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The Knight Bus
Ooooo this is going to be fun. In the run-up to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Scholastic, publisher of the Harry Potter books in America, will be touring 10 major cities with their Knight Bus. It’ll be in St. Louis on the 28th of June at two of our public libraries. You can read all about it here.

*Update — Martha is not on in the St. Louis area. Boo. That lets you know how little I watch TV during the daytime. I check out her website all the time and just assumed that it was on here. But, no, we don’t need Martha when we’ve got Rachel Ray. Did y’all hear my sarcasm? At least the recipe will be on the website — maybe even some video if we are fortunate.

Frank Stitt on Martha
I don’t know if this heads-up will catch anyone in time, but Frank Stitt, chef and owner of Highland’s Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama, and author of the great cookbook, Southern Table, will be on the Martha show tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11. My sister brought me the cookbook when she recently visited and I love it. I LOVE IT. His is the first cookbook that I have been tempted to cook my way through — like some people do with Julia Child’s cookbooks. His cooking combines some French techniques with Southern ingredients. I can’t wait to see what he’s fixin’ tomorrow.

*Update — Martha is not on in the St. Louis area. Boo. That lets you know how little I watch TV during the daytime. I check out her website all the time and just assumed that it was on here. But, no, we don’t need Martha when we’ve got Rachel Ray. Did y’all hear my sarcasm? At least the recipe will be on the website — maybe even some video if we are fortunate.

Frank Stitt on Martha
I don’t know if this heads-up will catch anyone in time, but Frank Stitt, chef and owner of Highland’s Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama, and author of the great cookbook, Southern Table, will be on the Martha show tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11. My sister brought me the cookbook when she recently visited and I love it. I LOVE IT. His is the first cookbook that I have been tempted to cook my way through — like some people do with Julia Child’s cookbooks. His cooking combines some French techniques with Southern ingredients. I can’t wait to see what he’s fixin’ tomorrow.

*Update — Martha is not on in the St. Louis area. Boo. That lets you know how little I watch TV during the daytime. I check out her website all the time and just assumed that it was on here. But, no, we don’t need Martha when we’ve got Rachel Ray. Did y’all hear my sarcasm? At least the recipe will be on the website — maybe even some video if we are fortunate.

Frank Stitt on Martha
I don’t know if this heads-up will catch anyone in time, but Frank Stitt, chef and owner of Highland’s Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama, and author of the great cookbook, Southern Table, will be on the Martha show tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11. My sister brought me the cookbook when she recently visited and I love it. I LOVE IT. His is the first cookbook that I have been tempted to cook my way through — like some people do with Julia Child’s cookbooks. His cooking combines some French techniques with Southern ingredients. I can’t wait to see what he’s fixin’ tomorrow.

For the Purpose of This Post…
let’s assume that my youngest son’s name is Levi. Of course, that isn’t really his name. His name isn’t the point of this post but having a name is important for the example. And I’m a wee bit paranoid about people that I don’t know knowing my son’s name. On to the conversation which happens to be an example of the egocentric tendencies of this 3 year old.

This is a conversation that we have multiple times per day. Usually, I’m praising his sweetness, preciousness, etc.

Me: Levi, you are so sweet!
L: (said at a yell) No! I not so sweet….I’M SO LEVI!!!!!!!!
Me: So you’re not sweet?
L: (said in a normal voice, like, matter-of-factly, duh) No I not so sweet. I’m so Levi.

At least he knows who he is. It is funny how three year olds KNOW what 30 year olds ponder. Don’t you think?

For the Purpose of This Post…
let’s assume that my youngest son’s name is Levi. Of course, that isn’t really his name. His name isn’t the point of this post but having a name is important for the example. And I’m a wee bit paranoid about people that I don’t know knowing my son’s name. On to the conversation which happens to be an example of the egocentric tendencies of this 3 year old.

This is a conversation that we have multiple times per day. Usually, I’m praising his sweetness, preciousness, etc.

Me: Levi, you are so sweet!
L: (said at a yell) No! I not so sweet….I’M SO LEVI!!!!!!!!
Me: So you’re not sweet?
L: (said in a normal voice, like, matter-of-factly, duh) No I not so sweet. I’m so Levi.

At least he knows who he is. It is funny how three year olds KNOW what 30 year olds ponder. Don’t you think?

For the Purpose of This Post…
let’s assume that my youngest son’s name is Levi. Of course, that isn’t really his name. His name isn’t the point of this post but having a name is important for the example. And I’m a wee bit paranoid about people that I don’t know knowing my son’s name. On to the conversation which happens to be an example of the egocentric tendencies of this 3 year old.

This is a conversation that we have multiple times per day. Usually, I’m praising his sweetness, preciousness, etc.

Me: Levi, you are so sweet!
L: (said at a yell) No! I not so sweet….I’M SO LEVI!!!!!!!!
Me: So you’re not sweet?
L: (said in a normal voice, like, matter-of-factly, duh) No I not so sweet. I’m so Levi.

At least he knows who he is. It is funny how three year olds KNOW what 30 year olds ponder. Don’t you think?

Repeat After Me
My 3 year old has started repeating everything that I say. Sometimes he does it right after I say something, which is funny, but sometimes, he pulls out his repitition later. Which is even funnier. So, the other day we were driving to the library when, out of the blue, he says….

E: You’re crazy, Mama.
Me: Do you think I’m crazy, E? (Thinking to myself that he is right.)
E: Yeah, you’re crazy Mama.
Me: We’re all a little crazy, sweet boy.
E: I’m worried about you, Mama.
Me: What?! Don’t worry about your Mama.
E: Okay.

So, he has been listening when I’ve been calling myself “crazy”. Great.

Repeat After Me
My 3 year old has started repeating everything that I say. Sometimes he does it right after I say something, which is funny, but sometimes, he pulls out his repitition later. Which is even funnier. So, the other day we were driving to the library when, out of the blue, he says….

E: You’re crazy, Mama.
Me: Do you think I’m crazy, E? (Thinking to myself that he is right.)
E: Yeah, you’re crazy Mama.
Me: We’re all a little crazy, sweet boy.
E: I’m worried about you, Mama.
Me: What?! Don’t worry about your Mama.
E: Okay.

So, he has been listening when I’ve been calling myself “crazy”. Great.

Repeat After Me
My 3 year old has started repeating everything that I say. Sometimes he does it right after I say something, which is funny, but sometimes, he pulls out his repitition later. Which is even funnier. So, the other day we were driving to the library when, out of the blue, he says….

E: You’re crazy, Mama.
Me: Do you think I’m crazy, E? (Thinking to myself that he is right.)
E: Yeah, you’re crazy Mama.
Me: We’re all a little crazy, sweet boy.
E: I’m worried about you, Mama.
Me: What?! Don’t worry about your Mama.
E: Okay.

So, he has been listening when I’ve been calling myself “crazy”. Great.