but none for the little boy who lives down the lane

another funny thing annie does lately is when i ask her a question to which the answer is "yes", such as "do you want something to drink?" she will sometimes reply "yes sir, yes sir, three bags full."

the way

apparently annie has been learning the song "i am a child of god" in nursery. she loves singing, and lately she has been adapting the song. the other day she was eating some marshmallow maties, and instead of singing "help me find the way..." she was singing "help me find the marshmallows". other adaptations: "help me find the treasure", and "help me find nar" (nar is her cousin xander). if she doen't find "the way", hopefully she'll at least find something else -whatever it may be.

H2

today as we were driving home i saw one of those hummer h2 monstrosities turning the corner. i glanced to see who would be driving such a car. i expected to see some twenty-something jock or a super soccer mom. i could even imagine a spoiled teenager driving such a car. but no. it was an old grandmotherly lady, probably in her eighties peeking her little grey haired head over the steering wheel. it made me chuckle. i just wish i could have got to my camera in time.

solving the world's problems with a rope

this morning i was in bed with eva, annie and annie's dolls. annie kept telling me to move over (because she likes to lay horizontally). i told her that i would fall off the bed if i moved over. she then said that she would throw me a rope.

speaking of ropes. that is annie's answer to anything that is out of reach.

she drops her book behind the couch. she needs a rope.

her ball is out of reach behind a snow bank. she needs a rope.

i wonder what she would really do with a rope if i ever found one for her to use?