Tonight she came over with her mother for dinner and we were able to interrogate her about The Bus Incident. There are rules to remember about keeping our seats when riding the school bus. This apparently becomes difficult to remember when things get exciting. So far, three times, she forgot. Just trying to get her girlfriends in a different seat to laugh, she explains. Busted and written up, she has now been assigned to sit with a Big Girl with a better memory. Hard time.
Those luxurious French braids were done up by her mother's friend and met with everyone's approval at the table tonight.
Emily ate all her vegetables and, yes, she even stayed in her seat.
