Little Sunshine is growing quickly and she provides us with more than one laugh a day. Here are a few of the recent ones: This one her Bible class teacher told me last night: They were studying the Lord's Supper and what each of the components mean. Her teacher moves the discussion from what happened to discussing the meaning behind each component. She asks Emma, "What does the bread represent?" Emma replies, "Toast?" Recently I was doing her hair, getting it brushed and ready so she could go with her aunt to see her grandparents. As I was doing so, Emma kept smiling and admiring herself in the mirror. Without prompt she says in a sing-song voice: "I am going to look FABULOUS!" Humility, thy name art Emma. Recently, Emma has taken an anti-romance stance. Her father and I, who are legally married and therefore allowed the occasional smooch, have been adamantly warned not to do so in her presence. If we do attempt to break ...
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