Erika Bonham dot com: February 2008 Archives

February 28, 2008

campin’, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

We returned home today from two days of camping with Grandpa and Grammie in Borrego Springs. It was quite an adventure and we all had a fun time. There was never a moments rest between hiking to the stream to wade and throw rocks, hunting for Indian pottery, riding bikes, taking walks, scraping knees, digging for buried treasure, and eating ice cream. I am sure I left a thing or two out. It was in the 80s and the flowers were in bloom. The ground was the greenest I have ever seen it after all of the rain and it was lovely there. We had a great time camping for the first time and I will tell more of the details later. We are all very tired and it is time to hit the sack.

treasures, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

Ethan holding out some Indian pottery we found hiking in Borrego.

Teegee and the flowers, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

Tegan in Borrego Springs next to some pretty wild flowers at the Visitor’s Center.

February 19, 2008

Ethan: “Can I have this mom?”

Me: “yes.”

Ethan: “Seh seh, mom.”

Me: “What did you just say?”

Ethan: “Seh seh.”

Me: “Where did you here that?”

Ethan: “Kai-lan.”

wikiAnswers: “Thank you” in Chinese

谢谢——xie xie (pronounced ‘sheeYEH sheeyeh’)

February 13, 2008

Valentime’s bouquet, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

It was 79 degrees yesterday so we spent a lot of time outside. At one point, Ethan was outside by himself. I saw him out the window picking these flowers. He was so excited that he had picked these “beautiful flowers” for me and we put them in the vase he made for me about a year ago at his prompting. My Valentine’s bouquet. Sweet boy.

February 5, 2008

flower girl, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

My aunt just emailed this picture to me. It is from one of my other aunt’s wedding in Yosemite in 1983 (I was 5). I was the flower girl. I think I was cute.

February 2, 2008

la comes home, originally uploaded by Ladygirl.

Here are Tegan and La. La is a kewpie doll that I had when I was about Tegan’s age. And I named her La. La has been around just about 30 years. Today, I thought we had lost La. And I was a little bit heartbroken. I was trying not to care too much because it is just “stuff” and I don’t want to get all wrapped up in being super materialistic or anything, but I was bummed. You see, Tegan loves La. You show her La and she lights up and smiles, then grabs her and gnaws on her foot.

La was last seen Wednesday, when she went shopping with us. She went to Target (where someone actually stopped me and asked me where I had found a kewpie doll). She went to Anthropologie with us and all around the shopping center where Anthropologie is located, then to lunch. Last night, I started thinking about it…hadn’t seen her in a while. I looked all over. In the car, in the kid’s room, the toy basket, every diaper bag I have. No La. I called Anthropologie. I went to Target. No La. Ethan was with me at Target and as we were leaving he asked me where she was. I told him La went to heaven. He wanted to send Tegan up there to get her. I told him the babies in heaven were getting to play with her now.

So, tonight, Ethan gets out this basket he has full of balls. As he dumps it out, there is La. And he says, “mom! La came back from heaven!”

I was so happy to see La again. I had actually looked on ebay and found one just like her and was tempted to buy it (glad I didn’t do it). I think Tegan is also glad La is back. Yay for La!