She put her hand on her heart, looked me steadily in the eye and promised she would. I gave her a big hug after that. I struggle with deceiving children, even if it is about Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. Giving anonymous gifts in the spirit of goodwill is a pretty abstract concept for most kids to grasp. That's a whole different rant.
Life is good sometimes.
Well, most of the time. What a beautiful day for a field trip. Banana's class is going to the local bird sanctuary, and I wish I was going with her. I'm going to compensate for it by escaping to the mountains tomorrow.