Ah, lovely rural PA. I’m back home for the holiday weekend, and have been enjoying some quality time with the fam. Today I had the joy of helping my 5-year-old cousin Brandy work on a school project. I thought the assignment was a bit, um, advanced for kindergarten. Whatever happened to naptime? cookies? coloring? Sigh…

She had to cut pictures out of magazines and create a book, about a particular topic. The assignment sheet made it sound like it had to be a STORY. As in a plot. Wha? (Remember, she’s five. And supposed to do this on her own. HA.) So it turned into a bunch of pictures with unrelated sentences written about each one. And getting her to do that was painful. As my other cousin Dani pointed out, “Five-year-olds do not have the attention span for this.” You can say that again! I must say, kindergarten teachers are very special people…

But it got done, and we all survived. 🙂

As long as I’m on the topic, here’s something that’s been on my mind lately. As I approach the ripe old age of 30, I can’t help but think about what my future holds as far as marriage/family/etc. I have never imagined my future self without kids. Someday. And adorable as she is, spending time with my little Brandy just proves to me that I am not ready for children. But…when is “someday”? Will I be ready? The idea of motherhood terrifies me. But on the other hand, the idea of not ever having a family makes me sad.

Wow. Didn’t mean to get all heavy there. Let’s find a lighter topic. Like helium! And how it makes your voice sound all munchkin-y! Discuss.