Hide and Seek

My friends Clara and Ethan are now 4.5 and 2.5 years old.  Hide and seek is a favorite game.  On Saturday I had a special "no Mommy" date to take Clara to see the Disney movie Bears. When I showed up at the house, their mother met me at the door saying, with a wink, that she had no idea where the kids had gone. I announced that I supposed I would just leave then and turned to go.  All of a sudden, Ethan popped up from behind the sofa, closely followed by a laughing Clara. The joy of the game is in being found.

A few months ago I was in Baltimore, browsing a craft show with my friend Kerry. I admired a pair of earrings. But, I noted, they were big and I couldn't wear "big" earrings. Puzzled she asked "why not?" and I explained that if I wore big earrings everyone look at them (me). With an exasperated sigh she replied, "That's the whole point, Chris!"

Guess it's time to come out from behind the sofa...