Just a Splash

Yesterday, we received Christmas greetings from the bambini's Great Aunt Janie (and Ted's Straight Up Aunt Janie), which contained a bit about a juice glass, the last remaining from a set of four that Ted had given her when she lived in her New York City apartment. She noted that it was from the days when juice was a luxury so the juice glasses were rather small by today's standards.* This put us in mind of a phrase Joe has picked up and uses to our amusement.

Though the juice glasses of today are bigger, Julie often doesn't want a lot of juice, at least at breakfast, especially if we are already having something sweet with breakfast, as we tend to on the weekends. So, she will often request water, and "just a splash of juice." Naturally, now our three-and-a-half year old can sometimes be heard asking for his own water, and "just a splash of juice." (We have a set of six plastic cups from IKEA that are perfect for little hands, and those who want just a splash of anything.)

*Janie, I know just what you mean! I grew up with a set that were ringed with four large starbursts. We never used them for juice. In fact, one always held toothpicks in the cupboard!