Surprise Plant

Dear Sawyer,

You and your older siblings have your own bathroom and I don't go in there often because you guys are responsible for keeping it clean. But clearly, I need to start checking it more frequently because I glanced in there today and noticed a small weed growing out of the sink drain. Um, what? Last week, you did mention to me that there was "a plant in the bathroom" and I had no idea what you were talking about but I was in the midst of dinner/laundry/homework craziness so I didn't follow up. Now I see what you were talking about. I don't know what you guys have been doing (other than obviously NOT cleaning the sink) but all of the bacteria, mold and gunk in your sink drain have somehow sprouted plant life??? I am perplexed!

Love,

Mom

Laugh Track

Dear Sawyer,

Ever since you were a tiny little Sawyer, there is one thing that completely cracks you up like nothing else: watching someone accidentally bump into a wall. When you were 3 or 4 years old, we saw a commercial where an elevator door opens up but there is a wall inside the elevator so this unsuspecting guy walks into the elevator, only to crash into the wall (I have absolutely no idea what the commercial was for). You laughed SO HARD. And your laugh is so cute that I replayed the commercial over and over just to hear it. I think I replayed the commercial about a dozen times and each time, you released a fit of giggles! And to this day, you laugh uncontrollably when you see someone walk straight into a wall. MuiMui was trying keep up with me the other day and wasn't paying attention to her surroundings, so she walked into the dining room wall and you LOST it! (MuiMui was okay, so it's fine that you were laughing. Kind of.)

There is only one other thing that has made you laugh harder than when someone crashed into a wall. One time, I told you this joke: "A bear and a rabbit are standing next to each other in the woods. The bear turns to the rabbit and asks, 'Do you have a problem with poop sticking to your fur?' The rabbit answers, 'No, I don't.' So the bear picks the rabbit up and uses him to wipe his butt." The second you understood that the bear used the rabbit for toilet paper, you giggled like crazy! You giggled so hard, you walked over to your bed and fell onto it in a fit of giggles. You got up, still laughing, and even slapped your leg a few times in your merriment. And everyone in our family started laughing, too, because your giggles were so infectious! Oh Sawyer, I hope your laugh never changes!

Love,

Mom