Coffee Talk

One of the most enjoyable traditions here in the Zilkie home is "Coffee Talk".  Yes, it was inspired by the old SNL skit done by Mike Myers back in the late 80s and early 90s.  Anyway, when David was 3 or 4 and Jonathan was about 2 they used to always ask for sips of my coffee when I made it.  Now I am not an everyday coffee drinker, but when I do have some the children always want some.  Now you may think "a child wanting coffee", that is weird.  Well, truth be told the joke in our home was that I like my coffee so my 2 year old can enjoy it...lots of cream and sugar.

Every now and then I would brew some coffee and put a little extra in cups for the boys and instead of just drinking it, I suggested we sit down at the table and talk as we drank our coffee...hence the name "Coffee Talk".  Early on the conversation was pretty simple and repetitious.  Their questions without fail were:

• What is your favorite color?  
• What is your favorite animal? 
• What is your favorite food?

As the years have passed Caroline is now a coffee fan as well and we recently had another good ole' Coffee Talk and it was a blast.  The boys are much more articulate and adding Caroline is always a bonus for any gathering as she is so full of smiles, joy, and life.

Apart from some great memories, there is an important value being developed during our times together over coffee.  I am able to teach our children how to converse, ask good questions, listen to someone speaking in a conversational tone, and more.  If coffee isn't your drink, find one that is.  But in the mean time...give it a try.  I think you will enjoy it.  I know your children will!

Update on David

I wanted to let you all know that David is doing well.  We are not sure about the tooth, but his spirits are great and what we do know is that it will take months or years to know everything.  In the meantime, the tooth is still in the socket with no pain and he is getting back to normal.  He will have to have a small splint on the back of his two front teeth to hold it secure for a number of weeks or months.  Currently he has a big metal wire on the front of his teeth which our most recent dentist called "a crowbar".  He said he wanted to put something on a little more subtle.

Thanks for your prayers and for checking in on us and David.

Here is a picture of the original splint that didn't stay on so well...