Tiana the Rat

I'm sad I missed ten on ten this month. I guess I could have done it today but my type A personality just doesn't allow it :)

Anyways, I've been meaning to do this post for a while now: Tiana the Rat.

If you remember back from my Mother's Day post Heidi found this leftover Halloween decoration at the house in Arizona. She named it Tiana, brought it home and now sleeps with it most nights. Heidi becomes fixated on things, certain clothes, swimsuits, shoes, toys. She has to sleep in or with these special items all the time. She is napping at this very moment in a princess tutu swimsuit holding four different blankies, her JJ, Tiana, Clifford the dog, her magnifying glass, and a computer printout of the Chippettes. She would also be wearing her yellow flip flops if I let her.

J.J. & Tiana on Heidi's bed

A couple of days ago we went to the craft store and I let each of the girls pick a craft. Kyla chose this lizard. If you remember from back in November it is duplicate of Mary. Mary broke and so this is Mary II.

Heidi squealed in delight and dropped her previously picked out project on the ground when she saw this:

Oh...it's a wooden Tiana.

It has since been tossed aside for the rubbery, more lifelike rat. The real Tiana. I was hoping this might be the replacement. No such luck.

I love you Heidi.