Things Have Changed

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Brian's college roommate passed through town; our kids played Cups

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Monday, October 17, 2022

Dorothy presents "Opening Day at the New Lego Hospital"

Sunday, October 16, 2022

The Sunday Funny

Dorothy and her friend were making a craft; the other mom reminded her daughter to use the paint sparingly. Dorothy commented, "This might be a good time to use the phrase less is more."

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Friday, October 14, 2022

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Pictionary

What you need to know is that I've had a terrible time finding a Girl Scout troop for Dorothy. I've looked for months, with no success.

Last night we were playing Pictionary, and Dorothy's prompt, it turns out, was Girl Scouts. She explained her drawing: a daisy, brownies, a girl wearing patches, and me (Mama) on the computer, looking for a troop.

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Doll salon

Monday, October 10, 2022

Goat yoga

Sunday, October 9, 2022

The Sunday Funnies

We needed gloves for a craft project. Latex gloves must have popped into Dorothy's mind, because she said, "We need the kind that smell like the dentist."

We've seen the actor Tony Hale in lots of shows lately, including The Mysterious Benedict Society, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and, this weekend, Hocus Pocus 2. Dorothy noted, "He might get hired for everything because he can laugh so long and so well."

For Christmas last year Dorothy bought me a mug and she bought Brian a stuffed animal from her school's "Santa Shop." I use my mug daily, and Brian displays his stuffed animal on his bookshelf. Out of the blue this week, I told Dorothy, "I just love this mug. It says World's Best Mom, but I think it should say World's Best World's Best Mom Mug." A few quiet seconds passed. "Mama, you are the world's best mom," Dorothy said. My heart melted. After a beat, she added, "There was also a mug at the Santa Shop that said World's Best Dad, but I didn't get it because..." Pregnant pause. She finished: "Because it had dinosaurs on it, and Daddy likes cute things, so I got him the stuffed animal instead."