this morning i had to go clean the books and cds and clothes and garbage out of my car before it gets towed to the junkyard. my dad swooped in wearing a superfather cape to dis-install my cd player. when i saw it, captive behind the eight-foot fence wearing a barbed wire crown, i took back every bad thing i ever said about my loyal taurus wagon. larry and brian and i were lucky to be in that ford tanker when we got rear ended on the way to karate.
speaking of larry and brian, today is my last day with them! i taught brian to play spit yesterday, so we played a few rounds, during which i caught him cursing under his breath twice! i said, “what did you just say?†and he tried to cover with, “’darn it!’ i said ‘darn it.’ that’s what I say sometimes.†right, right, that’s what i’d say too. we’ll see what mom has to say about that one. we went to see garfield in wilton and they both saved me a pink starburst. the movie was a minefield of product placement, but it was cute.
when i got this job, i never could have imagined getting so involved in their lives. at first, they were difficult and mischievous and somewhat bland. now it’s hard to remember life before afternoons with larry and brian. i know they’re quirks and their faces and i can practically predict their moves, although there are always a few shockers, just to keep me on my toes. i will miss being miss emily!
quote of the day: “grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” – the little prince
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