Ellie, On Marriage

This week, Ellie announced that she is going to marry Ethan, a classmate, when she grows up.

I asked her why she picked Ethan. "Because he's my friend," she says, matter-of-factly.

Trying again, "What do you like about Ethan that makes you want to marry him?"

"Mom, he is my friend and that's what I like." Then, a long pause... after all, what more was there to say?

"Mom," she asks, "how long will it take to get babies after I marry Ethan?"

At this point, I had to bite my lip and I mean hard! Poor Ethan... We have told Ellie, apparently she's listening, that babies come AFTER marriage. So, she's working her plan: Marry her man, travel to China to get babies in as quick a time as possible... AND then, happily ever after.