A funny e-mail

This is something Jacob would do, and my guess is Nate would do the same:

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 3 and a half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries.

Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was one of my favorite toys. Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news and my brother was playing nearby in the living room when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water.

After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home. My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!'

My Mom waited, and sure enough, here I come down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy and she watches him drink it up, then she says to him, 'Did it ever occur to you that the only place that baby can reach to get water is the toilet?'


Now to my update! Nate and I took Jacob to the Kalahari in the Dells last weekend. I was there for the newspaper convention (got an award, whoop whoop!), so we got a good deal on the convention rate. Jacob had a blast in the water park, but I'm sad to report I didn't think to take a waterproof camera. :(

Otherwise, not much new to report. Just busy with work as usual. I'm hatching a plan to "retire" from newspapers and become a full-time mom, part-time farm worker and part-time freelance writer, maybe even mess around with some photography. Still too many loose ends yet, but that's my goal.