She dragged her little stool halfway across the house in a vain attempt to get my new lip balm off of the counter and eat it.
“Dis my ice palace, mama” she said by way of an explanation.
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She met our friend’s dog once, at a party all the way back in November. But, about ten times a day she asks us “wan’ see pictures Aki!” and sometimes we humor her and show her the one picture we have of the two of them.
I told my friend about this, and she texted me all the pictures of Aki that she had on my phone. “Hey Lilian, do you want to see a new picture of Aki?”
“Hello Aki,” she said, “how are ya? Good? Dis mama. Dat’s Uncle Dustin.”
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Me, upon discovering her sitting in the middle of the bag of cat food she just dumped out, nonchalantly chomping on kibble: “Lilian Jane Sanchez!!!”
Lilian, unperturbed: “Mama Jane Sanchez!”
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Lilian: *laughs maniacally*
Kristian: “Are you cracking yourself up?”
Lilian: “I funny!”
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Lilian is at my mom’s house, mom is searching franticly for a lost item.
Lilian: “do you have a flashlight?”
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Snuggling up in bed after I’d been gone most of the week at a training.
Lilian: “I missed you, Mama. Hold me close.”
