An exuberant fourth of July plus a long day of works means not much in the way here. Rather than something coherent, I'll give you a little slice of life. On Monday, we had a softball game. Since no one had to work the next morning, we did a little barbecue action afterwards. Lots of folks brought their kids, and one little girl shared an observation with me.
(I walk up to a picnic table with a box full of plastic silverware.)
Girl: You brought donuts to a barbecue?!
Me: No, the box just looks like a donut box. It's actually silverware.
Girl: Good, I hate donuts.
Me: You hate donuts?
Girl: I do. They annoy me.
Me: Why do they annoy you?
Girl: It's just... (she grimaces, punches me in the shoulder, and walks away.)
The rest of the day, whenever I saw her, I said, "Hey, let's cut out of here and go get some donuts." She'd ball up her fists and scream. One of the cool things about little kids is that they can get away with things that, if done by an adult, would be absolutely terrifying.
(Mexico trip pictures have been uploaded.)
Posted by Cody at July 5, 2006 5:52 PM