Ukraine Adoption

Tara-isms Part XX

--Tara was in the kitchen, peering into the refrigerator. Her brother Austin was in the family room, teasing her about something or other (who keeps track?) She leaned over to shout back to him: "Austin, stop saying that!.....HONESTLY!" (how grown up a 5-year-old sounds when she's using one of your words, tone and all.)

--Tara has a playdate today with her friend Ellie from school. Her friend's mom was to pick them up after school and take them to Ellie's house for a few hours. Last night at bedtime, an excited Tara ran through the timeline cycle with me. "Am I going to Ellie's today?" No, tomorrow honey, after school. "When I wake up?" Well, yes, but after school. "The next day?" No, tomorrow, not the next day. "Today then?" Deep sigh. It always seems like I'm more tired at her bedtime.

--She has a big case of "I didn't do it" this week. For instance, she was standing next to my tulips near a big tree, holding a few purple petals in her hand. Why did you pull on the tulip? I asked her. "I didn't do it."
I pointed out to her that she has at least one pair of shoes in every room of our house. "I didn't DO it," she proclaimed. Oh so those pink plastic Barbie play shoes walked in there by themselves? Well, you guessed it. She blamed the cat. Imagine that.