Happy Eyes

“Happy the eyes that can close.” --from Cry the Beloved Country

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Retro Resurrection

While Bode was never really into stuffed animals and never introduced to dolls, Keegen has always been a dragger-around-of-blankies-and-stuffed-animals. My sitter commented to me how he carries around some of her daughter's dolls when he's there and I thought maybe I should get him one since we are a doll-less home. But then today i was in the basement looking for something big enough to mix the stuffing in and voila! Carmody Norvell and Stacey Gussie were uncovered. My Cabbage Patch dolls from back in the day (i'm gonna guess 1983). They're both preemies which makes me wonder if that was a self-fulfilled prophecy or what? Anyway. I gave Carmody to Keegs and he proclaimed, "Baby!" and promptly tried to yank the binkie from the doll's mouth. Perfect. I brought up Stacey so Bode wouldn't feel left out but he's not interested ("Maybe later, Mom"). I still have the CP diaper on her and a bunch of outfits. And the bassinet that my mom made. Fun to go down memory lane every now and again.

1 comment:

erin said...

hilarious. and i'm guessing you remembered their names on your own (i.e. the "birth certificates" are long gone). your crazy memory. (i love that keegen is carrying him around-- very cute.)