Happy clouds, or She has her priorities straight

Location: The park on the way home from school.

Me (singing): . . . I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee . . .
Four-year-old (laughing): You have clouds in your coffee?
Me: Not me, the woman in the song. It means she’s sad.
The two children draw blank looks.
Me: Do you like it when it’s sunny outside? Does it make you happy?
7-year-old: It depends how sunny. Not when it’s really sunny.
Me: Well, in the United States, where the singer lives, they don’t have as many sunny days as we do, and it’s not as hot. So they are happy when it’s sunny, but clouds make them sad. Here we have lots of hot sunny days, so we are happy when it gets cloudy and rains.
7yo: Especially this year, when we need rain so much.
4yo: Clouds make me happy.

Comments

  1. “sad”
    I think she’s angry. Pissed off at Warren Beatty.

  2. “sad”
    I think she’s angry. Pissed off at Warren Beatty.

  3. Well, that’s one way to darshan Carly Simon. 😀

  4. Well, that’s one way to darshan Carly Simon. 😀

  5. I always thought it was “clowns in my coffee” and referred to someone with serious coulrophobia.

  6. I always thought it was “clowns in my coffee” and referred to someone with serious coulrophobia.

  7. How delicious. I love the simplicity and literal-mindedness of little kids. And a kiss to the Bunny Wabbit…

  8. How delicious. I love the simplicity and literal-mindedness of little kids. And a kiss to the Bunny Wabbit…

  9. mother in israel says

    Leora, could be.
    Abbi, yes.
    Trilcat, I’ll have to think about that.
    Mimi no problem.

  10. mother in israel says

    Leora, could be.
    Abbi, yes.
    Trilcat, I’ll have to think about that.
    Mimi no problem.

  11. mother in israel says

    Leora, stick with the first one, I think.

  12. mother in israel says

    Leora, stick with the first one, I think.

  13. I have that song in my head now. Over the weekend, it was “koom v’hithalech ba’aretz”, because of Lion of Zion’s post on the parsha.

  14. I have that song in my head now. Over the weekend, it was “koom v’hithalech ba’aretz”, because of Lion of Zion’s post on the parsha.

  15. Zees! So cute!
    My friend had a story about her sabars’ lack of pop culture knowledge. She made a reference to a UFO, they had no idea. Flying saucer, nope! She flew a dish around the room, blank stares, LOL!

  16. Zees! So cute!
    My friend had a story about her sabars’ lack of pop culture knowledge. She made a reference to a UFO, they had no idea. Flying saucer, nope! She flew a dish around the room, blank stares, LOL!