This past week we had Nicole Henning and her four kids staying with us. They spent much time with her parents, so we didn't always have 7 kids roaming the house. We very much loved having them here with us - and are agitating to get them moved to Chattanooga (to a house of their own of course) but a chord of Hennings is not easily broken. I'm sure the Chattanooga police force needs an excellent officer...
Yesterday for lunch we had Jim and Sarah Drexler (recently of St Louis) over. They were great friends of the Hennings and so it was good for them to recconnect. Sarah fell in love with Lilana and wanted to take her home.
So later in the evening, we were talking as a family and I told the kids "Be Careful, that lady - Mrs Sarah - wants to take Liliana home to live with her. You all have to watch out." The kids always take a minute to interpret my mock seriousness. Liliana sat with a stunned expression. I could just see the wheels of fear working in her little head. But then she brightened into a smile, and blurted out in dismissive derision... "But then I'd have to drive alone...." What??? We all fell out laughing. I'm not sure how that made sense of my mock seriousness, or even if it fit in her little head. But it made all of us laugh and laugh.
No! Jeremy must stay here in STL and play drums for me!
I thought you would say that Kirk.