It’s no secret that I like to meet the people that live in my computer. On Sunday night I got to meet two more. Schmutzie and the Palinode.
I first discovered schumtzie.com this past summer when I was staying with my blog-turned-real-life friend Jen...
1. getting up early enough that I don’t have to rush to get Kaylie to school in the morning; related: the fact that Kaylie was disappointed that she was 9 minutes early rather than right on time
2. the dude with the California plates who was driving...
1. a lunch out with my husband of four years (FOUR!) and our youngest daughter
2. the first bite of a chocolate-dipped ice cream cone
3. stripey kid tights
4. not having to take the bus
5. falling asleep BEFORE midnight
Grace in Small Things is a...
1. the many, many soldiers who fought so that we could sleep safe in our beds at night (this is not exactly a SMALL thing, just deserves mentioning today)
2. the sound of a diaper-clad toddler running down the hall
3. pancakes
4. big tippers
5....
Kaylie: “Can boys have babies?”
Me: “No.”
*pause*
Kaylie: “But who asks who if they want to marry them?”
Me: “The boy.”
Kaylie: “Is that a law or something?”
Me: “No.”
Kaylie: “So sometimes the girl can ask the boy to marry them?”
Me:...
