I wish we had...

Tonight at dinner Sofia turned to me and said, "Mommy, I wish we had a microwave." A microwave is just something we have never had here. It isn't that they aren't available because they are available. When we moved here we figured we didn't need one since we weren't going to be here long. By the time we realized we were going to be here longer than two years we realized that we didn't actually need a microwave. There are occasions when it would be nice to have one but those times are so few it just doesn't seem worth it. Anyway, when Sofia said she wished for a microwave I asked her why she wanted one. She told me because she wanted popcorn! Well, that was an easy fix. I excitedly told Sofia that you didn't need a microwave for popcorn and that it is fun to make on the stove. Luckily I had popcorn kernels and quickly got them out and showed the girls how to make popcorn the old fashion way. They were very excited to have popcorn and to hear it popping in the the pan. I was happy to share one of my childhood memories with them (although I don't own a big yellow pan like my mom had) and to see their joy at having popcorn at home.