Guess How Much I Love Him

Do you know who this is?

No, it's not Cookie Monster!
Even though Cookie Monster does have BIG eyes.

No, it is not Elmo!
Elmo is RED.

No, it's not Ernie.
Ernie's e y e s are a bit farther a p a r t.

And it's not Big Bird.
Even if Big Bird IS yellow and Big Bird DOES have big eyes.
You see, Big Bird does not have a small nose. He has a big beak.
Besides, Big Bird has eyelids.

Yes, you probably guess it.
It's SpongeBob SquarePants
(cough! cough! gag. gag.)
>:-<




No, I don't particularly LIKE SpongeBob.
Can you tell?
(More coughing. Lots of gagging on the side.)

In fact, I have been known to ask the children to change the channel when they are watching this show on Nickelodeon.




So WHY, pray tell, do I have this HUGE SpongeBob pillow blanket in the house?

I think these pictures speak for themselves.

The pillow blanket was waiting for RD when he came home from the hospital the other week. He stayed at the hospital overnight and I figured he needed something to cheer him up when he returned.

MacGyver and I had seen this pillow blanket on sale when we had gone around the mall one Friday evening earlier in August.

He asked, "Should we get it for the kids?"

I said, "I'm sure they'll like it but I don't like SpongeBob."

We walked away.

When we arrived home, I told the kids about the pillow blanket. RD's face lit up at the thought of such a treasure. He insisted, "You should have gotten it, Mom!"

My response?

"No way!"

But for the love of this little boy, I ate my words. I bought the pillow blanket (last one) during my lunch break last 27 August. It was the day before his operation.

(As you can see from the pictures, he's fine now. Thanks for the prayers.)