Today Baby and I headed to the Farmers Market for some Strawberries

Hippietown USA (where we live) was out in full force even though it was the typical cloudy, foggy day that we get pretty much every day. Baby was in little piggy heaven (because of said strawberries) and to fit in with the occasion I dressed her in tie dye tights and a knit hat, which made her HIP and cool (and so cute I couldn't help but to pinch her legs and squish her face).

Afterwards we headed to my cousin's house so Baby could play with her little cousins. She more than held her own (though she's an only child) and played right along like the good girl she is.

While there I had a nice talk with my 10 year old cousin who told me that she wants to live in France, England, Australia, Boston or Wyoming... or Redding, the tiny very hot town about three hours away from us. "That's quite a spectrum" I said.

"Or Boston" she added. "I think I'd like Boston."

"Well, you should look into colleges there, then you could really get to know the places."

"And I want to be a foreign exchange student in high school. But I don't want to go to Canada."

"Really?"

"It's like, too close to the U.S."

"And Wyoming isn't?"

"Exactly."

Apparently her little brother wants to live in Paris and be an artist.

Later she asked me what the best country was, and that part of me that went to public school and periodically catches myself watching Bill O'reily because he's not Nancy Grace wanted to yell out "U-S-A-motherfucker!" but I didn't.

"Probably every country would say their country is the best country."

"Not the US," she said. "Like we're almost the worst. So if we're almost the worst, which one is the best? On the list of best countries who is number 1?"

"I didn't know there was a list of best countries?" (How do they decide this list? Who picks out the criteria? Are MALLS included?)

"There is, which one do you think is the best?"

"Ummm," I looked around desperately. What's the right answer here? "Well, I guess France is pretty good."

"I thought so."

So I guess I got that one right.