Ever since I took her to the Canada-Kazakhstan World Junior hockey game, Hazel has seemed very interested in the Canadian national anthem. So I’ve started singing it to her at bedtime. Tonight she interrupted me midway to remind me: “Helmets off.”
The scene: the whole family is sprawled in the master bed this morning. I’m still groggy and not quite awake. Hazel has a toothbrush in her mouth and I tell her to be careful so she doesn’t ram it down her throat as she rolls around the bed. Hazel responds: …
Let it be known that my two-year-old daughter cheats at Connect Four. The nerve.
Our friend Sheridan gave us the book Z is for Zamboni as a Christmas present. Hazel is now a big fan of the Zamboni, Bobby Hull and Orr, the referee and especially the penalty box when we reach the letter T and point out that breaking the rules results in someone sitting in the timeout box . . .
