magic monster spells & cockroaches

This post could easily be titled "Separation Anxiety Volume 2, Issue 1." Recently it seems Eden has had a hard time saying bye to Ashley in the morning, saying bye to me an hour later when I drop her off at school, and going to bed (primarily because she does not want us to leave). We think it is a function of the following: (a) teething - molars coming in in the back, (b) realizing summer is over, and she won't be spending 24-7 with Ashley, (c) being two-and-a-half, and (d) getting over a cold.

One day last week, we did the following in a 24 hour period:

• we were up from about 2:45 to 4 a.m. dealing with "monsters" in her room ... At one point, Ashley made up a magic spell {Twinkle think, twinkle think. shallakazam, all akazoo, twinkle think, twinkle think, monsters - go - away!!} The next day Ashley bought Eden a spray bottle - at first we filled it with water, but when all the doors in her room and the carpet became soaked, Ashley put a marble in it (it makes noise but does not do permanent damage) -- to spray away the pretend monsters. We told Eden the monsters are pretend so we can make them do whatever we want.
• The next morning, Ashley was chased by a cockroach in the bathroom at work. And not just chased, but followed - every time she would kick it away it came back for more. Maybe it had a question about organizational socialization or non-profit wrongdoing ... it could happen.
• Graham received a phone call from PDO saying Eden had fallen off the slide. Thankfully, they did not call Ashley while she was at work. She was okay ... but the first thing they said was "We looked at her pupils, and each is responding equally." Wow! Ashely would have picked her up immediatly. When I got there she did not even have a scratch (though she told us the story of bumping her head like the five little monkeys who jump on the bed.)
• At breakfast Eden said, "I want you to stay with me all the time every day!" to Ashley as she left for work. That went over like a lead pipe. Good grief! How does she know what Ashley does not want to hear? Smart kid, I suppose.