Back From Outer Space

In full disclosure, we were not actually in outer space. And I assure you that Those Notable, Quotable Reiner Girls were both notable and quotable in the past nine months. The absence of posts is due entirely to bad parenting by the girls' father. So to current readers and future historians, I apologize. Now, on to the girls.


I was trying to fix Marley's stroller and was struggling pretty hard. Marley was sitting there watching me. I must have looked pretty frustrated because Marley looked at me and said, "Daddy, you're so strong. You're even stronger than duct tape."


We were at curriculum night for Hayden's school and on the walls they had the products of their classroom meetings. For one of them, the kids had to say what they liked that begins with the first letter of their first name. For example, "Pietro likes pools" and "Bella likes butterflies."

As we noticed, and several other parents pointed out to us, halfway down on the list it said "Hayden likes hippies." So groovy.

Her teachers said that, when they asked her what hippies are, she described them as people who dress funny. This is certainly consistent with her fashion-centric view of the world.


We went out to the movies last night and Marley asked me what we were seeing. I told her the name of the Facebook movie that we were going to see -- The Social Network.

Later that evening, Marley said to Beth, "Have fun seeing The Cartoon Network!"


Our family has been watching a lot of Glee lately and the song selection of 80s and disco classics tends to appeal to certain, shorter adults in our family. Anyway, the girls (especially Marley) get a bit agitated when adults dance along, leading to exchanges like this:

Marley: Mommy, stop dancing!

Beth: Why can't I dance along?

Marley: It's just not cool, mommy.