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The girls were helping me weed the azalea bed this weekend, when Camille turned to Abby and said, “Would you be a dear and go get us some cold water to drink?” in perfect English tearoom parlance.
I almost fell out in the crabgrass. Where does she get this stuff?
Later the same day, she had to [...]
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Eventful morning
Alone for a few minutes before the girls and the dog got up, I was startled by a loud slam into our kitchen bay window. I knew it was a bird right away and I thought it was dead.
When Abby brought Pippin downstairs, I took him out to work his morning magic. I peeked into [...]
A couple of thoughts from a 7-year-old
A couple of Camille-isms from the weekend:
I survived a movie Sunday with five girls 10 and under. We paid our dues to help “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” become the No. 1 movie this weekend. During the climax of the film, Blart takes on a host of bad guys. He dispatches one with a helium tank [...]
Camille’s list grows
At one point she wanted a diamond.
Now, it’s just a star. A real star.
“A real star?” Mom asked.
“Yeah, you know, like from outer space. I really want one.”
OK then.
What else does she have on her list? Let’s see, there’s the magic book with real spells inside that really work. then there’s the spy kit, but [...]
A day with Camille…