We Didn’t Just Fall Off the Turnip Truck

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Lydia strikes again

Recently, Lydia and Maddie were preparing snacks. When it came time to put the spread back in the fridge, Lydia came up with a great twist on standard etiquette, asking “Maddie, would you mind if you put this away?” Kristi and I were howling. Unfortunately, after a recurrence of this “would you mind if you…” phrasing, I had to set things right.