~Gum...(enough said)~

When I was probably 10 or so I remember seeing my cousin have this neat little ceramic bowl type thingie that sat by her bed. I was of course intrigued and clearly needed one of my own. It was a gum holder.
Of course you have probably all read the wonderful book when we were kids that spoke of putting your gum on the bed post, but I needed a gum holder. I say all of that you tell you that Marlee(2 1/2yrs old) apparently needed her own gum holder last night. In your wildest of dreams you will sooooo not believe what I found this morning..... let me back up to set the scene.

On the way home from church my husband, the sweet and precious father to our kids decided to give Marlee and Maggie May a piece of gum. It was blue in color, just in case you were wondering. Of course, at 8:30 in the PM that would not have been my first choice, but you have to choose your battles. Anyway, when we got home he got everyone ready for bed and tucked them all in. Seriously, a PRAISE GOD moment. So, I and apparently he forgot that Miss Marlee had the gum still in her mouth last night. Well, as she begins to pull her pants down this morning to go potty I realize that I know that blue.....what in the world.....oh my goodness???? That little stinker had decided that she would put her gum in her panties to "save it". I guess she was thinking that she could just put it in the elastic part of her panties and it would hold it in place. Kinda like a pocket...she's been obsessed with pockets lately, so that is the only thing I can figure. She now has a absolute exquisite blue stripe on the front of her tummy. When asked what happened...she said "ooooh, Mommy I want some gum!" ;-))))