Thursday, January 22, 2009

How to make a girl's day

* Jan 22 - 3 new posts: How to make a girl's day, Flexibility Required - Update, & Karibu Sana *
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There are a number of Mennonite families staying here at Mayfield, and I’ve become friends with five of the kids – four girls with long blonde braided hair (age 10, 9, 5 and 5) and one cute-as-a-button toddler. The girls and I just finished playing outside – follow the leader, hide and seek, and general silliness out in the yard. As we were heading in, the following conversation ensued:

10 year old: So who is your husband?
Me: Oh, I don’t have a husband.
9 year old: Really?
Me: Nope!
9 year old: At breakfast I saw you at the table with that guy with kind of long hair coming down, and I was sure he was your husband!
Me: Nope! I just met him today. I don’t really know him. (I wasn’t even sure who they were talking about!)
5 year old: You should get a husband.
Other 5 year old: Yeah. Ladies need a husband to have babies!
Me: Ah!
10 year old: Yeah. But I’m kind of glad that man isn’t your husband.
Me: Oh, really? Why is that?
10 year old: Well, he didn’t look like such a great guy to me.
Me: Haha! Oh dear!
9 year old: But you should definitely get married.
Me: I should?
9 year old: Yes! You should, because you’re SOOO pretty!!!
Me: Oh my! Well thank you! We should play together more often!

8 comments:

Shelbs said...

How cute. I love how kids are so honest!

Jean said...

awwww!!! Love kids' honesty! :)

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Anonymous said...

Aw, that's great, Soo-pretty Hill. Those kids sound like a ton o' fun.

But you realize prospective husbands must undergo rigorous screening at the Mansion, right?

Hmm... better have that .303 FedEx-ed from Alberta.

CaliforniaTeacherGuy said...

Kids say the darndest things, don't they?

nachtwache said...

How sweet and cute.

Anonymous said...

Karibu Hillary - Glad things are going well at least typically African! Hope you're on your way soon and don't forget to try the Banana Beer! Yummmy!

CaliforniaTeacherGuy said...

I am sooo looking forward to your next update from Kenya, Hillary!