INSPIRATION FOR “A Boat in the Kitchen”

My husband and children were asleep and I was tiptoeing around the house cleaning up toys. I saw a little boat covered in water in the kitchen from my son’s bath time and I picked it up just like I normally do. Then I walked over and saw a toy cow in our dirty hamper with all of the clothes.

I started to think about what my children see when they’re playing. Do they see this little toy cow that I’m seeing? Or do they imagine this huge full-size cow in the laundry with socks hanging off their ears? I just started walking around my house looking at all these things and jotting them down on a piece of paper which I still very thankfully have and cherish.

I know most parents share some of those late night habits like cleaning up in silence, or listening to music, or catching up on TV while your kids are sleeping.  For me, that one night, it inspired this book.