prutopia

unbeknownst to mommy and daddy, sunday was a holiday... National Moisturizer Day!!! i know, i know. how could we have possibly have forgotten what with all the crass commercialism that surrounds this sacred day. all the decorations and the special displays in the drug stores. well, leave it to the innocence of youth to remind us how wonderful and unexpected this day truly is.

as you can see by the pictures below, the girls started National Moisturizer Day off with a bang. olivia took the lead before mommy and daddy even woke up (what a go-getter). with careful precision and the skill of a licensed hair stylist, olivia emptied about a half of a bottle of mosturizer and lathered it thoroughly through her hair and spread it generously around her face. talk about holiday spirit!!! of course, olivia played it off. "why did you put lotion in your hair," her befuddled parents asked. "to make it curly," she said. i guess she's a little worried about being on of "those people" who go overboard on the holidays.

not one to exclude, olivia made sure her sister got into the act. ever the mentor, olivia started applying the same techniques on eve that she used on herself. of course, eve was thrilled.

somehow, though, mommy and daddy were not. call it the cynicism that age brings, but National Moisturizer Day just doesn't touch my soul like it once did. sometimes, i wish it did. at least my skin would be smoother... and maybe my hair would be curlier.

so, Happy (or is it Merry?) National Moisturizer Day. We got a late start, so you'll be getting your cards a little later than usual this year.

i have to sign off now... we're going down to the spa to sing carols.