The real reason kids always draw stick figures...

...is due to the art instruction they receive.

I have finally figured out what it is about taking care of a tiny tot that I love the best. For a while, I am the best artist, the best noodle cooker, the very best balloon kicker and the funniest person alive to my biggest fan. Unless Mr. M comes along, then he is the best everything ever.

The usual ravenous toddler appetite took the day off due to under-the-weatherness. Instead, a large amount of rooibos tea with milk and honey went down the hatch; it's going to be a 70lb wet diaper when he wakes up from his nap at home.

Vocabulary: same as the two previous Fridays but with the addition of co-a (cold) and bu-bu (his blanket) and tea. Every question asked is answered with the cutest yah or a nod and the word mai (mine) with accompanying pointing finger is used to indicate whatever is desired.