How to Find a Husband if You're Persistant

Persistence - "I just don't know how I'm going to decide who to marry." (She's eight.)

Me - "It can be a tough decision when you're eight." (Did I mention that she's eight?)

Persentence - "I think what I'll do is find twenty boys and bring them to my house and line them up. Then I'll pick the best one and marry him."

Me - "Good plan." (Seriously. Can you think of a better one?)

The kids and I went to the opera last week. Cinderella. Persistence wore what she now calls her opera dress and the audience was full of Cinderellas in ball gowns and crowns. It was so fun!

I love opera and I'm so excited that my kids are old enough to go because I haven't been since having them. Not only are they old enough for the opera but in January we went to a Ririe Woodbury Dance production and in a couple weeks we're seeing Shakespeare. I can't wait!

At the dance production Lovely climbed up on her chair to whisper in my ear every time a new group of dancers came out on stage, "That's my new favowite Mommy! That's my new sparkly!" She was so impressed that over a month later she is still talking about it.



Poor Cinderella. She works her fingers to the bone but she tries to have fun doing it. Isn't defrosting the freezer one of your favorite jobs?



It would be a lot more fun if people would think of doing it BEFORE they bought a half a beef that had to be moved into coolers and drug out onto the front porch. You'll remember that for next time won't you sweetie?

It's a good idea to do your defrosting now while it's still cold outside. I don't really know what came over me but I had that thought before falling asleep one night so of course I couldn't wait till Stranger was home to help. I guess that's what professional meat movers (kids) are for.