Friends

Friends
Originally uploaded by gennabby.

Abby and Lillian had their faces painted, rode the carousel, and ate bites of everything being sold at the Davis Farmer's Market! I think their personalities show up in the pics they chose for their cheeks: Lillian has a bold, bright, happy ladybug, and Abby has a fancy, whimsical, artsy pony. If I could say ponies are sensitive, that would apply to Abby too. We took Abby to her weekly gymnastics class yesterday (a day after the Maynors went home) and she was so bummed about her friend being gone that we had to reschedule her class! She just couldn't bring herself to jump around.

Maynors in San Fran

Maynors in San Fran
Originally uploaded by gennabby.

The Pearsons are all a bit down after an amazing week with Peter, Melanie, Lillian and Grayson; we miss them so much already. We had tons of fun having them out from St. Louis! Our day trip to San Francisco (with all three of our kids) was a blast, and it almost didn't end at a day-trip! We walked up to a locked building where we had left our car. We got in as someone walked out but quickly learned that the parking garage CLOSED at 6 p.m. It was 6:45. We really thought we were going to spend the night in that garage (or in a creepy hotel-- all 7 of us in one room). An attendant did show up eventually, and we got home to Davis.

on marriage

We were watching Princess Bride and Abby asked why Dread Pirate Roberts wanted to find Princess Buttercup:

M: Because he loves her and wants to find her.
A: Why does he want her though?
M: Because he wants her to be his wife, like G is my wife.
A: Well who can be my husband?
M: I don't know. Miles (Cunningham)?
A: Yes, Miles would be a good husband.
M: Grayson (Maynor)?
A: No, because he's not in the family. He lives too far away.

I'm not sure how to explain that it is a good thing to marry someone that is not in the family (yet). For a while she wanted to marry her daddy. Abby did mention later that Grayson might be a good husband because Abby would like to be called "Abby Maynor."

LOL

I'm in the middle of grading student papers. Here is a funny quote from one paper on male body image:

"Today, some men are as vain as women."

Wow. I've toyed with the idea of starting a running list of some of the nuttiest quotes I've gotten, but I might get in trouble for that. Some of them are hard to resist sharing though.

Delightful Derrida?

Amidst the craziness of researching and writing, I have come upon a strangely beautiful moment-- strange because it is from Jacques Derrida, beautiful because it smacks of Truth:

"...forgiveness granted to the other is the supreme gift and therefore hospitality par excellence" (on Hospitality, from "Acts of Religion" p.380).

ear confession

We're down to the wire for this Winter quarter, so I wont be blogging much until the storm clears. I did, however, want to share a funny moment:

G: Abby, it is time for school; let's go.
A: Momma, I can't go to school today; I have an ear confession.
G: A what?
A: An ear confection?
G: What's that?
A: an ear in-fession?
G: If you have an ear INFECTION, then you'll have to take purple medicine from Dr. O.
A: No, I don't think I have an ear infection.

I thought so. Nice try.