While the Boys Are Away. . .

The Birds will play. Joe and Ted left for Long Island this morning, and Julie and Clara already miss them.  In an effort to cheer themselves up, after Clara's swimming lesson tonight, they went to a Mexican restaurant in the same strip mall called El Patron.  It's been there maybe ever since we moved here, and Julie figured now was as good a time as any to give it a whirl.  Brigade, they were playing the equivalent of Mexican MTV.  Imagine the way videos looked in the 70s--before MTV--but in Spanish, and you've got it.  Birdie loved it.  She was dancing in the booth.  And, there was a waitress who was singing softly as she worked.  We have mentioned that Clara moves through life to a soundtrack of song? Kindred spirit in the waitress it would seem.

Now the birds are home and Julie has said that Clara can sleep in the big bed while Joe and Daddy are in Long Island.  When Julie announced this to her, Clara said, "For the whole night?!" The Birds agreed that three animals could accompany Clara to the big bed.  She selected Elsa, Anna, and a baby from the basket of babies in the green onsie.  (This last is a bit of a dark horse.)

Sweet dreams, Long Island.

Missing you in Minnesota.