Here is a little conversation Sydney and I had today as we were walking home from a friend’s house.
Sydney: “Mom, my feet hurt. Can we try the talking trick?” (The talking trick is purposefully having a conversation that will take her mind off of something else. She agrees that it works every time).
Me: “Sure, what do you want to talk about?”
Syd: “Well, let’s see….we could…weeeellllllllll…..hum. Let’s see. I know. I’d like for you to tell me why God is perfect and people are not.”
Me: chuckle a little…”Wellll…” and so begins a stumble through age-appropriate theology. Not sure how much she got, but I tried to converse in a way that is from my heart and understandable. She listened for a while and then, mid-sentence…
Syd: “Mom…can I run ahead of you to Nana’s house?”
And so the conversation was over…but sweet for a moment.
we should have tried that in Vegas…
Brooke..linds my feet hurt, can we try the talking trick?
Linds…sure
Brooke…lets talk about how cheap our husbands are and won’t pay for a cab
linds….i bet we have scars from our blisters
brooke…i bet your right…
jer and patrick….quit gritchin’ and walk women!
Well…isn’t that an accurate account of our Vegas walk??? Funny!
Yay! I’m so glad I found my friend! This world of blogs is fantastic.