The workings of the 3 year old brain often serve to confuse
and baffle me, all the while bringing me great amusement. She came out of her room around 10 pm last night, "Mommy, does the moonlight melt snow, or just the sunlight? "Cause the moon gives light too, especially if it's a full moon." It's been in the 70s here, I have no idea why she's even thinking about snow. And the wheels just keep turning.
Teresa woke this morning and came wandering into the kitchen. "Mommy, is it a school day or can we sleep as long as we want to?" I reassured her that we were staying home today. "I'm all done sleeping." Not sure what the confirmation was needed for. "I think that Addison still wants to sleep. She's awake but she rolled over to put her bottom in the air," (Addison's classic sleeping pose). At which point I heard from Addison, "Mommy....MILK!" So, we got up and got ready for our first My Gym class in forever. As Teresa was putting on her shoes she looked up at me, "Mommy, when am I going to be old enough to pierce my ears? I really want earrings." We've been round and round on this issue. I explained, for the
gazillionith time, that to get earrings she'd have to get a "shot" in each ear. She
reiterated, not for the first time, "I was very brave for my flu shot, I can be brave to get my ears pierced. Please Mommy......"
So, after we got home from My Gym I told Teresa to think really hard about it during her nap, and if she still wanted to go get her ears pierced after her nap that we could go and do it. She woke up giddy, "Mommy, is it time to go and get my earrings?" Guess that answers that question.
We got to Claire's at the mall and Teresa went up to the sales lady herself (most unusual for her to be so brave with a stranger), "I would like some earrings please." The lady told her to go and pick out some earrings, but first she had to call Ken. "I'm at the store to get my ears pierced Daddy!"

She went then to go look at the earrings. I told her she could pick out whichever stud she liked. She immediately chooses the largest, a 6mm CZ stud. I told her that it was much too big and tried to
steer her towards a gold stud. She declined that, and her birthstone, aquamarine. "I want purple, lavender actually." She then picked a nice little t
anzanite stud. "This is going to be so fun," she
chortled.

She was very patient, and immobile while the lady drew on her ears.


She had a brief moment of concern pass over her face and the lady came at her with the piercing gun.

But that was about it. She never moved, she never flinched, didn't even think about crying. I was absolutely amazed.

Addison was a little concerned about what was going on with her sister, but sat and patiently waited.

"Can I see!" She
was so excited to check out her new ears.
Talk about one happy little girl! And she was right, she could be brave like she was with her flu shot.
Of course, Teresa had to immediately call Ken, "I have new earrings in my ears Daddy." She kept talking about proud Ken was going to be when he saw her ears. "I think that he will be very surprised too."

We headed over to the play area for a little while, both so Addison could get out of the stroller, and so we had something to do while we were waiting for the train to start running again.

Both girls really enjoyed the train, and I think would have ridden it for several hours if they had been allowed.


Teresa looks older to me, crazy little earrings. I was almost as shocked that Addison didn't insist on getting earrings for herself, but she seemed to have no interest. I have no expectations that Addison would leave earrings alone if she had them. Teresa can't wait to get to school tomorrow, she wants to show everyone!