14. Tillie Tuesday March 9, 2021

It’s just another Tillie Tuesday,

I wish it were a snooze day,

But it’s my news day,

And just another Tillie Tuesday.

Tillie, on ghosts at bedtime:

Tillie: Daddy, there’s a ghost in the room.

Me: There’s no ghost. Go to sleep.

Tillie: The ghost is going to get me in one minute...

Me: Go to sleep

Tillie: (grinds her teeth)

Me: What was that?

Tillie: That was the ghost chewing off my arm.

Tillie, as our household prepares for the annual spring basketball tournament. Or, as she calls it...

“March Angryness”

Tillie, on a chilly morning:

“I’m getting colder and colder. I have bird bumps!”

Tillie, on skills:

“Look, Daddy, I can make a foot fist!

Tillie, seeing the sun and moon in the sky at the same time:

“Look, Daddy. They are having a conversation. What do you think they are saying to each other?”

Tillie, on being nervous:

“I hope I’m not panicking. Am I panicking?”

Tillie, recounting wearing a special art dress for International Women’s Day:

“Mrs. White (her art teacher) asked me if I remembered who this was and I said, ‘Frida Kahlo.’ And then I high fived her.”

And, finally, Tillie on the power of knowing both magic and geography:

“Abra Kadabra Alaskakazam!”

Tillie has been a busy artist. I’ve included some of her latest works in the photos this week. Can you find her design for a princess dress?