when making the little leaf albums i made a few too many leaves, and they started stacking up.
then i remembered this figure i had in a closet. it's made of a weird stretchy material and is filled with poly-beads, the kind that are soooooo squishy and cool. i bought the little doll at BJ's while also purchasing a bolster made of the same material and filling. the bolster has become ben's primary rival for my affections, even far ahead of the animals -- i'm mad about the bolster. in the middle of the night i will awaken sometimes flailing my arms blindly and crying BOLSTER! until i find it.
it's great between the knees -- very good for your lower back, if you happen to sleep on your side. and it was cheap, and the little man-figure was cheap as well, so i got them both, last winter.
now i have begun to stitch the extra leaves onto the little man. i guess i intend to cover him. i saw a children's book recently called leaf man and i suppose the idea stuck somewhere in my head (although we do not yet have the book.) a leafy little man who is squishy to hug -- i find this a satisfying prospect.