Mates

Standardized testing began today for the girls. I drove down to meet Kim and Co. After getting Butterfly happily through the first section of the test, I absconded with Tiger and Dirt Dude. The following conversation was over heard on the ride home:

Tiger: (Singing a self-composed ditty, whose lyrics are completely nonsensical.)

Dirt Dude: "You know, Tiger, you should really consider becoming a song writer when you grow up. You're really good at it."

Tiger: "Yes. I'm thinking about it. Or I'd like to write books."

Dirt Dude: "Excellent."

I appreciate anyone who affirms my child's inner artist.

Upon reaching my house, they devoured pizza and watched an idiotic cartoon and laughed hysterically throughout the whole thing. Next on the agenda - dancing around the living room, drawing cartoons and the consolidating the PIKMAN universe (that's a video game, for those of you lucky enough not to know). When they are together, they are completely self-entertaining. That's a good thing.

My children have, in the past, made friends with children whose parents I really didn't like. However, I'd be willing to put up with a lot for Tiger to be able to spend quality time with a friend like Dirt Dude. Lucky for me, the kid has a cool mom, even if she does sound like she's from Boston.

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[Aussie Kim]

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