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I've been rather wordy lately on the old blawg and am offering a respite today in the form of some incredible images I've tracked down this week. Enjoy! Thanks to all three of you who took me up on my letter writing offer! I've got my materials prepped (below) and may include a surprise (:

images from: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here

little kid scientist

as of four o'clock this afternoon, i was stumped for what to post today. who knew that my 5 year old BFF would provide all the inspiration i needed? tia root is my GIRL (pronounced guuuuuuuuuurrrrrl). i first laid eyes on her at all saints church in 2005 when she was a chubby, rose-lipped little sushi roll with scattered wisps of black hair, reminiscent of an old balding man. luckily, her looks have significantly improved and she's an absolute doll. that girl is 5 going on 25, has some serious chops and scares me with how smart she is. i don't like to refer to myself as her babysitter but more of her best friend who happens to be 19 years older.

tonight after i gave her and the boys a shower, we gabbed like a couple of old hens while i gave her a leg and foot rub. in true little girl fashion, she's got bruises peppering her shins and blames them the the hard knock life of a preschooler. so while i massaged all her worries away, we had an interview of sorts.

Tia: Some scientists believe in God and some don't. They just don't. They think science things just happen.

KT: I'm a scientist and I believe in God.

T: Me too! I'm a little kid scientist!

K: Hollerrrrr. So let's talk about dreams. What do you dream about?

T: I want to either dream about me being a queen, science or me and a kitty cat cuddling together.

K: What do you mean science?

T: You know, science questions - like planets and how you find out things about them and volcanoes and weather.

K: Are you going to be a scientist?

T: Oh yeah - a doctor, a scientist, vet, a nurse, a famous ice skater or Clara in the Nutcracker.

K: Oh. My. Gosh. I love you.

T: Yeah, thanks.

K: Be a scientist because you can change the world.

T: I can?

K: Uh huh. You know how I told you that we all have bits of God in us - that we were made in His image, so that means we are like Him? Well you can show people who He is and how He lives in you by making people feel better and healing them and making new discoveries.

T: RIGHT!

K: I believe in you. Girl power.

T: I have one more thing...I pray to God every night for sweet science dreams and I love the dreams I get.

K: Science dreams huh...

T: Yeah, craaaazy ones.

tell me she isn't the most perfect cherub on Earth.