11 May
As we were checking out of the grocery store on Thursday, Olivia held up a chocolate bar and said, “…Mama?” I declined the purchase with a quick, “No thanks!”
The woman behind us said, “Why not?! Come on, Mom.”
Ava looked at me, wide-eyed, and said, “She’d make a good grandma.”
10 May
Ava asks for a dog at least four or five times a day. This is not an exaggeration. Usually, when I say, “No, not right now,” she asks for a ferret. (“Yeah, also no.”)
Last night, she worked her way through a list that included hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, and hedgehogs. (“No, nope, not a chance, no.”) By the time she got to “hermit crab…?” I think I surprised her: “Sure, fine.”
So, today, we got a hermit crab. Do you know hermit crabs live A LONG TIME? One of these children might be able to take little Shelly here to college. Fair to say I didn’t really think this one through, but the girls seems content. For now.
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