Blueberry Pie for Papa and More

Okay, I can't resist posting some more cute conversations with Esther.  I do plan to post some things that have already happened, to catch up on NOT blogging for the last two and a half years - actually, four and a half years.  We do have some good stories from before kids!

But from today, here is a conversation between me and Esther as we are watching Tyler work on his truck from the window.  Some of the guys he works with are helping him ...

Esther:  (yelling out the window and laughing) Excuse me guys, I fart!
Me: Esther, can I put that in my blog later?
Esther:  No, please.
Me: Well, I might do it anyway, okay?
Esther: Okay.

Now, I might regret including this for her sake when she's about 16, but right now it is pretty funny!

And now for a sweet story ... days ago we made a blueberry pie with fresh blueberries (recipe courtesy of Julia Wright to follow).  On this particular day, we had one piece left.  Esther asked for the pie at lunch time, and I told her we would eat it when Papa came home.  After Esther's nap, I went into her room.  I told her that Papa had a bad day at work and asked what we could do for Papa.  She thought for a minute - with her cute expression of moving her lips to one side and looking toward the sky - and said:

"Pie.  Blueberry pie.  Esther no eat blueberry pie.  Papa eat blueberry pie."

How sweet is that???  I think telling Tyler that conversation made his whole day turn around!

Well, no pictures this time but I wanted to record these conversations quickly before I forgot them.  And for fun, here is the Blueberry Pie recipe:

Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup cold water
5 cups fresh blueberries, divided
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 pastry shell, baked

Directions:
In saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, and water until smooth.
Add 3 cups of berries.  Bring to a boil.  Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.  Remove from heat, add butter, lemon juice, and remaining berries.  Stir until butter is melted.  Cool.
Pour into pastry shell and refrigerate until serving.
Enjoy! (Especially with vanilla ice cream!)