Helpful

At midnight, when E is up for the fourth time complaining that her foot hurts (WTF, no seriously.), it's good to remember that this happened earlier in the day:

E: Whose birthday is next, mama?
Me: Baby Q's is.
E: Oh! Are we gonna go to his house and sing him "Happy Birthday"?
Me: Actually, guess what? His birthday is going to be at the new pool.
E: The new one? The one with the yellow slide? With the big big big big slide?
Me: Yep. If they finish it in time anyway.
E: Oh. We should help them!
Me: How?
E: You go get the pool and bring it here and I will fill it up with our hose! Our hose that is on our house!
Me: Oh. That's a good idea, but I'm not sure it will work.
(We'll forget about the crying and fit throwing that happened next.)