| | Esther, eager for her Saturday morning bagel, was stretching to reach the toaster.
"Hey Toot! Can I assist you?"
Taking the bagel, I pop it into the toaster for her.
"Mom, what does 'assist' mean?' asks the perplexed four-year-old.
"Oh," I chuckle, "that's another word for 'help'."
(We encourage vocabulary building in our house...the consequences of a very verbal mother.)
Big sissy Susannah pipes up in her best pedagogical tones, "And...that's why I am called... a sister!"
ba-da-boom
ROTFLOL
Good one, Annie....and oh so true!
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| | Posted 3/10/2007 8:53 AM - 62 Views - 6 eProps - 3 comments
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