I've missed them, too! The highlight of being home is getting to play with little kids. I'm already teaching Emma's seven-year old sister the truth about a lot of her sugarcoated history lessons. . . Really, it's my pleasure.
Oh, I covered that on Columbus Day. She climbed into the car and told me that Christopher Columbus was their Hero of the Day at school, and I was like, "Yeah, but did your teacher tell you how he and his men opened the slave trade in the Atlantic? And how they sliced off the noses and ears of Indians, just for sport, and fed the people to their hunting dogs?" But the silly teacher left that part out, apparently. Oops.
I might have given her nightmares, but the girl will be well-informed next October, and that's what counts.
Isn't she? And you know, more than anyone, how much I've been dying to babysit. This arrangement is working out well for me. Still, it will be pretty okay to get back to Asheville, too. Maybe I can steal this kid and bring her with me. . .
Um, she would adore that, as she's totally the princess type. She's bound to be spoiled, but we'd do it up much better than her overstressed soccer mom is gonna.
The kid has amazing eyebrows. I notice this every time she drops something (which is very often) and makes her OOPS! face, raising those fantastic eyebrows of hers. Silly girl.
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Yeah, she is. Luckily, she's very good at saying no - it's that age. Anyone who messes with her is gonna have to deal with me. Just sayin', I'm ready.
The thing I miss most when I'm in Asheville, aside from my cat and my brother, is having kids around to play with. Let's seriously steal some!
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I've missed them, too! The highlight of being home is getting to play with little kids. I'm already teaching Emma's seven-year old sister the truth about a lot of her sugarcoated history lessons. . . Really, it's my pleasure.
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Oh, I covered that on Columbus Day. She climbed into the car and told me that Christopher Columbus was their Hero of the Day at school, and I was like, "Yeah, but did your teacher tell you how he and his men opened the slave trade in the Atlantic? And how they sliced off the noses and ears of Indians, just for sport, and fed the people to their hunting dogs?" But the silly teacher left that part out, apparently. Oops.
I might have given her nightmares, but the girl will be well-informed next October, and that's what counts.
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She has the most gorgeous eyes ever, and some really special facial expressions. I'm really looking forward to watching her grow up!
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Isn't she? And you know, more than anyone, how much I've been dying to babysit. This arrangement is working out well for me. Still, it will be pretty okay to get back to Asheville, too. Maybe I can steal this kid and bring her with me. . .
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Um, she would adore that, as she's totally the princess type. She's bound to be spoiled, but we'd do it up much better than her overstressed soccer mom is gonna.
I want pictures of Doodles.
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The kid has amazing eyebrows. I notice this every time she drops something (which is very often) and makes her OOPS! face, raising those fantastic eyebrows of hers. Silly girl.
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