“Mama, you know what just got shoved off the edge?”
“Uh! The edge of what?”
“Well, I mean. You know what — okay. See, there are other things that are circling my mind a lot of times, trying to shove all the other things I’m interested in. Off a CLIFF. And they crash to the rocks below.”
“Woah. [...]
They’re driving you crazy lately. It’s okay, I know.
You like things in life that are simple, quiet, mellow, funny, organized, and meaningful.
Everything that little bitty kids do is complicated, noisy, boisterous, dramatic, messy, and pointless.
They dump things on the floor. They fight for no reason. They pretend not to hear us, or each other, or [...]
Nicolaus is trying hard not to be a jerk. We had a few explosive moments yesterday, but nothing too terrible. My favorite was “GRAHAM. You are FIRED from the Roman Empire. Permanently.”
And then Graham cried because he didn’t want to get fire on him.
Graham is trying to say the letter S. But it’s not easy, [...]
Nicolaus was a ninja most of this weekend.
Also, he was kind of a jerk. I say that in the most adoring, respectful way possible. In the same way that I tell my brother, who I admire greatly, that sometimes he is kind of an asshole. It is the truth. It’s okay. When you love someone, [...]
1. Good try! But still no.
I dreaded taking them into the bank, but it had to be done. I gave them a detailed pre-flight lecture, with the slogan Pretend you are grownups.
They nodded. Okay? Okay.
“Mama, am I a grown up?”
“That’s right.”
“In a few minutes, I am going to drive your car.”
2. I see where you’re [...]