Cowgirl Sal Sleeps

Last night Cupcakes choice of activity before bed was to play Cowgirl Sal.  “Mom, I’ve got my buckskins on, see? I’ll get the Easter eggs and you get the computer.” I will just go ahead and decipher that sentence for you.

Buckskins–that would be her cow print PJ pants that are officially about 4 inches too short.

The Easter eggs?  Well, Cupcake places those by a metal rooster that stands on our hearth.  Then she proceeds to gather eggs in her basket (it’s a painful job) and cook some up for Cowboy Sam (that would be me).  Cowboy Sam is always in a conundrum.  He never has a basket to gather eggs, but he REALLY wants eggs.  Cowgirl Sal solves it by bringing her basket.  Cowboy Sam REALLY wants to eat the eggs, but doesn’t have a fire to cook them over.  Cowgirl Sal can save the day.  Cowboy Sam needs salt on his eggs, but has none.  Well, of course Sal can make gather nectar from a plant and make some.  This is how Cowgirl Sal works. Git er done.

And the computer?  Cowgirl Sal loves to type.  So she always types up notes for Sam and the Ranch.  Click click clickty click.  Type type type while you talk, Sal.

So, as I was checking on my sound-asleep little Cowgirl Sal before I went to bed, she was the cutest little sleeping cowgirl ever.  Sleeping Cupcakes are my very very favorite kind.  In fact, I think she is so cute as she sleeps, that I take a picture of her sleeping almost every night.  But, she was hot.  So when I whispered to her “let’s take off your buckskins” she said in her very best teenager voice, “I can do what I WANT, MOMMM.”

Now the teenager-four-year-old should NEVER come out at night…sleep-talking or not.  We get to see plenty of that during the day.  So this was a total jolt to my system.  Come back, Cowgirl Sal.  Come back to the ranch and gather your eggs!  And for now, I will just read my post about rocking my sweet thing at night and count on the fact that this was just a fluke.  Maybe it is bad luck to sleep in your buckskins.