A quote from Claire...

We have been working on getting the old house ready to put on the market, cleaning, painting, redoing the walkway, putting the hand rail on the back deck..... After filling the trailer with another load for the new house, I headed home with Claire and Jocelyn. If you had been lucky enough to witness our conversation in the car yesterday, this is what you would have heard.

Claire: Mommy....Mooommmmyyyy
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink?
Me: I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Kay.
Claire: Mommy
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink?
Me: I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Kay.
Claire: Mommy...Mommy!
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink! Gwink!!
Me: I know your thirst, I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Okay.
Claire: Mommy
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink?
Me: I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Kay.
Claire: Mommy....Mooommmmyyyy (the long drawn out dramatic version)
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink!
Me: I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Kay.
Claire: Mommy
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink?
Me: I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Kay.
Claire: Mommy...Mommy!
Me: Yes, Honey?
Claire: Gwink! Gwink!!
Me: I know your thirst, I'll get you a drink when we get home. Okay?
Claire: Kay.

(This continued for the whole 10 minutes it took us to get home.) As we happened to be borrowing my brother-in-laws car, I could watch Claire in the baby mirror over the rear view mirror. Claire had a very serious look on her face during the whole conversation, intent on not letting me forget just how thirsty she was. I, however, could not keep the grin off my face as I made eyes at Jocelyn in the baby mirror. Jocelyn was trying not to laugh at me, and at Claire and her serious endeavor.