Ouch!

Maddie and I are baking tonight. We haven't done that in awhile. We're baking a chocolate cake and Maddie wants chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles because then it is a triple chocolate cake. I suggested that we do white icing with chocolate sprinkles, and she said she wanted to save making that one for mine and Skip's anniversary since "when you got married so many things were in black and white."

How old does she think we are?

I was very proud of Maddie today. We (I) made a mistake on the calendar. I thought a big Girl Scout event was next Saturday and it turns out it is this Saturday. She wouldn't be back until past the time we are supposed to meet our friends the Robinsons for dinner. I gave her the choice, reminding her that she would get to see her friends Annie and Lizzie on Sunday and Monday. She took about 30 minutes and decided that she would skip the event. She said she would rather not wait to see her friends. Friends over activities. Good move, Maddie Lentz.

And then I got so cracked up at her honesty. A girl who was in the other second grade class, but moved away over fall break was back to visit. When I asked Maddie if she was excited to see her, she said "I never really cared much for her, but I was nice to her." Ahhh. We're doing something right.