out of the mouths of babes

i may have no little ones of my own, but i have a huge soft spot in my heart for kiddos. working in a family restaurant instead of a bar was a bit of a transition for me especially being used to having little ones under feet. i enjoy waiting on tables with kids. sure those tables tend to be more of a mess to clean up and require more work in general, but i like being around the cutie pies. of the families that are regulars, i must admit i have 3 favorites children. i tend to preen over them just a little more as long as i have a bit of time to do so talking to them. my favorite happens to be this adorable 3 year old who comes in with her dad. she is all attitude and very much wants to be independent. she got upset after getting sad because she accidentally ripped her kids menu, and it wasn't pretty anymore. she has the cutest pouty face, and totally has her daddy wrapped around her tiny little finger. i'm a bit of a sucker too(actually all my female coworkers are and even some of my male coworkers too at least for her). so, i got her a new one of course; and she was happy.
after she and her daddy had finished eating, i came by to pick up their plates which were neatly stacked off to the side as her father always does. i noticed she had taken the parsley off of her plate and was holding it in her hand like a bouquet. before i could even ask her what she was doing with the parsley, she told me she and her daddy were having a tea party, and asked me if i liked her pretty flowers(the parsley)? i couldn't help giggling. i told her they were lovely and even got her some more. i just couldn't stop laughing at how precious she was being.

have i been a bad role model?

we have two cats,belle and kitty, which we consider our children. much like parents, we spend way too much time talking about their antics. kitty is the youngest and may i add named by my boyfriend who thought it was a funny name. she has been trained by him to play fetch and high five. cute tricks aside apparently as we discovered this morning, i have not done a good enough job of teaching her to be a lady. she had seated herself in the front window and was washing her butt with her butt facing out the window for the whole world to see. when we spoke to her to stop which she normally replies to, the look she gave was much like this.apparently she wanted the world to see her girl parts and how much pride she was taking in cleaning them. she kept at it for a good 10 minutes. i must admit we could not stop laughing at her.

this is not the first time i have been embarrassed/amused by a cat. when i was in college, our family cat, mouser made a bit of a scene on a visit to the vet. the vet took her temperature rectally which did not sit well with her at all. she immediately jumped down and went to the bathroom on the floor. the flooring was that laminate tile that looks like sand which apparently was what she thought it was. she tried to scratch the floor over her mess to no avail. i was both laughing and crying at the same time in front of the new cute young vet.