Off the deep end

Posted August 12th, 2008 | Filed Under: Blog, Essays, Published

When you start getting annoyed by tea parties, you’ve clearly had too many scones.

From KQED Radio this morning.

It pretty much explains what I’ve been up to all day. Every day. Non-stop.

12 Comments

I’ve wondered where you disappeared to…

Posted by: Nicole on August 12th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

To the land of the endless tea party…

Posted by: mike on August 12th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

i’ve found Clarence to be mildly entertaining…and he is quite deft at handling a tea cup.

Posted by: Melissa on August 13th, 2008 at 2:27 am

What is it about little girls and tea parties? Is it in the DNA or something? Rosie and I have them first thing in the morning and last thing before bed…. Her dad started it.

Posted by: Rosiesmama on August 13th, 2008 at 3:18 am

This is when I thank God for my 3 little boys!

Posted by: lisa on August 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

At least you got to sit next to someone. I don’t even get invited to my daughter’s tea parties. How’s that for manners?

Posted by: debinsf on August 13th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

I believe Emme is a bit more sophisticated than my Sammie, who would more than likely not set out teacups for anyone else. Or if she did graciously share her cups, once she spied Clarence fumbling with his portion of Orange Picot, would snatch it from his clumsy hands, spilling it across the table and shout, “No! Mine!”

Posted by: "MamaSxia" on August 13th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

Sorry, pekoe

Posted by: "MamaSxia" on August 13th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

My toddler loves her tea set. (Although the unlucky ones invited to her party are usually force-fed their pretend tea.)

Posted by: Sprite's Keeper on August 14th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

You have a wonderful voice. You would be perfect for the reader for children’s audiobooks. You sound like that nice uncle (as opposed to the creepy uncle) that every kid loves…

That was a fun story, thanks for sharing it!!!

Posted by: Oatmeal on August 21st, 2008 at 6:50 am

Fantastic! You know how these things fill me with admiration and tinges of jealousy. Kudos.

Posted by: Whit on August 22nd, 2008 at 3:54 pm

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