Deena

Daddysgirl_low-res

I couldn't sleep because I had this idea. Maybe now that I've gotten it out of my head I can try again.

Riding_sky_lowres

I've been working on this one forever. I wanted there to be several figures, but it never worked. I finally gave up and took out all but the one that made me want to do this in the first place and it looked much better. I think it's done. Probably.

Lowres_eyes

My tribute to Zora Neale Hurston, as inspired by the death of Dua Khalil, or maybe I mean that the other way around. I'm not sure yet.

Kara: What's for dinner?
Me: Spaghetti
Kara: I don't want spaghetti.
Me: Okay, we'll have rigatoni with meat sauce.
Kara: What?... What is that? I've never had that.
Me: Yes you have. You like it.
Kara: Are you INSAME? I said I've never had it... for at least a week.
Greg: KARA!
Kara: What?
Greg: What did you say?!
Kara: I've never had it?
Greg: No.....
Kara: For at least a week?
Greg:...sigh.... That is NOT what you're in trouble for.
Kara: ....Sorry Mommy.

Kara: I ate all my lunch, and I had chocolate milk.
Me: But I sent juice. I didn't give you any milk money.
Kara: Oh, don't worry about it. I just signed my name.

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Me: Have you made any friends yet?
Kara: Yes. The girl in the blue shirt. We played together at recess.
Me: What's her name?
Kara: I don't remember it. I only remember Michael's name.
Me: Is that the boy who sits at your table?
Kara: Yes. I told him I'm his best friend now, but I don't know if he listened to me or not.

Show us something interesting in the sky.

There's not much interesting in the sky near here today, so I fudged a bit. This first is the big beech tree. Its branches are in the sky, aren't they?

The flowers are even more fudge. If I were a bug underneath them, that would be my view of the sky.

Take a photo of something striped.

I couldn't resist one more time. Greg is teasing Aidan with a striped tiger, Kara, in her stripey dress is leaning on her daddy, the chair they're in (barely visible over Greg's right shoulder) is striped, and the wallpaper is striped of ribbons and flower garlands. It's a regular stripe-fest here today!

More Stripes

I seriously love vox hunt.

Take a photo of something striped.

Kara in Stripes

Kara loves to mug for the camera. That she chose to wear stripes today (the third outfit of the day, actually) made us both happy.

makaidiver recently sent the children shirts from Berkeley Repertory Theater.  Here's a shot I caught of Aidan living in his, and one of Kara, because she's cute and this one shows how grown up she's getting. Next month, FIVE!

Theatergeek

Kara peeks