Saturday, February 25, 2012

All Stars

My daughter is watching all-star basketball with her dad. She is newly a fan of the New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields in particular, and she has set herself the task of learning all the players and their special talents in much the same way as she set herself the task of mastering the playground hanging loops when she was four. "So he's the new three-point shooter they just recruited from China?" she'll say, committing J.R. Smith's details to memory. It's a thing of beauty to listen to their banter. Senioritis is in full effect in our house. Hours of nightly homework have eased or been moved aside to make way for Knicks basketball. Her daddy's as happy as can be. That's the two of them on a fishing outing some years ago. The vibe is pretty much the same.

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  1. To repeat myself again and again and again ... I so <3 your family!

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    1. NOLA darling, if we are the same person in parallel universes (remember that?), they are your family too! what an adventure you are on!

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  2. The child is blessed. Y'all are blessed too, you and your husband. But she? She is really blessed. Because she has you both.

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    1. Ms. Moon, she is blessed, and a blessing. Thank you.

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  3. They both exude mellow and cooooooooooooooooool.

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    1. Elizabeth, don't they though? I've always loved this picture, the way my daughter just OWNS her dad.

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  4. A beautiful moment. Just showed this one to Ron... he sends a big shoutout to his cuz!

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    1. Hi Deborah! Tell Ron his cuz sends a big shoutout back! We have to figure out a time and place to get together soon. Hugs.

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