My sister heard that phrase from a mother of seven children. The crumbs on the table, the toys on the stairs, the broken bike in the driveway... they are proof of life. Signs that the home is full of thriving, vital, busy, energetic, happy little people. I once made a list of the toys I found in the lawn, and while I don't have the list anymore, it went something like this:
3 little plastic balls - yellow, green, red2 soccer balls
1 basketball
2 plastic swords
1 shield
1 sock
3 lego people
4 sand shovels
6 hot wheels cars
2 dump trucks
1 Tonka truck
2 tricycles1 scarf
2 plastic cups2 bottle caps
1 water pistol
5 big boy bikes
1 bike carriage
1 bocce set
a little mountain of special pebbles
Four and Five like to play in my room, turning my makeup brushes into beards, pretending my hair clips are sharks, or asking me to give them freckles with an eyeliner pencil. I recently came home after a few weeks away to find signs of life hidden in little corners.
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| Some creature you build out of little pieces |
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| I think this is a gun, but it could be a leg |
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| An underwater explorer. Be careful when getting into the bath |
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| Getting ready to go for a walk, we found a Spiderman flip flop in Mama Nut's boot. |
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