June 18, 2010   Me: Claire, what are you doing? [she’d been downstairs alone and quiet for a while. That usually means mischief] Claire: I was praying. Me: [pleasantly surprised] Praying about what? [this was probably the first time I’d discovered her praying on her own] Claire: [matter of factly] I was asking God to […]

Annalise (3yrs): Mommy Me: Yeah, sweet girl? Annalise: <announces wistfully> If you make a wish, and blow on a dandelion, your wish comes true! Me: Yeah? Awesome! Claire (6yrs): <leans over and whispers to Annalise> Unfortunately, it doesn’t work. I’ve tried it tons of times.

As we drive into Fair Oaks Ranch tonight (where my parents live, close to Boerne): Claire (6yrs): Annalise, quick, this looks familiar! Roll down your window! That’s important. Annalise (3yrs): <frantically finds switch, rolls down window obediently> Claire: <reaches arm out window to feel air, takes a deep breath> Oh my goodness! You’re right Mommy! […]

  Me: [reading in the living room, then spot Annalise across the room, peering at me craftily around the side of the sofa chair] Annalise (3yrs): [notices I might have seen her, so quickly scampers over behind another piece of furniture, then pauses a few moments, and scampers to another one] Me: Um, …. what’s […]