Reason #41: Ramona Stories
In response to a French book containing "40 reasons not to have children," the inimitable Karen Edmisten has written a list of her own: 40 Reasons to Have Children. It’s a gorgeous, powerful, right-on-the-money list.
One year ago today I had the immense pleasure of meeting up with Karen and her three children, Anne, Betsy, and Ramona-who-makes-me-laugh, at a motel in Salina, Kansas. They had driven all the way down from Nebraska just for the rendezvous. Karen and I had been close online friends since 1998, but this was our first time meeting in person. It may as well have been our 500th, like we were meeting at a park for our weekly playdate. The kids hit it off like they’d grown up together. In a way, they had. I’ve been regaling my children with tales of the Edmisten girls’ hilarious exploits since all these lasses were teeny tiny. They’d read all the same books, shared a common lexicon, enjoyed the same brand of mischief. An hour in their presence and I could come up with another forty reasons for Karen’s list.
Wouldn’t be half as lyrical as hers, though. Go read and you’ll see what I mean.
Jane Ramsey says:
Oh, the Ramona stories have to be in the top 10, at least! 🙂
On October 9, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Karen Edmisten says:
Awwww, thanks, Lissa (and you, too, Jane!) I’m blushing.
So, when are you going to make a trip back to see your Virginia friends? Salina misses us.
On October 9, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Jacci M says:
Thanks for the link to that post 🙂 Just the thing to read before anp is over 😉
On October 9, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Alice Gunther says:
Oh, right you are, Lissa!!!
On October 9, 2007 at 5:53 pm