Of Dancing Divas and Library Books

We were recently given a HUGE bag full of dress of clothes. The kids have very much enjoyed them. The fireman costume has been a huge hit and I have been "rescued" from countless "fires" around the house by the oh-so-brave J-Man. There was one dress, however, that The Diva initially had discarded and it made its way to the bottom of the dress-up tub. It resurfaced the other day and you would think that this girl had been given a check for a large sum. She has worn this dress-up costume (a bride get-up, I am assuming) and has been alternating between being a Domestic Princess:

And a World Class Ballerina:

We did discover that trying to go to the bathroom in all of this fluff is a challenge. Definitely a two-woman job. I find it so amazing to watch my girls, though. Why is it that some women find it necessary to argue that there is no difference between the sexes, when there so clearly is. I find it amazing how girls are so clearly attracted to femininity, even from a young age. And yet, we try and take this from them, all in the name of so-called equality?! Both of my girls like to fuss over their baby brother, like little mother hens. This is not to say that the J-Man does not care for his baby brother, because he does. But it is a more protective, looking-out-for kind of care.

Anyway....I will step off of one of my many soapboxes now.

I was recently reading a blog post of an old friend and she was talking about library books and how you never know what you are going to get: a bomb or a gem. We had this book come home with us last week:

While I don't know that I would call it a 'bomb', it certainly lacked in creativity and story line. Bob is a rather dull bear and likes it that way. His friend "Jack" is the wild and crazy one who likes to surf, visit alligator swamps, etc. Bob prefers dusting his house plants and sitting in empty parking lots. The J-Man became a little agitated the first time we read this book. He found that though he shared a name the the bear named "Jack", he related more to "Bob". Not that my J-Man is dull, but he does thrive on routine and knowing what is coming next.

"Mom, I think I am 'Bob', not 'Jack', in this book." Funny how kids can be so in tune to their own personalities at such a young age!