Still reading the suggestions, and some moments
See below. :)
But while I am working behind the scenes, here are some moments - funny, and awkward.
The scene: inside our local public school. Carl and I taking turns voting, with some fanfare, and then we are all going to get doughnuts. Carl was mocking the doughnuts and I said “in the traditional Jewish cycle of life, when young boys study the Torah for the first time, they are given some sugar, to make it sweet for them. In our family the same thing goes for the political process.” So yes, we were talking it up. Carl votes. I vote. We go to leave.
Noah: “MY vote!” (”my” is Noah’s all-purpose first person pronoun)
Me: “Oh no, honey, you have to be 18 to vote. How old are you?”
Noah: “Eighteen!”
I laughed so hard.
Later, in the drive-through:
Noah: “DoughNUT!”
Me, kind of ignoring him and talking to Carl in the front seat: blah blah blah Canadian political system blah blah
Noah, louder: TIMS!
Me: Tims, what?
Noah: Tims HORTONs
oh my god… I’ve created a Canadian monster [for you Americans, Tim Hortons is sort of the Canadian fast-food experience in the way McDonalds stands for American globalization]
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Today’s weirdness: the holiday schedule for some of 2008 is being put together. I still don’t know what my vacation accrual will look like once I am officially on staff, but I had to request Emily’s week off anyway. I went with the direct approach, but it feels really awkward… like I’m asking for something special or to jump the queue because my daughter died. But… I kind of am. I don’t think anyone would want me around that week working really. I get very weird and touchy. I couldn’t on very short notice (due this morning) come up with anything better than the truth.
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I love that he wants to vote. And eat Tim Horton’s.
And as to the truth, well, at least you won’t have to keep your excuses straight, hunh?