Those of you who know my family well, know that Evelyn has imaginary friends. Not just one, not just two, but multiple. Her favorite changes periodically, and she occasionally adds more to her list. Well at the beginning of December, she had quite a few, consisting of Batman, Woody and Buzz, Jack Skellington, and the Furious 5.
Is Evelyn a tomboy? Just a bit...But I have some hope: she has no female imaginary friends because she plays those parts. For instance, we had a little Catwoman slinking around our house for a couple weeks. While she was being Catwoman, Evelyn would tell us, "I am a very sneaky Catwoman, and I steal anything I want for my parents."
Obviously we had to put the kibosh on that. After a little while, Catwoman became a person who snuck around doing anonymous acts of service instead of stealing things.
Anyway, a few weeks ago, Evelyn got a new favorite imaginary friend. Can you guess who it is?
That's right! Jacob Marley! We got this for our yearly ornament, and Evelyn has also been watching the Disney Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and she watched Scrooge this year. She calls him, "Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Spirit." I think it's a very appropriate name!
Jacob Marley has been accompanying us everywhere: he runs (or rides a bicycle which would be very difficult with all those chains...) beside our car, and she shares her dinner with him. He wears the same flowery-pink jacket as Evelyn when it is cold outside.
So the other night, Evelyn was having me tuck Jacob Marley in bed with her. She told me, "Be careful with Jacob, Mommy; he has terrible chains!
