Jonah and I are in the car driving to music class this morning. We’re listening to classical music, commenting to each other about the construction vehicles we see as we pass them by. Out of nowhere, he says, “Leila is…
Category: conversations
jonah’s song
Jonah made up a song. The melody was from a ditty he learned in our punk-rock singalong class. I didn’t know he’d actually “learned” it until now. He’d never sung it or shown any particular interest in it. But this…
wear the white shirt
Two days ago, I was wearing a white shirt. It’s a remarkable shirt in that you wouldn’t guess in a million years that it was made by a fancy designer, purchased in Beverly Hills. My mother bought it for me,…
laughter and the watermelon baby
Jonah makes jokes. Sometimes, it’s a joke only he gets. Like the other night when he was eating his hummus for dinner and he would take a bite and then he’d say “hummus” and then he’d say this string of…
toast dinosaur
Take one slice of bread. Place one square slice of cheese* on bread. Place toast and cheese in toaster. Heat until cheese melts. Pat toast and cheese with paper towel as this removes the grease. The grease is what stays…
the spider is little and big
Today there was a dead spider on the stair. Jonah doesn’t know about dead. He just knows spider. And he knows he likes spider. His commentary runs thusly: LOOKatthe Spai-durr! Want to TOUCH it. (Mother exhorts child not to touch.…