JOY TO THE FRITH!

FRITH GOT INTO THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

UM.. HAPPY HOLIDAYS?

FRITH AND THE BEANSTALK

JUST WHAT EXACTLY IS THE DEAL WITH KIDS TODAY AND THEIR SAGGY PANTS?

PROOF POSITIVE THAT ALL THINGS ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER HAVE BECOME FAIR GAME. THE BEAN IS A BEANSTALK.

MAMA WE WANT TO GO OUTSIDE MAMA WE WANT TO GO OUTSIDE MAMA WE WANT TO GO OUTSIDE

TYPHOID FRITH

YESTERDAY WAS A TOUGH DAY. THE FRITH GOT SICK; BARF AND SNOT ABOUNDED. IT DIDN'T STOP HER FROM LOOKING ABSOLUTELY SWEET IN HER NEW FOOTIE PAJAMAS HOWEVER.

BY THIS MORNING SOMEONE WAS FEELING A LITTLE BETTER THOUGH.

MAMA STILL HAS TO CHANGE BOTH OUR SHIRTS EVERY HOUR OR SO, AS SNOT STILL ABOUNDS.

ONE MUST STAY HYDRATED WHEN ONE IS RECOVERING FROM THIS SORT OF THING.

KAZOO AND STILL LIFE WITH SHOE

HERE WE HAVE FATNESS AND THE FRITH SHOWING OFF THEIR YOGA POSES. THEY PRACTISE EVERY DAY.

STILL LIFE WITH ONE RED SHOE.

FRITH LOVES THE SOUND OF THE KAZOO, AND LAUGHS EVERY TIME I PLAY IT FOR HER. TONIGHT, HOWEVER, SHE PICKED IT UP AND, AS USUAL, STARTED CHEWING ON IT. I LOOKED AWAY, AND THEN LOOKED BACK IN SURPRISE A MOMENT LATER.

SHE WAS PLAYING IT. IT WAS AMAZING.

ALTOGETHER

THIS IS THE FRITH'S NEW BEST FRIEND, MR AIR COMPRESSOR..

I THINK IT IS BECAUSE HE LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE A GROWN UP VERSION OF HER FISHER-PRICE PUSHCART.

HERE WE HAVE OMI AND THE FRITH ENJOYING A SHABBAT DINNER

AFTERWARDS, A CHANGE OF CLOTHES WAS REQUIRED. WHILE THE OLD ONES DRIED OFF, FRITH SAT AROUND IN THE KITCHEN IN THE ALTOGETHER.

A TRIP TO TORONTO (A FEW WEEKS AGO)

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME VISITING WITH MÉMÉ AND PÉPÉ A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT TOOK TWO AND A HALF HOURS TO GET THERE, AND FRITH SCREAMED ALMOST THE ENTIRE WAY. ONCE WE ARRIVED, SHE WAS ALL SMILES, HOWEVER.

PÉPÉ IS A STAR AT GETTING THE BEST GRINS AND GIGGLES FROM THE BEAN.

TOYS AND SUPERMAN

IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS SEEMINGLY INNOCUOUS PHOTOGRAPH IS A LITTLE TOY MADE OF PAINTED WOODEN RINGS AND A STICK. THE AMAZING FRITH ASSEMBLED THE ENTIRE THING BY HERSELF, BOTTOM TO TOP. SHE WORKED HARD, AND DIDN'T GIVE UP. IT WAS SIMPLY INCREDIBLE TO WATCH, AND MADE MAMA CRY OF COURSE. HAPPY TEARS.

THEN, SHE PLAYED SUPERMAN WITH A PILLOWCASE.

AND LOOKED JUST BEAUTIFUL DOING IT.

THERE IS NO SWEETER BEAN THAN THIS BEAN.

FLASHBACK

MY DAD JUST SENT ME THESE PHOTOS - I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. THIS ONE LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN AROUND 1974.

THIS ONE SHORTLY AFTER I'D GIVEN MYSELF MY FIRST HAIRCUT - MAYBE 1971.


AND THIS ONE PROBABLY IN 1969 OR 1970. I FEEL LIKE I CAN FINALLY SEE A BIT OF MYSELF IN THE FRITH.

GIRLY

MAMA PICKED UP SOME GIRLY HAIR ACCESSORIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STAVE OFF A FEW OF THOSE "OH HE'S SUCH A HANDSOME LITTLE BOY" COMMENTS. STILL NOT QUITE ENOUGH HAIR TO MAKE THIS WORK, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE...

CATCHING UP

IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK, AND MAMA'S INTERNET WAS CANCELLED BY THOSE BOZOS AT COGECO. THEY'VE FINALLY HOOKED US BACK UP, SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO...

THE FRITH PREPARING TO HELP MAMA ASSEMBLE SOME RECALCITRANT IKEA FURNITURE.

SPORTING HER NEW LEGGINGS FROM HONEY-BUNCH. THEY CLOSE THAT PESKY GAP BETWEEN PANTS AND SOCKS AND LOOK TRULY AWESOME DOING IT.

FINALLY, DEMONSTRATING SOME MAD CHAIR-SITTING SKILLS...

AND PLAYING WITH HER TOES.