Planning
2006 October 2
As I walked Helena to the school recently, she explained her life plan to me (and I swear I’m quoting as close to verbatim as my aging memory allows).
When I grow up I am going to be a teacher [said she] and all day I will teach and be helpful to the children. My husband will stay home and look after our children and make them happy. When I come home from teaching, I will be tired so I will have a short rest. Then my children will be very happy to see me and we will have supper and go to bed. And then, when everyone is asleep, my children and my husband, all asleep, I will take my umbrella and go to the movies. All by myself.
Sounds like a plan, doesn’t it?
That’s it, I’m going WITH my umbrella.
Love your site!
How old is Helena? She knows what’s necessary! Show this to her when she’s married and teaching
Yep–I think I need a little jaunt with my parasol tonight. Perhaps it could restore me.
Helena could get a good press deal writing parenting books….
I’m loving the umbrella, not to mention the fact that at such a tender age, she knows the secret to good caregiving is to make sure you snatch some moments for yourself.
Oh Helena! Make it a double feature and indulge in a box of popcorn while you;re there.
Too sweet!
i adore this
right down to the umbrella
movie escapade…
this could be a kid’s book,
a children’s story…
its so cute
Yes indeed, that is a plan.
Sounds pretty damn good to me.
If Helena would like to change her career path from teacher to life coach – I think she’d make a real success!
(probably not so big a success she can spend 28 million on a holiday though… alhtough who knows?)
Apparently she can already identify the woman within the mother. Great posts!
hehe I just need an umbrella and I am so doing the last part of that plan!
That is awesome!!
Jolly adorable – I can just imagine the earnest little face telling of her plan. I particularly like the bit about the home husband and the little rest. All for it.
i should very much like Helena to become president of all Women’s Clubs from here on out. Oh, hell. I’d like to nominate her for President of the World.