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I'm a kid who never thought she'd be married or a mom.
Now I'm both.
And that's just fine with me.

 

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  • Why I Wish I Could Sing What I Write

    How beautiful would it be to write your words, your truth, then be able to fully bring them to life through your
  • July's Book Club

    This month, we're reading Third Angel by Alice Hoffman.   Another book by The Hoff I loved: Ice Queen.
  • Next Book Up

    I'm thinking of giving this a whirl -- The Secret of Lost Things -- by Sheridan* Hay. Has anyone read it? Is

Archive for the ‘KidSpeak’ Category

Redeemed

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

 
Today Booger asked me for a “huggle,” which made me want less to stick her on an ice floe and shove her off to sea.
 



On the Topic of Eating Well

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Toots: What’s for lunch?
 
Me: (thinking fast on my feet) Uh, something good.
 
Toots: And healthy?
 
(Oh, my sweet little pupil!)
 
Me: Yes. Good AND healthy.
 
Toots: How about pepperoni salad?
 



Thank You, God

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

As I was finishing up the last post, Alexa came up to me.
“I’m stunked,” she said.
Thinking she meant “stumped,” I corrected her.
“No, stunked,” she insisted. “It’s a Spanish word I made up for tired.”
 
That kid’s perfect.
 



Unicorn U.

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

This morning, my daughter tells me, “I really, really, really want to be a policeman.”
 
Thinking this sounds like something she’s really thought over, and not wanting to discourage her from the dream, I say, “Yeah?”
 
“Yes,” she answered resolutely. “Or a unicorn.”
 



KidSpeak

Monday, January 14th, 2008

As I was putting on my makeup the other day, my almost four-year-old asked me if she could help me decorate myself. Then, when I started singing a few minutes later, she asked me to “turn my mouth down.”