It’s hard to believe that my beautiful little girl turned 6 years old today. It was a good day. 🙂 Just for fun, I thought I’d ask her a few questions, inspired by this birthday interview here. Maya, how old are you today? 6 How does it feel to be 6? I feel old. Like […]
Things kids say
wake up call
You’re fat. That’s what my 5-year-old daughter told me tonight, as I was putting her to bed. ouch She realized what she said may have hurt my feelings, and quickly corrected herself. Well, you’re not fat, you just have a big body. Um… okay… thanks… I guess? This broke my heart. I just don’t even […]
Me, According to My Daughter
I interviewed Maya about me yesterday. I saw this meme a few weeks back on a blog, but can’t for the life of me remember which one! I just copied it. Oops. Below are the questions, and her answers are in blue. I typed exactly what she said. It took a good half-hour (if not […]
Happy I Love You Day
As I was washing the dishes after lunch today, I noticed my 4-year old quietly cutting shapes out of notebook paper, coloring the pieces and putting them in a small box she grabbed out of the recycling. I assumed she was making Valentine’s cards, as we’d been talking about doing that one of these days. […]
An eternal optimist… no more?
Thursday afternoon, as we were putting away some toys, Maya said to me: “So are we going to sell this house or what?” After a good laugh, I responded: “Well, it looks like no one wants to buy it!” She then patted me on my shoulder and said: “That’s okay, Mommy. We can just stay […]
Ad multos annos! (May you live many more years!)
Today is Pope Benedict’s 81st birthday. Earlier this morning Maya and I were watching the broadcast of his visit to the White House. She sang along as the Marine band played “Happy Birthday” for him. “Does he get birthday cake now?” she asked me. “I’m sure he does, but just in case he doesn’t, do […]
