January 4th, 2008 - Pumpkin Pete
The other night, while cuddling as a family before Maggie went to bed, Maggie poked Daddy in the eye. It appeared intentional and she got a reprimand. Whimpering, she said, “I say Pumpkin Pete.” Huh? Huh? After she said it two more times, I said, “Okay, Maggie, say Pumpkin Pete.” She reached over, tapped my nose, said “Beep!” then squeezed it and said “Honk!”
Heaven’s sakes! It wasn’t Pumpkin Pete! It was “Honk and beep!” We’ve played this with her before, but it didn’t have a name. And while she says honk and beep pretty clearly on their own, together, it really does sound like Pumpkin Pete. (And the poke in the eye *was* accidental. She was trying to honk/beep Daddy.)
I tend to avoid writing about cute things Maggie does as I try to focus on simple living. But while a lot of that has to do with saving money, I really do need to focus on the SIMPLE part of it. Spending 20 minutes hanging out with Maggie and Eric each evening is certainly a nice, simple, family activity. We’re able to do it because we don’t have a bunch of activities every night. And it can really help keep things calm: last night, I was all frustrated about TurboTax Online and didn’t even want to come up. But I did. After chatting with Maggie for 15 minutes, I wasn’t at all stressed out and was able to put the problem aside!
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