always look up

[mamajoan]

The other night Ruthie looked up at the night sky and said in her imperious way, "Take me to the moon!"
Me: "I can't, honey. I don't have a spaceship."
Ruthie: "Well, then take me to the spaceship station!"

Maybe we should take our next plane ride to Florida and see a space shuttle launch. :) Those of you who remember all the drama around Ruthie's conception will understand why that idea is so funny. ;)

After the above exchange, I attempted to explain that only certain specially-trained people are allowed to go to the moon, and those people are called astronauts. Ruthie had told me, earlier that day, that she wanted to be an artist when she grows up. (Me: "What kind of artist?" Ruthie in her best my-mom-is-dumb voice: "An artist that draws, Mama.") So, upon learning that only astronauts go to the moon, she said, "Mama, I'm going to be an astronaut when I grow up. And an artist."

Okay then. :)

Comments

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

Well, as long as she does pencil drawings, she should be fine... watercolors in space is just a disaster waiting to happen.

[lapenn.livejournal.com]

the kennedy space center is actual quite awesome. I bet the kids would enjoy it -- there seems to be stuff for a variety of ages. My family went a few years ago. The tickets are two day tickets because there's so much to see, and we actually ended up going back to enjoy a second day there.