Deena was obsessing over finding all her Baby Penguins today. She must have had a rough night sleeping and they all ended up under the bed or between the wall and the bed. This is how I found her when she was calling for me before school. Yes, she even has on penguin pants. That little guy next to Deena is THE first Baby Penguin ever. He was my step-brother's when he was a little boy - and he's now in his 40's!
Below is a better photograph of Baby Penguin Number 1. His beak is frayed, he smells like a basement and his arm is wrapped in medical tape to close a hole we weren't allowed to sew. (How barbaric! SEW a poor baby?!) But he has all the love of one of the sweetest little girls in the world!! I wonder how hard it would be to send him through the washing machine...
The penguin thing runs in your family then. At what age did Deena stop thinking she was a penguin too?
ReplyDeleteThe first Baby Penguin ever looks battle-worn. I had a giraffe and a funny rabbit that was twice my size at the time. They got thrown out because my mom probably didn't know how to clean it. The first four results G turned up for how to wash old plush toys looked promising. One of them actually calls them little germ gardens, which is Yikes! :)
I don't think she ever really thought she was a penguin...I will have to ask her if she did!! I think I will kidnap Baby Penguin 1, stuff him into a pillow case and throw him through the washer. GERM GARDEN?! Thats disgusting...she sleeps with him shoved up to her face - ugh.
ReplyDeleteOK. I hope he will survive. And you might as well sew him afterwards while he's still unconscious. The tape may cause irritation in the long run.
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