We Thought of You Today

Mignon, just wanted to share a conversation I had with Cadence today.  By way of background info, like a back up pretend name (Michelle is Cadence's), Cadence has two default pretend "lands", one is the land of Parthenia (the dream land in Barbie in the Nutcracker) and the other is "College".  Often she will be stuck in Parthenia while her Prince is away in College looking for her. 

Today we had a discussion about what kinds of people go to High School.  We listed some of the neighbor kids and then moved on to family members.  I listed Aunt Mikee.  And Cadence chimed in, "And is Aunt Mignon in high school, too?"

"Oh, no, Mignon is in college, but she's almost finished."

"Oh, good!  I just can't wait for her to get back from there.  I love her, mom, and I miss her SOOO MUCH!" 

I tried to explain to her where our misunderstanding was, and that finishing college doesn't mean Mignon is coming to Arkansas, but she never did quite get it.  I told her I would be sure to tell Mignon that she was missing her and wanting her to come visit, and she rattled off a sentence about something almost totally unrelated, although she seemed to think it was somehow in the same vein.  It was so random that I can't even remember it now.

Here's another little snippet from our lives:

Tonight Spencer didn't make it home in time for dinner, and rather he met us at Cadence's soccer game.  While we were trying to eat quickly so that we could get to the game in time, Cadence sighed dramatically and then said in a truly concerned tone, "Oh dear, Mom!  I'm afraid I'm falling in love...with someone else!!!" "Oh?  Falling in love with someone instead of whom?"
"(Sigh), Lionel", she says, pronouncing it the Spanish way.  Lionel Messi was the star player on the Argentine World Cup team. "
Again, she says, "I'm falling in love...with someone else!"
"Who?"
"I'm falling in love...with my Daddy."

She explained to me that Lionel would be sad but she thought he would probably still come to the wedding and watch her dance.   Poor Lionel.