23/365

1. Realizing very early in a project - before wasting too much time on it - that it's just not going to work out.

2. Strawberry shortcake (the dessert, not the cartoon)

3. When taking the kid out of the polyester football jersey and polarfleece hoodie drops her temperature by more than 1 degree F.

4. Watching television shows I only nominally care about - more brainpower left over for my knitting that way.

5. Passing on to my daughter the robot game* my father used to play with me.


* Lay on the floor on your back and stick an arm or leg up in the air. The kid has to try to get all of your legs and arms flat on the floor, but every time she pushes one down, you pop a different one up. Weird robot noises are optional, but greatly appreciated. Endlessly entertaining for kids, as long as you don't mind an occasional knee to the eyeball when the kid is climbing all over you. Kids like to be the robot, too, as long as the adult keeps up a running commentary from the point of view of The Worst Robot Repair Person Ever.