October 12, 2004
asa basa
asa pretending i'm his car
i try to refrain from saying i have favorites among the little people in my family, but asa often compels me to want to say it.
i love his sense of humor. he likes to be teased, and i like to tease. he likes to tell stories, and i like to listen. he retells scenes from movies constantly. he remembers details. he likes to drink chai tea with his mom in the morning. he sucks his thumb. he painted a little with me today. his favorite color is blue. he has a good eye. he gave me a tattoo on my leg today. yesterday he asked if i would draw a lizard on his foot. all things i like.
but i think what makes me adore him most is that he was hard for me to win over. he used to be shy and push me away when i would try to hold him. really, i don't think he liked me. last christmas amy saw him laughing and talking with michelle and for a second she thought it was me with him, and said: oh good, asa's finally being nice to kelly. not quite.
but i spent a month at his house this summer and we became good friends. i like that he now lets me hold him while he sucks his thumb, and that he'll call my name through the house to tell me a story.
asa means: healer. i think he is.
Kelly, include that picture in my stack!!!! I LOVE it.... What is the name of the song we kept playing...roll baby??? I love you man, and I miss you crazy...The brown one,
Posted by: lica at October 12, 2004 06:58 PMi agree with amy.
and i think i just found my #1 boy's name...
Posted by: steph at October 13, 2004 11:56 AMOh that is such a great pic! I love that. asa seems like such a cool cat.
And I see you're wearing your $1 dress! I am going to the thrift store this weekend in hopes of finding a "wear all-the-time" dress. Also, for sweaters.
Posted by: Jamie at October 13, 2004 03:05 PMlica. i'll include it for sure. it's one of michelle's. we are missing you. talking about you. thinking about you...
amy. that's what i thought at the moment.
steph. yeah--healer. it's perfect.
jamie. he is a cool cat. i hope you find something lovely in your shopping. i rarely do...i'm not much of shopper.
Posted by: kelly at October 13, 2004 03:33 PMforgot to say - i love your latest hair color. i've always wanted to find the courage to go red.
Posted by: amy at October 13, 2004 05:20 PMKelly, he is so sweet, and I can tell, that you are a great car:)))love you
Posted by: bulgaria at October 14, 2004 05:32 AMamy. thanks. you know, i would be glad to make your hair a shade of red sometime. i won't let you think about what you're doing.
petia. thanks. i may be too good of a car. everytime i lay on the ground like that some child climbs on my back.
Posted by: kelly at October 14, 2004 09:56 AMAlso? Our very old car is on its last leg. We've been trying to save up for a new one. Would you be interested in being our new car? ;)
Posted by: Jamie at October 14, 2004 10:49 AMsure jamie, i'd be glad to, but i won't promise to move very fast.
Posted by: kelly at October 14, 2004 06:37 PMamy, you should consider either Westfield Red or Clementine Red. they're two of my favorites.
Posted by: jeremy at October 15, 2004 02:41 PMmakes me think of red clay and lola
Posted by: kelly at October 16, 2004 12:08 AM