From the Mouth of Ben

At dinner the other night: "I was talking to Leify. I said, 'Leify, get RID OF YOURSELF!"

This morning on our bed: "Leify, say 'Hello.'" To me: "Leify doesn't speak."

And, my favorite: Context first: Last Monday we celebrated MLK Day w/ balloons, an art project, some YouTube videos for kids about MLK, and a birthday cake w/ candles. Ben wanted to know where Martin was (i.e., why isn't he coming to his own party?). I had to explain that he died, but we are honoring him, etc. Today, we were reading Barack Obama's picture book, "Of thee I sing," and came to the page w/ Martin Luther King, Jr., on it. I said, "Ben, that's Martin." Ben looks at me quizzically and very seriously, replies, "Oh, I thought he was a baby."

Love,
Anne