I’ve started tweeting Tinism’s and decided I’d archive the list so far. Tin is lying in bed as I write, singing C’est si bon, and mumbling gems like, “I fell on the bricks coming home from school because of my lunchbox now my teeth hurt” “I’m going to call your breast mumbles” and “Can little boys wear a tuba?”
Mar 22 Tinism: A butterfly died in front of my house
Mar 10 Tinism: Do you eat with gusto?
Mar 8 Tinism: Mom: Musicians don’t leave their trumpet on the floor – Tin: I am not a musician.
Feb 22 Tinism: Mardi Gras is over and now it’s Jazz Fest time. I’m super tired.
Feb 11 Tinism: Ben (Schenk) plays the clarinet good.
Feb 9 Tinism: Mom: adults go to work and kids go to school. Tin: I’m getting a band for work.
Feb 9 Tinism: What happened with the cow and your hair? (in response to mom’s bedhead)
Feb 4 Tinism: I like cake better than caca.
Jan 20 Tinism; when I was a little girl my daddy took me to the French Quarter.
Jan 18 Tinism: I get up in the morning have my coffee do my ca ca and go to work
Jan 16 Tinism: I was stuck naked on a bus.
Jan 11 Tinism: Did Mommy make the red beans? (Yes) I’ll have to thank her when she gets home.
Jan 2 Tinism Mom-Do you want to go to Children’s Museum or Zoo? Tin-French Quarter
Jan 2 Tinism Mommy do you remember when I used to laugh and call you names?
Jan 2 Tinism: My horse will go to work and the gym for me.