Do they have palm trees in India? I’m assuming not. (Update: There are palm trees in India. Silly me. Did I tell you I love my daughter’s pre-school?)

I’m asking because my daughter asked me this question on the car ride home from school today. Then she asked me if I wanted to go to India. I said, “Sure. Do you want to go together?” She said, ‘Yes. I mean, no. I want to go to Europe…no, I mean Scotland, so I can do the lassie dance. Do you want to go to Scotland and do the Lassie dance?” “Sure” I said wearily, noticing that my sprained foot was throbbing a little bit as I was driving.

When Rachel was two I bought her a plaid skirt at a rummage sale and hung it in her closet, never thinking she’d wear it that much. She discovered it one day and yelled, “Mom! A lassie skirt!” She quickly put it on and started doing her version of Scottish highland dancing, while singing “Did you ever see a lassie..” (We have a video with a scene like this in it.) After that it was called the “lassie skirt” and we always got to watch some “lassie” dancing whenever she wore it. It still fits it, but she doesn’t dance for us as often. Maybe when we got to Scotland, though, she’ll dance again. I’ll have to get this foot healed and start practicing my lassie steps so I can join her.

(Pause) How many times did I use the word lassie in those last two paragraphs? More than necessary, I’m sure.

Happy weekend everyone! We’ve got a nice long one coming up, and I sure need it. Thank goodness May is almost over. It has been a whirlwind of a month and I’m tired.

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Tip of the Day: If you have eaten half of a cookie while baking a batch for your kids to enjoy with a babysitter, it is best to eat the other half, to hide the evidence. You might also want to try a glass of milk, to make that task a little more pleasurable.

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Thought of the Week: I don’t know if “Moon Cycle” tea did anything to alleviate what was ailing me last week, but it sure tasted like crap.

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Amy tagged me with the “Power of Three” meme. I’ve looked at it several times, and am just not inspired by it. Therefore, I’m going to buck the meme and just list three things I love about Amy:

1. She’s got two adorable little kids extremely close in age (two and one), including one that is facing surgery next month, but her spirit is incredibly refreshing.
2. She calls herself a whiner, but she most definitely is not.
3. We’ve got a lot in common. See her 100 things.