them?

1 thought on “December Odds and Ends

  1. Cathy Olds

    I can’t think of a better place for a fake blue tree with a red star. Lovely.

    The first thing I noticed in the picture of Rusty in the tub was his little stuffed animal in there with him. I thought to myself, “If it’s as dirty as Danny’s Hard Puppy then it was probably a good thing he brought in into the tub with him.” Then I noticed Rusty was still partly clothed.

    Raymond has that same little seat and I love it.

    Was that lady wearing glasses? Maybe Kevin was adopted.

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