"Oh no! Look out for the old man!"
On our way to the Walmart today an old man with a cane decided to started his slow jaywalk across Platte Ave., quite a busy street, right in front of us. I slowed and changed lanes while Annelise shouts from the back, "Daddy! Daddy! Oh no! Look out for the old man!". If I had been alone the horn and perhaps a finger would have come into play. But, I was with my girl and had to take the high road, no pun intended. Seeing an opportunity to teach her about pedestrian safety I asked her "if that was a smart thing for him to do?". She replied that "sometimes old mans, their brains don't work so well". Yup. Got me. Kind of hard to argue with that.
Annelise's version of the jaywalking incident
I have to agree, they are quite stylish
Now we are in the Walmart and I am looking for shoelaces (Screw you Walmart! They should not be Holy Grail hard to find!). And out of no where Annelise tells me, "Daddy, Moxie Girlz are quite stylish." My response, "OK. That's nice. And just what are Moxie Girlz?" She informs me that they are dolls, and that "Mommy thinks they are trashy". Good to know. (And to the lady who laughed when she said it, "hope you enjoyed the free show. I'm charging next time! This kind of comedy gold does not grow on trees!").
Four year olds should not use the word STYLISH!
Doctor Annelise is in
Now it's on to the Pop Store (7-11) where Annelise sees Patty the manager out front smoking. She tells me that, "smoking is bad for you. It makes you grow a beard and turns your lungs black". Gads! I feel for Patty's future.
Annelise was in a teaching mood today and I was listening. Considered me learned.
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