Wednesday, March 18, 2009

What Happened, Mommy?

We used to call Lee Calamity Jane, because she was always there to check it out when something went wrong.   You dropped a glass, or spilled something, and all of a sudden, there was Lee asking you for all the details of what was going on (which is really irritating when you're really frustrated about breaking something or the like).  

Lee seems to mostly be past this, but Clara has, in her more mellow way, taken up the call.   She doesn't usually come running, but just pipes up in this inquisitive voice, "WHAT HAPPENED, MOMMY?"    

The other day I developed a horrible case of hiccups (in the middle of practicing for my voice lesson).  For some reason these were loud, although they were occuring pretty infrequently, about every minute or so.  Clara was in the playroom, and I gave up singing and went into the kitchen to do something.  Every time I would hiccup, I would hear Clara pipe up from the other room,  with exactly the same emphasis, "WHAT HAPPENED, MOMMY?"

It was pretty funny.   But Clara learned about hiccups.   



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