Doc usually says grace before meals. He’s got a nice little prayer he says. We hold hands and close our eyes. Well…I usually keep one eye open and on the girls and give them the hairy eyeball if they’re not behaving as they should.

Sometimes I’ll tag something on to the end of a prayer. I think at one time I was particularly grateful for having clean underwear in my drawer and said as much. Ever since then, Lucy has tagged this on to Doc’s prayer: “Thank God for Mommy’s underwear!”

Take my advice

We think you’re nice

We love your Jesus

We love your Christ

Amen

I asked her where she’d heard this and she said she just thought of it herself. And I said, “Good job,” and planned to remember this prayer forever. I like that she started it off with “Take my advice.” It has a little chutzpah. Plus the “We love your…” stuff is wonderfully distant and stand-offish. I think this little prayer is just right for me.