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Life with Levi
Welcome Back, Lambie
(#1)!
By Amanda Olson
Editor
I was ripped from my sound slumber Saturday morning by Aaron calling my
name.
Not a good sign.
So I got out of bed and followed the sound of his voice to the
bathroom. Levi is happily playing in the bathtub, but Daddy’s
expression wasn’t so happy.
Apparently Levi threw up.
Yay.
Leaving Daddy and Levi in the bathroom, I went out to assess the
damage. It didn’t look too bad, all things considered. Until I looked
next to the bookcase and saw Lambie.
Poor Lambie.
For any other stuffed animal, it wouldn’t have been bad. Just three
small spots: one on his head, one on his back and one on his foot.
But for Lambie, it was tragic. It meant that Lambie had to be cleaned.
Even though the floor was much worse off, I ignored it and immediately
rushed Lambie to the bathroom for a quick spot-clean. I grabbed the
dish soap, an old rag and set to work over the sink.
Levi’s little “presents” washed away easily… But it was the smell left
behind that was the problem. So I found my bottle of Febreze and
sprayed away.
Lambie was wet when I was done, so I lay him on the top of the washing
machine so Levi wouldn’t be able to find him. He asked where Lambie
was, but I told him that Lambie went back to the lamb farm to visit his
family. They miss Lambie.
He didn’t buy it.
Well, he didn’t find him… For five minutes.
Next thing I know, Levi comes walking into the living room, all smiles,
Lambie curled up against his belly. At Mommy’s insistence, Daddy took
the soaking Lambie from a crying Levi and put it up higher where Levi
actually couldn’t get it.
Then Daddy had a stroke of brilliance.
He went into our bedroom, got in the top of our closet, and…
Found Lambie (#1).
Some of you may remember Lambie #1 and his secretive exit from Levi’s
life. For those of you who don’t, here’s a quick recap.
Lambie is a Nelly Cuddles and is filled with lavender, chamomile, and
lots of other smelly good stuff that shouldn’t be washed. Lambie number
one ended up having to be washed a few times (won’t go into details
why), and ended up smelling like a Sharpie marker. It was then that
Mommy and Daddy swapped in a new Lambie (or the current Lambie). And
Levi was none the wiser.
This time around, I think Levi sensed that something was up.
When Aaron handed Lambie (#1) to Levi, Levi just looked at Lambie like
he wasn’t sure that this was his lamb.
And rightly so. Lambie #1 is doesn’t have a bow or a tag like Lambie
#2. And believe it or not, Lambie #1 is a LOT cleaner than Lambie #2.
So as Levi is standing there staring at the new (old) Lambie, Mommy
began to worry that he wouldn’t buy it.
But after a minute or so, he was cuddling with the imposter Lambie and
it soon seemed that the new (old) Lambie had been accepted.
Ever since then, Levi and his new (old) Lambie have been inseparable.
They’re two peas in a pod again.
Now I just have to figure out whether to switch them back or leave them
be… Stay tuned Lambie-lovers!
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