"How do I reach deez keedz?"

"After hours of walking around Burlington, Scout was disinclined to keep going, so I asked her if she wanted to ride on my shoulders. About 5 minutes up there and she fell asleep on my head. After about 15 minutes of this, walking was a chore."

"Curtis, I'd like to see more photos of you and your family. Can you post to Shutterfly? That way I can download them and print them. It would be cool to have pics of you, Stacey, Liberty and Scout altogether!"

"I first referred to this picture as "my ten favorite girls". This was from Stacey's 8th birthday party, the year Club Libby Lu opened. Stacey is, as is the way of kids and their social experiments, presently friends with only one of these girls. Kayla, the girl in the back with pizza in her mouth. And that microwave nearly burned my house down."

"Bring your kid to work day at Sterling Commerce. This must have been when Stacey was in the first grade. She's in the front row, far left. Beside her, holding a brown, plush, something or other, is Chasity's daughter, whose name I can't remember."