Oh, Em. She needs to learn to say what she means, which is "WHILE PANTS ARE A PERFECTLY VALID LIFESTYLE CHOICE THEY DO NOT APPEAL TO MY SELF IMAGE AT THE MOMENT AS I WISH TO LOOK LIKE MY SOCIETALLY INFLUENCED IDEA OF A PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS!"
There was a moment in the kitchen this morning when I looked my three year old dead in the eye and said "I would love to discuss gender issues and sartorial choices, Punk, but we just don't have the time. Wear the pants or no TV."
Oh, man, do I love the Miracleborn family.
Sox, stay w/ my parents in Richmond. Mom will get a kick out of Iris, and she'll feed you well. Also, Iris has cousins there -- has she ever met them? Molly might be able to lead her astray.
Molly might be able to lead her astray.
have you met my daughter? Molly Iris might be able to lead her Molly astray.
I'd like to - they were the ones who brought up the drive-time issue.
eta: and no. I haven't spoken with them directly yet.
Sox, I was pretty sure the drive would be longer than 7 hours from Philly except that google maps is saying 7 hours but that's if you go down through DE across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel. So that would mean not driving through DC (YAY!!!) or Richmond. Maybe staying in Salisbury would work? That would be about 3 hours along.
I assume you'd be going on Friday evening rather than Saturday, right (otherwise you'd drive straight through)? Friday traffic would make a big difference in time.
We're heading down Saturday, staying over en route, and arriving Sunday.
We're heading down Saturday, staying over en route, and arriving Sunday.
Oh, but the place won't be available until Sunday?
right. hence, confusion and bad planning. I figured Saturday rental... but not this time.
Molly will be on her home turf. IJS Although I hear the teenager disease has caught up to T, and he's a grump, lately.
As to inconveniencing my mother - she has a cook and a cleaning lady . . . you might interrupt one of my father's naps?
you might interrupt one of my father's naps?
hah.
can you send me their phone number? If I have to call my mom back, we're going to get in another argument about whether or not Sarah Palin can grow into her role once she leaves Alaska.