Why it might be hard to make new friends

Last night some of our friends from Carlsbad came to visit. We went to the mall to play in the children's play area. Before entering, I stopped Grace and Gwen (Grace's friend) and I said, "We have to take off our shoes before we go inside."

Gwen turned to Grace. "Why do we have to take off our shoes?" She asked.

"Because those are the rules," Grace replied.

Gwen was skeptical. She pointed. "But *those* kids have shoes on."

Grace bent down, unlatching her first shoe. "*That's* because they chose to follow Satan."

It is done.

And it will be nice to be with my family.

But I'll sure miss these people.

They are Kate, Jonathan, and Patrick. Patrick. My boss. He's the one who said at least once a day, "You can always get a new family. How would you find another job?"

Try to ignore my chubbiness. A year at a desk will do that to you.

A Bedtime Prayer, brought to you by Grace

dear henlee father

thank thee for the food.

[LONG pause]

i'm dreaming with my eyes closed

i'm dreaming and i'm saying a prayer

and there's... a monkey...?

and he's in a box...

and he's trying to get out of the box...

and... i love my school very very very much.

room j is so so so so fun.

SO fun.

amen.