playing with macy

(this is especially for heather anderson lister to enjoy.  i know how much you like coloring . . .  ahem, the zoey story.)

today macy and i colored.  i was really into it.  for once in my life as a mother, i was able to actually finish a whole picture.  just as i was about to color the last tiny bit (tuck's left eye), macy all of a sudden took notice of my masterpiece and wanted to do it herself.  no!  after all that work!  i seriously had to calm myself down and think, "really robin, it's a coloring book.  no one's ever gonna see what a great job you did (well, until i blog about it), just let her color the eye."  so, reluctantly i handed over the blue crayon, and she promptly scribbled on the opposite page!  hooray!  my picture escaped unscathed.  see?  beautiful, right?

also, in "playing with macy" news, she gave me a haircut with itty bitty barbie scissors and then i got to be the baby and she put me to sleep.  i have always wanted to be the one being put to bed, (i've begged many times, "let me be the baby!  you can put me to sleep!"), but i've never been allowed.  but today . . . today was my lucky day.  she covered me with a quilt, sang to me in her special macy way (humming "you are my sunshine"), gave me ducky and a kiss and then went and quietly played in her room.  and yes, i fell asleep.

(this picture was after all that, when she decided i'd had enough solo nap time and came and joined me.)