Reasons #1724353-1724356 Why I Like My Family

First is because The Bean, upon being asked what she’d like to do this morning, wanted to know if there were any dishes she could wash. No, she didn’t request a book or a video or to do a project; she asked if she could wash dishes. And, no, it’s not that she’s got some cleanliness obsession—that’s The Rose’s territory—it’s because she gets to stand on a chair in front of a sink filled with soapy water and make more and bigger bubbles and if some water accidentally gets sloshed all over, well, that’s just the price you pay for having such clean dishes, right?

Right. But that’s not the best part. The best part is that she’s singing as she works:

"Help me to the river….wash me in the water…help me to the river…help me to the river-er-er-er!"

Okay, so The Reverend Al Green isn’t losing any sleep. For that matter, neither is David Byrne. Hell, even the fat dude from The Commitments isn’t worried. But none of them can hold a candle to The Bean when it comes to adorably curly hair and spotless spoonery. The fact that she’s got The Funk is just an added bonus.

So then I go down to the office to work. And as soon as I pick up my coffee mug and start towards the stairs The Boy begins walking next to me, grinning and making the signs for "bye-bye" and "Daddy."

Now, yesterday I’d finished a recent (although not *the* most recent) issue of Rolling Stone whilst waiting for the computer to restart, then callously tossed it (the magazine, that is, not the iMac) on the floor. Yet as I walk into the office I notice that there the same issue is again, only now it's sitting open on the desk. To the interview with Dave Grohl.

Just one more reason why Top Management is the girl for me. Why I should possibly be the boy for her is beyond me, but that’s her problem. I got mine.

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[Julie]

These are reasons I love your family too. You express who they are so well, I feel likie I could move in and not miss a beat.