fancy stuff

you guys know that mom & dad are having some friends over tonight, right?

yeah. i can tell by all the fancy stuff in the refrigerator.

never give up

coming out of the closet

the other day, i watched lulu wrestle with a big stool and then finally wrangle it into the front hall closet. but between the wrestle and the wrangle, i asked her what she was doing.

she paused a minute and said, i want to see what it's like to spend some time in the closet.

and

maybe

try some things on.

a little while later i had actually forgotten she was even in there until i heard a muffled,

i'm ready to come out of the closet now.

this much she knows is true

i'm driving the girls home from school, and we're going down a nice street with lots of big, pretty houses.

and lulu says "i'm looking at all these houses" ...

and i think she's gonna say something about how big they are or how pretty they are. but she doesn't.

... "i think we must be the only family with a big silver airstream parked next to their house."

yep.

we must be.

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when asked by a friend where he was [during the week we were in florida]:

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don't forget the slinky

several weeks ago, i asked lulu what she had in her backpack, cause it was visibly packed to capacity and ridiculously heavy for an 8 year old.

she said:

a social sudies book
a math book
three library books and they're overdue
two webkinz
that sparkly sweatshirt
some smencils and notebooks

and a slinky.

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list making

Things I Like About School

• I love all the teachers
• You learn a lot of things on a little time.
• They have great food.
• School is bully-free.

Interesting Facts about Me

• I play the guitar
• I was in the Nutcracker 2 times in a row.
• I sometimes do cycle cross.
• I have more than 20 friends.
• I can speak four languages, French, English, Chinese and Spanish.

What I love

• I love American Girl Dolls.
• I love ballet.
• I love being nice.
• I love having friends to hang out with.
• I love camping.
• I love rollercoasters.
• I love going to my friends' sleepovers.

just brush your teeth already

annabel! let go of my nose!
let go of my nose!

dad:
girls! just brush your teeth!

(incoherent muttering from upstairs)

annabel, stop it!

dad yells up to the girls:
annabel! what are you doing to lulu's nose?

she said she could drink water while holding her breath, so i plugged her nose.

just brush your damn teeth girls and leave your noses out of it.