Monday, December 05, 2005

After We Bought The Tree…

…we drove through the early-evening dark with it tied to the roof of the car. My sister, Betsy, was with us. She had bought a fresh wreath and held it in her lap, pine needles dropping onto the upholstery. I remembered the radio station that plays all Christmas music in December, and the lights on the houses inspired me to take the long way from the Farmer’s Market downtown to Betsy’s house near Lake Harriet, through the wintry woods of Wirth Park and along the parkways that meander through the oldest, nicest neighborhoods in Minneapolis.

ESG: Let’s see how the rich people in the big houses celebrate the holidays.

Betsy: I like to peek through their windows and see inside.

Demigoddess the Younger: I like to illegally trespass in their houses.

Demigoddess the Elder: I like to steal their cars.

"God bless us, every one."

3 comments:

Lin said...

Nothing like quick-witted kids! They sound FANTASTIC!

Anonymous said...

Such dialogue is why I feel blessed to be part of the SuperGoddess Posse!

Anonymous said...

"I'd like to sneak in their houses and rearrange their furniture"

"I'd like to stand over the rich people while they sleep"