More About Married Life

Apparently, Madeleine is *still* thinking about her married future.  This was the conversation she randomly initiated as we drove to the pool this morning:

MADELEINE: Mama?  There should be ANOTHER tradition for gettting married.  And that tradition should be: NEVER marry someone that SMOKES.
ME: Oh yeah?  That's a good plan.
MADELEINE: Yeah.  Because of the children.
ME: Yes, it would not be good for the children to breathe in the smoke.
MADELEINE: But Mama?  If I get married, I'll be SO SCARED!
ME: What will you be scared of?
MADELEINE: Of not being able to have babies.
ME: Well, honey, you don't need to worry about that.  And did you know that even if people can't grow a baby in their own tummy, they can always adopt a child who needs a home.
MADELEINE: (thoughtful) Yeah.  And I'm SURE I would have the money to do that.  Because Mama.  I have lots and LOTS of dollars. And one of them was even from Easter!

Yes, the four dollars and change in her piggy bank is MORE than sufficient to pay for an adoption.  Though she's only 5, Madeleine has her future COVERED.



Julia's concerns lie elsewhere, as she is busy preparing for Dress Up Day at her Harry Potter camp.  She has been accumulating Hermione-like accessories all day long, over which she will be wearing her Hogwarts robe from a few Halloweens past.  Even clad in her bathing suit, as we walked to the car after swim team practice, Julia had her afternoon dress-up day on her mind.

JULIA: Mommy?  Lilly dressed up as Hermione but she kind of OVERDID it, because she put on the shirt with the tie and the skirt and then she put the robes over that, and she wore black knee socks that go to her knees, and she wore black dress shoes, and she brought a bunch of her Harry Potter stuff.

Because we have multiple friends by the name of Lilly/Lily, it took me a minute to understand what Julia was talking about.

ME: Oh.  Lilly Mintz did that?
JULIA: Yes!

Of course.  I should have known.  The Mintz seem to do EVERYTHING that Julia does.  No doubt they would also be going to Harry Potter camp. 

Julia, who, unlike Lilly Mintz, did not overdo it with her dress-up outfit, is bursting with excitement about going to camp today as Hermione:

Take THAT, Lilly Mintz!  Expelliarmus!