when laura met laura and the true art of showing up

Today, at Art Camp, it is Laura’s 8th birthday.

Birthday means no chores. Birthday means you get carried, princess style, to breakfast.

Poetically, best friend, Laura, not 8, calls. She is en route up north.

Why don’t you drop in for breakfast, it is going to be special, I say. It’s a birthday over here. We are having every bad thing in the world; waffles with ice cream and maple syrup.

(selfishly, I love to show her off, and show off my campers as well- you have to witness the magic to believe it)

She says no, she has a full day ahead.

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25 years and counting

The boys were building decks all day Saturday when my friend turned to his pals to say

Shoot, I have to remember to pick up our 25th wedding anniversary gift.

The guys, all expecting to hear about diamonds and trips, fell over when he told them, with an unparalleled air of confidence and excitement

I am getting her an oversized beer cooler.

They looked at each other totally dumbfounded and said

Ok. Just let us know where we might find the body bag, you know, when she dumps you permanently, in a river or something.

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a trip to the barber

My favourite little 5 year old guy arrived at his weekly art class last week with a bulging white envelope.

When he handed it to me I said what is it?

It’s all the hair the barber cut off last week. I told him I was doing a family portrait and that I would need all my hair to glue on the canvas. 

This brings new definition to the term mixed media.

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