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We were at a cafe recently where the girls discovered paper copies of The Onion. Don and I began talking about about some of our favorite Onion stories from years past, some of which required a bit of context-setting (e.g., that Balkan words have few vowels).

Don:  "So, the headline was Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia."
Claire: "Ok, that is HILARIOUS."
Margot: "Wait, what? He deployed his bowels???"

Girls

Dear mothers of girls:

Here's Jane's self-portrait and self-description from a "We Are America" project that her 2nd grade class did. This is what we're going for, right?

Every now and then, my daughters do something like this, and I feel like this parenting thing is working out just fine.

The Art of Persusion, Part II

Margot continues to hone her persuasive writing skills. I found this note on my desk this morning:

Grandma!

Jane:  "Mom, is Grandma retired?"

Me:  "No, she still has her same job."

Jane: "Oh, good.  I love visiting her work."

Jane (whispering to self):  "Yeah, Grandma!  Still going strong!!"

Um, Thanks?

The other day, Claire sent me two items, neither of which included any explanatory text.  Make of them what you will:

Item 1:

On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Claire wrote:

Part Of Our World (@PartOfOurWorld) tweeted at 10:00 PM on Thu, Oct 24, 2013:

Stress Relieving Foods:
-Bananas 
-Pasta 
-Almonds 
-Grapes 
-Green Tea 
-Oatmeal 
-Chocolate 
-Water melon
-Cornflakes 
-Tuna

(https://twitter.com/PartOfOurWorld/status/393557588182192128)

Item 2:

This is How We Learn

Jane to her friend:  "Hey, Z, do you raise your hand very much in class?"

Z:  "No, not too much."

Jane:  "Yeah, me neither."

Me:  "Why don't you raise your hand very much in class?"

Jane:  "I just prefer to listen to everyone else and learn from their mistakes."