Michael had a This Old House marathon Sunday afternoon. The girls were watching right along with him. It's amazing some of the things that you can learn on that show.
Well, one of the segments was on how to fix a leaky toilet. Very useful. I think it was the part where the lid was taken off that was the most interesting part for Emma. Suddenly Emma HAS to go to the bathroom. I hear Michael say; "Emma, DO NOT FIX the toilet!"
I'm in the laundry room and I hear all this taking place, knowing full well what Emma is going to do next. Emma closes the bathroom door and I hear the click clink of the toilet lid being moved.
How can a child "forget" instructions as soon as they walk thru a door?!
This is the same child that wanted to play outside with the strict instructions that she stay in our yard. She planned ahead and brought out drawing that she decided to go door to door and try and sell. She managed to make $.25 before she got busted for leaving out yard.
This will make an interesting biography someday.
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Have you had her DNA checked for how many Dad genes she possesses?! Just think about all Dad gets to do that would have been totally forbidden if he was a child nowadays. Emma just is growing up in the wrong era. She would have liked the one where we got to walk 3 miles to the library and back all alone on a Summer afternoon or climb on the roof via the cherry tree as long as we didn't break off the shingles or have to ride wild horses because we begged for them...you get the idea. Read "Thimble Summer" by Elizabeth Enright and then sigh in relief.
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