September 16, 2013
-
Flashback Monday
I just found this note to myself from March 2010. I probably put it on FB at the time. Are all these sweet memories archived on FB, like they are on Xanga? I mean, archived for me, not the NSA? Here we go:
Is seeing red. Literally.
The 4 year old locked himself in the bathroom last night.
Anytime Norway goes into hiding, the outcome is not good, but it’s usually related to food or his brother’s Nintendo. (He created a new version of “pancake mix” last week under the kitchen table, with raw eggs, colored cookie sugar, and applesauce.)
Last night? I jimmied open the door to see a bath towel with two red legs sticking out.
Red? Red. Red legs, red.. everything. Norway, completely naked except for red marker. From his hairline to his toes: solid, bright, cherry red. Just the front of him, of course, his whole back side was untouched.
My scream probably frightened the neighbors. In Canada.
Then I asked the stupidest question all parents ask: NORWAY! WHY DID YOU DO THIS?!
He had a meek little answer: Mommy, I wanted to be Hellboy.