It should have been Mommy's prayer

Becca prays: "...Please bless me to be a good fighter and to be very good at writing..."

Critiquing Make Way for Ducklings

We're reading the page "She taught them how to swim and dive" when Rebecca breaks in and says "No, they're dabblers!" and shows me the page in the beginning of the book with the ducks feeding, bottoms-up.

The Muse

Who knew that the next thing my subconscious wanted to tackle was writing a melody for "Gather Ye Rosebuds"? Not even me, until Garrison Keillor recited it on the radio and a song popped into my head. Huh.

On Parenthood?

Rebecca, obviously upset: "Alex won't let me be a mother!"
Me: ???
R: "When we grow up we're going to live in the same house. But we're not going to get married. But I want to have kids, and Alex doesn't want to!"
Me: ??
Alex: "I don't want to raise kids. They're too much work!"
R: "I like babies. They smile at you, and they're so cute!"
Me, to Alex: "What work do you have to do?"
A: Long list
Me: "What do you get when you have kids?
A: "Joy?"