Me to my daughter: "No, you cannot watch TV. We are leaving in 10 minutes. Find something to do for 10 minutes."
Daughter: *finds a jar lid that pops*
*pops the jar lid for 10 minutes straight until I just about lose my ever-loving mind*
Well played, daughter. Well played.
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ellenmillion
Sep 16, 2017 19:55
Enjoy this bedtime story that I just told my daughter.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Guppy who drew on the walls, even though she knew she shouldn't.
Her parents got very tired of cleaning the walls and finally one day they put Guppy in a box and mailed it to Antarctica, where Guppy lived the rest of her days with the penguins.
Guppy
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ellenmillion
Sep 11, 2017 10:05
I feel so behind! The last six weeks or so have felt like one setback after another, and lots of little things have gotten shoved aside. Time for a list!
Today I'd like to:
~Write 500 words. (1000 would be better)
~Get through 100 emails. (My inbox was up over 700 this weekend. I beat it back to 560.)
~Post next article at Torn World
~Shopping
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ellenmillion
Sep 01, 2017 10:27
Kindergarten is the most splendid invention in the history of child-kind. I was worried that drop-offs would be like they were in pre-school, but it has been like whipped cream. I have to ask for a hug before she goes running off to find her friends in the morning. They have outdoor 'precess' that we drop them off at, and she's either merrily
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