December 19, 2009
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Liza’s Blessing
Liza’s spending the night with us tonight, and that’s always great fun for her and for us.
Tonight at dinner we said the blessing before we ate. We said the traditional Catholic blessing, and I had heard Liza say it before. I knew she knew it. She didn’t say anything during that prayer tonight. When we were done, though, she said, “And God bless everybody in the world, without exception. Bon Appetite.” Imagine? A four year old saying that! Beth and I burst into laughter. “God bless everybody in the world without exception!” And ”Bon appetite.” I figure that’s something her parents must say or they say in school, although the Bon appetite part sounds like her restauratur parents. But it’s a pretty nice sentiment, regardless of where she got it.
Putting Liza to bed is my job, and tonight she called me five or six times. She needed the potty and water, and we took care of both those needs. When I told her, again, that she really had to go to sleep, she did. When I told her good night for the last time, she told me, “Good night, Grandpa, and Merry Christmas.” How funny is that? Beth says Liza is the perfect age for Christmas this year, and I think Beth’s right.
ED
