Elaine is watching the end of The Last Unicorn, shouting at the screen, “Save them! Go! Go! Go! Save them, unicorn! Save them!”
My Favorite Heckler
My cats may like my ocarina, but my big orange Sheltie hates it. It’s harder to practice with his constant heckling rattling me.
Misuse of Toothbrushes
The baby was jealous of my toothbrush so I gave him one. He figured out that if he holds it by the bristle end, he can club things with it.
Termite
The baby likes chewing on my desk. I think he’s a termite.
Good Books for a Six-Year-Old
After more than a month of focused reading, Elaine has run out of Calvin and Hobbes. Now I have to figure out something for her to read next…
Shel Silverstein’s books of poetry are working as a stop-gap measure for now.
Several Important Anniversaries Today
“Today is Hobbes’ birthday! For one of his presents, we got married! So it’s also our wedding day!” –Elaine
Self-Imposed Challenges
The child declared, “I’m going to try to draw a flower with this paper bag over my head!” A minute later, distressed cries as if the world were ending: “Oh no!!! It doesn’t look very good!!!”
Truly Momentous
“This must be my first day of ever liking cucumbers!” — Elaine
Well, It’s Protein
After much negotiation, the only good that the child will agree to eat is a bowl full of peanut butter.
Stories in the Dark
Elaine insisted that we turn off the lights and both wear headlamps for reading her bedtime story tonight.