Shu Shu's Sheet

This morning, as I was checking my email, Erin popped into the office and said to me ...

"Mama, in my room, all the animals are going to listen to a song, but only the animals who have clothes on can listen to it."

"Oh, that sounds like a good idea."

"Yeah, but Mom, there's a problem. Shu Shu (one of her stuffed toys, a rabbit) really wants to hear the song."

"Okay. Does she need to get dressed?"

"Yes, but I have tried and tried to put some of my shirts on her, but they won't fit. So I need to cut off some of my sheet for her to wear. Where are the blue handled scissors?"

"Whoa ... why do you need to cut off part of your sheet?"

"Mom, I just told you, my shirts won't fit Shu Shu -- they're too big and fall off of her!"

"Well, have you tried some of your doll clothes?"

"No, Mama, they won't work. She just wants the sheet. Where are the scissors? That's just what I needed to get from here." (translation: If you hadn't have been in here, mom, I would have been happily snipping out a sheet tunic for Shu Shu right now.)

"Okay, well, I can see that Shu Shu is too little for your big girl clothes (the rabbit is about 8 inches long, and probably 4 inches wide), so how about some of Avery's clothes? They're much smaller, and might work nicely?"

"No, I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"Well, mom, I don't really like Avery's clothes, especially her shirts."

"Well, we aren't going to cut up the sheets today, so you'll need to find a shirt of Avery's, or Shu Shu will just have to listen to the song another time."

"Ohhh, okayyy."

Erin dashed out of the room (I was careful to note the position of the blue handled scissors!) and came back a few moments later with Shu Shu and a yellow onsie of Avery's. We worked together to put it on Shu Shu, and snapped it, and held her up to survey our work. She did look quite cute, even Erin had to admit... and, Shu Shu was eligible to attend the concert :)

All I can say is, whew, I'm glad I checked my email this morning!