A Glimpse Inside Elizabeth's Head

In the car, Elizabeth couldn't figure out why Isaac and I didn't understand what "cars glory" meant. She explained that it means there are lots of cars. Finally, we figured it out: she meant "cars galore."

At a family party today, she noticed Isaac's cousin sharing his lunch with his little girl. "You're sharing," she commented. "Usually grown-ups share with me at restaurants when they just can't stand buying me my own meal."

Elizabeth has wanted to be an airplane pilot when she grows up for a while now. Recently she changed it to be a "spaceship pilot and a basketballer." She has it all planned out. She'll play basketball on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (the same days Isaac plays basketball) and be a spaceship pilot on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. On Sunday, she'll go to church with her husband. "I don't care where we go to church," she says. "I'll let my husband decide that. I just know that I have to be at church on Sunday, and he can pick which one."

Elizabeth is convinced that I need to have another baby, because she is Mary and Amelie is Laura. She wants to have a Baby Carrie in the family too. (And if I could just guarantee it would be a girl, maybe I'd consider it. But since I can't...)

We've warned that since Amelie is starting to grab at things, it won't be long until she pulls Elizabeth's hair. I guess Elizabeth decided to speed up Amelie's development. When she didn't know I was watching, she carefully stuck her pigtail in Amelie's hand and waited for her to pull it.

Another time, she said, "Amelie doesn't know what I am thinking. Actually, she does know what I am thinking, since whatever I think, I do!" (Isaac thinks this statement is pretty profound. I think it is more closely related to my father-in-law's phrase "no unspoken thought," which is very true in Elizabeth's case!)