August 8, 2011

  • I put two little jelly bracelets together in a slip knot, and Madeleine told me, "Very creative!"  (She had gotten the bracelets from Grandma Ellen, who had them left over from Karen's bridal shower.  Each bracelet takes on the shape of some princess-y item, like a crown or wand, and Madeleine loves them.)  This reminded me how I have recently acquired some new clothes and shoes (highly needed; all my old stuff was sprouting holes left and right), and when I wore some of them, Madeleine told me, "Very stylish!"  Ah, I love getting compliments from her:  they're sweet, they crack me up, and they make me wonder "how did she learn that?"  The sad answer, I think, is probably from television, at least for the "very stylish" comment.  She loves watching Max and Ruby, and Ruby and Louise love to put on fashion shows and be all stylish. 

    Also Brian thinks the country is falling apart and we should stop investing in the stock market.  I say he's paranoid.  Good times, good times.  I swear the stock market will rebound some day.  Brian is just frustrated because it's down over the last 12 years, and that's about the time he started investing.  We'll all be living in poverty, he says, but he also thinks we won't starve.  I say those little ragamuffins of ours can keep us out of the poor house, if need be. 

    Madeleine, Grant, be prepared for Mommy and Daddy to be living in your basement someday.