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I am very glad for being back to my old job. It’s like putting your old shoes on–you like your new shoes, even though they hurt your feet a lot (shiny and new is cool, but in the end how you feel is what’s more important). But the old shoes elicit a feeling of comfort, [...]
Things Claire has said lately:
“Monkeys that wear dresses are beautiful. Like rainbows.”
“When I grow up, I want to be a dinosaur artist.”
“When we get sick, all our bones slide down our bodies and out our feet.” Mom: “Then how do we get better?” Claire: “our bones go back in our feed and slide up our [...]
Last night, in the dark, Claire grabbed my head, turned it so she could whisper in my ear, and said, “I love you every day. You’re the best Mommy in the world.”
(with a few interjections from me, this was another Claire monologue on the ride home)
Mommy: Claire, apricots only grow in the summer.
Claire: Oh. Maybe we can grow some in our garden.
Mommy: Well, apricots grow on special trees. How long do you think it takes to grow a tree?
Claire: I think it takes to grow a [...]
“The beefy and bread got stuck in my throat and then went into my tummy and got yucky. Mac-y-roni and corn and chocolate milk will make it all better.”
“A kid at school ate the pretend apple for real. We don’t eat pretend apples for real, right, Mommy?”
Claire: “Mommy, are you on the ceiling?”
Mommy: “No, I’m [...]
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