Quotable

Last night Isaac had some nightmares, so when he woke up slightly after midnight, he ended up sleeping in the big bed with me and Craig. Even then he kept crying out for me in his sleep.

But when we woke up together at 7:30 a.m., he was very cheerful. The first thing he said was, "We woke up in the morning!"

Then he looked out the window, and he said, "Now it's tomorrow!"

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Yesterday afternoon I told Craig that Isaac had just pooped on the toilet. Isaac corrected me. "I pooped in the toilet," he said.

I told him he was quite right, but that I meant that he had sat on the toilet while he pooped. He thought about this for a moment.

Then he smiled wickedly, and he said, "I sat in the toilet and I pooped on the toilet!"

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Yesterday Isaac and I pruned the lilac, which has just finished blooming. As usual when I prune, I went at it with enthusiasm. Eventually I stepped back and said aloud, "Okay, that's probably enough. I need to stop before I kill the poor thing." But of course I went back in for a few more cuts.

Isaac, who had been putting the branches I had pruned into the greenwaste bin, stepped forward and began to tap me on the hip. Still gazing at the lilac, I absently asked, "Yes, my dear? Is there something you need?"

He continued to tap me until I looked down at him, and then he said, "Mama, Isaac will help you stop."