I chose to wear a skirt today (nothing fancy, a sweatpant-material skirt). The weather people promised sun. But when I awoke this morning… no sun.

***Now, I have been faithfully applying my Jergens Natural Glow lotion (also clinically proven to firm skin! *sha-right*) to hide my pasty Pacific Northwest whiteness… I have been anticipating the day the sun would shine. It is May after all… Crimony! I believed if I just wore the skirt and showed my artificially tannish legs - the power of the two would make the sun burn away the gray clouds. After a number of chilly-legged hours this a.m… the power of my skirt and the glow of my legs burned away the chill and gloom! Yay Me!***

Upon seeing my bare legs for the first time in, oh, her memory (she’s only 3)… she said, “I don’t like that girt (skirt) Mama.”

“What?” I paused… dare I ask? I dared. *cringing…eye twitching*

“Why?” I asked aloud, and inside my head I pleaded, “Please don’t say I look gross, please don’t say my legs look disgusting….”

Lucy answered, “Because ore (your) naked.” 

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I do not take many showers alone. C’mon folks - I have a 3 year old daughter! She often strips down, tells me she needs a shower too, breaks out the scrubber brush and cleans my shower while I shower not alone. To her - the shower is Mommy’s territory. I do love me my shower and I work hard to make it happen almost everyday. Sure, there are better things I could be doing - like dishes or blogging, but this girl needs to get her shower on. I’m nicer that way.

Just had to set the stage… Now, Daddy usually gets alone shower time. We all are most comfortable with that, but if one has ever met a 3-year-old, one is aware of the fact that boundaries are not an innate character trait in these littlest of people.

One recent morning, Lucy decided to check on Daddy - in the shower. She said,

Are you taking Mommy’s shower?

That’s my girl - protecting Mommy’s territory from the yucky boys.