I was thinking the same thing you are readers... "what?"
He then points out the little porcelain man-doll-thing that his father brought to us when he visited this past December from Bolivia. I remember both of them explaining Ekeko way back then, but I had completely forgotten. In the past few weeks, I've been unpacking boxes from our recent move and Ekeko finally came out of the crumpled papers and into a place of honor in our home.
SeƱor Ekeko with my offering in his mouth. |
Ekeko is an icon of prosperity from South America. It's really popular in Bolivia and Peru and the way my father-in-law explained it, pretty much everyone has one in their home.
Ekeko has all kinds of things tied to him (money, food, a little house) and these things are suppose to be abundant in your home... IF you give Ekeko an offering. Yes, you have to suck up a little bit before he'll help you out.
So, back to my conversation with my hubby... he says I need to find a tiny baby to attach to Ekeko and then stick a cigarette or money in his mouth.
"Can it be a little print-out of a baby?" I asked.
"No, that doesn't count. It has to be a miniature baby."
I pressed on... "so if the baby is too big we might get a giant baby? That's not ok."
"Well I suggest you go to Dollar Tree and see if they have any babies."
"Yeah! I bet they have some that can be put on cakes for showers or something!" I now had a plan! If giving that little porcelain doll helps me get pregnant, then what was I waiting for!
The rest of the Caucasian babies. |
So as soon as I got home, I found a brown marker and made one of the babies Hispanic. When you look close, you can tell this babe has had a bad hair-dye job.
I want to put some "Baby Got Back" message here... can't help it, I'm a jokester. |
There wasn't a good place to attach the mini baby, so I just squeezed it in near the house Ekeko carries on his back. I also went to great measures to make sure that Ekeko only saw one baby. I don't want him to get the wrong idea and give us six babies at a time (or really six babies total). So I hid the other babies out of his sight... hopefully, he doesn't get wind of this blog post.
After strapping that baby on I put a $100 bill in Ekeko's mouth (we don't smoke) and looked him straight in his painted-on eye and said "Alright dude, I gave you a lot of money, so do your thing and give me a child!"
If you're laughing right now, that's okay. It's hard to tell how Ekeko is gonna spin this. At the worst it will be a waste of $101 dollars and the time it took me to shop for plastic babies and color their hair brown. Somewhere in the middle, Ekeko could have some fun with me and give me sextuplets with ginger hair.
And there is the best-case-scenario... Ekeko could come through (and my husband would be correct) and we can have a sweet little Hispanic baby just like I asked.
Two days away from testing... we'll see if he comes through.
OMG! I love it! Your post totally made me smile today. THANK YOU :) hehe
ReplyDeleteGreat! I look at him everyday and give him a look that says "you know what we talked about... I'm waiting!"
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly what I needed today, make me laugh and smile! Thanks for sharing, and I plan to stalk,err read more at nap time!
ReplyDeleteHi! Just found your blog...I LOVE the Ekeko doll...somehow reminds me of a mixture of Worry Dolls (remember them?) and the bulls people put on their houses in Peru to bring wealth and prosperity. I hope Ekeko appreciates the $100 bill :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope so too! I keep giving him dirty looks! He better deliver soon! LOL
DeleteDid someone purchase the ekeko doll for you? Or did you purchase it yourself?
ReplyDeleteHey! My father-in-law purchased it for us.
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