Oh Lucy

A few nights ago, as I was putting Lucy to be, she snuggled up against me and I said
I love you Luce Goose
I love you too Mama
Well I love you three!
She giggled and said
I love you four!
I love you five! I shot back
Mama I love you SIX!
She giggled again
We made it to I love you 15 (me) without any problems when she hesitated
Mama, I love you .....Mama, I forget, what comes next but whatever it is, I love you that much!
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Last week, at bed time, I told her to close her little eyes
She turned, looked at me and said with a hint of a challenge in the balance
Close your big eyes and I'll close my little eyes
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I was in a rush the other night, as I often am, and knocked over the bowl of vegetables I had just made for Lucy's dinner
Lucy rushed over to see what all the noise and my expletives were about
Mama, you OK?
I am honey, I just knocked over a bowl
That one Mama? she asked pointing to the floor
Yeas honey, that one
Was that my broccoli and cauliflower for my dinner?
Yes honey, it was
Ohh, well......that's disappointing......
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Lucy was a tiger for Halloween
At one point, I said something to her about looking like Tigger
She corrected me
Mama, I'm not Tigger, I'm a tiger, a Bengal tiger
Sorry Luce!
Just don't call me Tigger Mama! I'm a BENGAL TIGER!!
On Halloween, a couple we know came down with their kids to Trick or Treat
Jay said something to Lucy about her looking like Tigger
I said to him don't call her Tigger, she's so not Tigger....
She's not Tigger?
Nope - she's a Tiger - not a Tigger - like a Siberian tiger or something....
Aren't those the white ones? he asked
I don't know....I can never remember......just don't call her Tigger!
When I was putting her to bed that night, Lucy says to me
Oh Mama, by the way...
Yes Lucy?
Mama, you told your friend I was a Siberian Tiger...and I wasn't.....
You weren't?
She put her hand on her hip and said to me in quite an exasperated tone
Mama! Siberian Tigers are white, was I white? No I was ORANGE......I was a Bengal Tiger!
Oh, sorry Luce, how come you didn't tell Jay that?
I didn't want to make you look bad Mama.....

Maria the Mum