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Lily read a book about Benjamin Franklin at pre-school this week.
“How fascinating!” I exclaimed. “What did you learn about him?”
I waited to hear about the printing press, electricity, or even Franklin’s ambivalence to commit to a monogamous relationship. But none of those things were what Lily had to share. She looked upward, searching for an answer. Perhaps it was unrealistic for me to hope she could give me a verbal book report at three years old. But to my surprise Lily did have something to tell me about Benjamin Franklin after all.
“His wife’s name was Deborah,” she proudly declaimed.
“That’s it?” I asked.
“Yup,” she nodded, “that’s it.”
Hope you all enjoy Women’s History Month this March and that we all learn a thing or two about women that we didn’t know before.

My daughter Lily became an international model last week! She is modeling clothes for a clothing line called Wee People, which is made for fashion forward little girls. This is my favorite picture of her from the shoot.

At the photo shoot she was fascinated with the decor of the building, the huge naval ships we could see out the window, and the snacks. Though she had to sit for hair and make-up I was impressed that what most captivated her was all the particulars of what goes into creating the shoot. “It’s so much work!” she said.

When I told her she was chosen to be one of the models, I said “Lily you got the job!”

She replied, “Wow Mom. I didn’t know little kids could even have jobs! That’s so funny!”