siblings

the coveted Clifford bowl

The other day Lauren brought back memories of my own childhood, and especially of my brother, Michael.  We have one bowl that Jackson and Lauren both like, a Clifford bowl.  And guess where it came from.....a neighbor!  (i just realized that as I was typing, good tie in to last post!)  The other morning Lauren came in the kitchen first for breakfast and went to get a bowl.  She pulled the Clifford bowl out and licked it, saying, "now Jackson won't want it and I can have it," with a big smirk.  I have NO clue where she got the idea to lick the bowl but I remember Michael licking things growing up so I wouldn't want them.  Maybe he has been sharing his secrets with Lauren.  My mom would only go to the grocery store once a week so we had one to two days of yummy junk food and then we would have to eat the healthier stuff the rest of the week.  It always seemed that treats came six to a package and there were four of us, so someone would always get two.  Michael would take one and then lick one so no one else would take it!  And yes, over 20 years later I still remember how disgusting I thought that was.  I wasn't sure what to say to Lauren, I was so surprised by that big lick and how her cute little face showed exactly what she was thinking.  Maybe its something that the second born in families do.  I'd ask Jason (hes second born) but I'm afraid he'll just give me a funny look and say, "Leigh Ann, just because your family does that, most do not," and he's probably right...