Wednesday, January 3, 2018

The Southern Political Science Association meeting in New Orleans came early this year. I had to get us all out the door Wednesday morning so that I could get on the road and be to NOLA in time for lunch. But how do you wake a sleeping angel? Every morning now I wake up next to this little one. We have our milk and tea together while watching an episode of Paw Patrol or some Boss Baby. And then I shower and get ready while she finds new treasures in my drawers and jewelry boxes. She also likes to “help” me brush my teeth. (And the fact that it is electric doesn’t help matters any.)

She asked me where I was going. The luggage gave it away. It’s hard to explain to a 3 year-old that you work at her school where you also teach kids, but that you also have to leave home for work. It kind of helped with the processing that Paul came to visit from Oklahoma because we had a chance to talk about people living in different cities. She learned that we live in Pensacola. And she had to make sure that each of her family members (the non-Oklahoma members) lived in Pensacola too. So now, not only are we aware of everyone’s first and last names, we also are aware that they live in Pensacola.

I guess phone numbers will come next…