My life as a rat-bat.

So I went out on a bit of a fashion limb yesterday when I bought a new top off the clearance rack at TJ Maxx for $6. It's not something I'd normally wear but what the heck? It was six bucks and I thought I liked it. And all the kids in our family were getting new Christmas Eve clothes, why not me too?

When I got home I put it on and asked Nia what she thought. She gave me a long once-over and then said carefully, "You know, I remember studying something in science class..." (I knew in my head a compliment was not coming.) "... I remember studying this mammal..."

"...It wasn't a rat..."

"... but it wasn't a bat..."

"... it was kind of like a bat with wings. You kind of look like that."

Upon relaying the story to Nick Mangine, he quickly inserted, "Oh geez, she's talking about flying squirrels... we were reading about them. I feel certain that's what she's talking about. (sigh)"


So I after I got dressed tonight I asked her, "Nia, was it a flying squirrel you were thinking of when you told me I looked like a rat-bat yesterday?"

Her face light up with recognition, "Yes! That's exactly it! You look JUST LIKE a flying squirrel!"

So here I am. The rat-bat-flying squirrel mama.

I still kind of like the shirt.