The Inner Workings of a Child's Mind

Setting: abode of dear friends of many years Heather, Bill, Kenzie, Molly Kate, and Landon Duncan

Time: few weeks ago

Players: myself and Molly Kate, very newly aged 7

I was passing through the kitchen on my way to the bedroom when Molly Kate asked, "Ms. Leah, did you know about me?"


Did I know about her? I've been friends with her parents for over ten years, and I've been visiting them over the last several years with some regularity, perhaps not as much as we all would like, but still I don't feel myself a stranger at their house. We've been camping together. We've been to museums together. I've been her chaperone to and from the bathroom. I've played Nintendo DS with her and her older sister Kenzie.

Did she mean did I know about her before she was born? Children so often want to know if you knew them when they were still in their mommy's tummy. That blows their minds!

I walked back into the kitchen and confusedly asked, "Did I know about you?"

"Yea," she replied. "Did you know about me? That I've been making eggs since, like, last year."

My slacker ways

So clearly I'm a lazy blogger. I didn't expect it to last long. Even this blog is really just a piggy-back blog. It's nice to live with someone who blogs because when they blog they also blog your days and you can just provide a link.

My life can be summed up in a few words: work, cook, work, cook...and waiting for Rachel to speak these melodious words, "Do you want to go to SawGrass today?"

This was my delightful weekend (blogged by Rachel):
Wet SawGrass and Tombstone
Dinner at SawGrass and Big Fish

Funny incident: I am pleased to announce that I successfully put on several saddles this SawGrass visit and none of them headed for the underside of the horse. Before we headed out I heard Codie (Rachel's cousin) say to Rachel, "Can you check my saddle? Leah put it on." Wise girl! :)