Happy Friday! First of all, thank you so much for all the lovely, thoughtful and thought-provoking comments you left on my post about comparison and its thievish-ness. I loved them all and felt like the topic was a seed for future riveting conversations (hence the illustration – I used watercolor and it’s from a while ago).

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There have been a million hilarious conversations between my mom and K in just the last twenty-four hours, but since my mom talks to K in Japanese and she responds back in English, somehow it’s tricky to re-create the hilarity in writing. But there’s been a ton of laughing and giggling, and it’s doing us all a world of good.

Here’s my favorite exchange with K this week:

K: Mommy, I need to make hyperscopic goo.

Me: What’s hyperscopic goo, sweetie?

K: It’s this special thing that makes you invisible! Here’s what I need: water, flour, salt and magic.

Me: Hmmm. I can handle the first three, but I might need some time for the last one.

K: OK! Just let me know, I’ll be upstairs making the exploding tonic*.

*The exploding tonic turned out to be blue marker dipped into water, making it a pretty aqua color. Phew.

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Have a terrific weekend, friends! And here’s the weekly haiku:

Daily lunch box notes
I’m running out of good jokes
Do you know any?