Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Eels

Watching home videos from 1994--

Mandi, the blonde poster child, is found in her bedroom brushing her bouncy curls before her beauty pageant. She makes a joke, turns her head back and flashes a sweet grin.

Sam, the awkward cabbage patch, drowns his toy ponies in the pool and says hello in a soft, teensy voice. He then hatches a brilliant plan, jumps into his Power Wheels, and proceeds to chase after and run over his grandmother.

Micah, the enterprising baby, is a tiny sperm. He is already making the sound of gunshots inside of Mom's tummy.

And I, the chubby bug, am found running through the lawn in my diaper looking for my cat. Mom catches up to me and asks,
"What's your name, little girl?"
"Shoozy."
"And where do you live, Susie?"
"Toys R Us."

The summers were lazy.
The clouds were huge and Papa even did tricks on the lawn.


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