Category Archives: Abigailia

On her stick: “I got a little rattlesnake tapper.” On why I can’t sing: “I’m your ruler, remember that? You cannot question the ruler.” On Gabe using a urinal for the first time: “Today is the first day of your … Continue reading →

On picking leaves off plants with grandpa: “We’re killing things!” On the San Clemente pier: “Look, Gabe, there’s the pier right there! That stick thing!” On the gift of decorated golf balls for grandpa: “You can keep them forever until … Continue reading →

On the Moonlight Beach lifeguard tower: “That looks like a place where Gormans live.” On her first words of the day, just after being woken up: “I think it looks like a desert in here.” On what she found in … Continue reading →

On introducing a new friend to her room for the first time: “Do you want to make a mess?” On what to call the plate of leaves and berries plucked from the bush: “The Mah Jour dinner.” On modernizing Raffi: … Continue reading →

On sitting down with a pen and paper: “Item number one…” On how she describes covering a sheets with asterisks: “Making asteroids.” On her summary of my detailed explanation of how a whole pumpkin can be converted into a pie: … Continue reading →

On games to play with her friends: “Let’s go home and cry.” On things to shout at the mall: “I’m going off wandering by myself!” On why she’s dangling between the couch and chair: “I’m being a bad example.” On … Continue reading →