Guest Napper #30
I’m a little biased toward wee Guest Napper #30, because he clearly shares my love of cooking.
Currently, I am working my way through Julia Child’s inspiring memoir My Life in France. Reading it has made me admire her even more than before, because it shows how she never wasted time thinking about how thin she was or how pretty she was. She only criticized herself for not knowing her own mind or not being “well-informed.”
Earlier this year, I read The Gastronomical Me by the impossibly fabulous MFK Fisher. Her love of food and wine is matched only by her fearlessness. Considering the time in which she lived, she was a real social trailblazer. I don’t know if I would have had the courage to live life as she did. And the meals she had? Fuggedaboudit! So drool-worthy.
And then my reader Penny sends me this adorable picture of future chef Chandler. How can I not make it a TGIF post?
Good Food Makes You Sleepy
According to Penny’s story, the littlest chef was playing with his toy kitchen and just disappeared to catch a little catnap. I guess cooking like Julia or MFK Fisher requires building up stamina. Chandler is well on his way!
Wishing you all a weekend of good…no GREAT…food prepared with love and care. And then a little nap.
Single-Handed Sleep
We’ve had so many stair naps here at Naps Happen that we’re in danger of becoming positively ho hum. I can’t deny, though, that Cormac has added a few elements to this one an over-achiever.
Ever the daredevil, he has taken the stair nap to a new level by endangering his center of gravity. Like a hapless man in a 1950’s comedy, stranded in a double bed with a modest female friend, he has one hand solidly on the floor.
You'd better keep one hand on the floor, Mister!
But this doesn’t keep him from also kicking up his heels. Between that and the ball props to his right, I’d say he almost makes it into the yoga/pilates category of Napdom.
Might want to take the shoes off, though.
Stop STAIRING. It's RUDE!
We’ll have to take steps to get these guys into their beds more often.
Guest Napper #29
This nap is so infinitely likable.
Whether you are a fan of man and baby’s best friend (check!) or a fan of eco-friendly diapering (check!) or you just really like orange…well…it’s Monday and I will not disappoint.
Ever wake and feel something weighing on you?
Thanks so much to Jeanie for sending this adorable guest nap and for keeping roughly two tons of diapers out of the landfill with her self-proclaimed gDiaper obsession. Her wee one has a kindred spirit in William.
Happy Monday and sweet dreams to baby and beast.
Ding, Dong, the Deck’s a Bed
Contrary to what this photo would suggest, I do not encourage my children to sunbathe. I also do not lock them on the deck in their pajamas and force them to take outdoor naps. Behind giant flowerpots.
It seems that, following in his brother’s footsteps, my four-year-old couldn’t resist the siren song of the sauna-like boards of the deck.
I’m melting!
Open your eyes and get out of bed, people. Naps Happen al fresco.