A Mercer Moment

Ever since her birthday, Mercer has liked to pretend she is having a birthday everyday. (I mean, why not?) She celebrates in various ways. For example, she might get out ALL of her stuffed animals, put them on her bed, and sing "Happy Birthday" to them. Some days she picks out her outfit for the day and then requires me to put it all into a gift bag so she can unwrap her "surprise."

But two nights ago took the cake. She said I needed her to make her a homemade birthday card, and it should have two Care Bears on it, a happy face and some flowers. It should also say her name.

So while Maria gave her a bath, I quickly set about to make her the card. I am no artist, but I thought it turned out pretty well and was SURE she was going to be very, very excited about her card.

I got her out of the bath tub, bundled her up in a towel, and took her into the bedroom where I'd put the card (alongside her pajamas, "wrapped" in a gift bag) on her bed. She stared at it and said, "There's only one Care Bear."

"Yes," I explained, "I'm sorry about that but I made the first Care Bear so big there wasn't enough room for another one. But see? There is a happy face and here are some flowers."

She stared a bit longer and said, "He doesn't look very happy."

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When Mercer asks you for a homemade card with TWO Care Bears on it, a happy face, some flowers and her name, you had better freakin' deliver, my friend. Or suffer the consequences. Lesson learned.



(This is the birthday card, which I had to edit to make Care Bear "happier", and then Mercer drew all over to add her own artistic embellishments.)