To be Seven
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The wonderful (dreaded) holidays are upon us. I had hoped to get all my Christmas shopping done early this year, which is a goal I have every November and inevitably do not achieve. I guess there is still time, but I’m not optimistic.
Sophie’s Christmas list this year is something worth preserving for eternity (assuming the internet lasts forever.) She writes like she talks and it is pure gold, something I never want to forget—the parentheses, the diss on cinnamon rolls, the progression of animal requests in seemingly backwards order. This is what it is to be seven at Christmas. What a joy. What a hilarity. What a reminder it is of all that is good and pure and innocent and beautiful.
xmas list—Sophie
big nate books
a good big group hug (on xmas)
some candy (including skittles)
no cinnamon rolls (on xmas)
blending markers (with pretty colors)
Aphmau’s cute kitty cat’s (that evie has)
unlimited time* (on swich.)** (on xmas)
headphones (on xmas.) (no need to get me them if don’t want to.)
mini cute things (in my stocking.)
pretty please a phone? (you don’t have to) (but at least an iPad!)
a fish pretty please!!! I beg you!!!!
if not a fish a hamster.
if not a hamster a cat! please at least something (not a ant or a worm.)
love you! (but realy, a fish please?!?!)
-Sophie
*if there ever was an existential wish, she’s hit the nail on the head.
**translation: swich=Nintendo Switch, a video game console.
