She made a windmill… Well, a wind spinner, but she calls it a windmill. She designed, created, constructed, and presented. Then she told me she was frustrated because it didn’t spin I asked if she wanted to make it spin, she said no, but that it didn’t (in a somewhat disappointed tone). I am […]
Pipeline, er Shower… OR, Turning Water into Air
Ok, so Lily is an inventor now. She’s also a scientist. Reader? Well, if it suits her, yeah… but don’t try to get her to read something you want her to. AND DON’T let her know you know she read something after the fact… way uncool. She’s picked up some new comebacks and comments of […]
Dreams
Lily says to me this morning, “I had a weird dream.” “Oh yeah?”, I responded. “Tell me about it….” “No.” ……………………….. “Ok. Why not?” “I don’t want to.”
Esophageal Rescue
His esophagus is stuck… with stuff in it!!! “Mom! Come quick! We have an sink esophagus rescue on our hands!” She’s found the plunger, convinced her father to offer some muscle, and now she’s cleaning up the aftermath. I love it.
Rocking Chair Music
About a month ago, Lily lost it in a panic of tears and dread. She’d managed to pull the string on the music box, on the bottom of her rocking chair (previously mine, previously my mother’s). She panicked that she’d ruined it entirely, and came running to me for help. Russ managed to sooth her […]
Timpani
TP… under her climbing tree. Rained on, blown about. It’s warm in there and safe. Come on inside.
Happy Birthday Mama
Little Bug and Papa made me a cake tonight; it’s my birthday week!! All year. Chocoloco… and she even wrote Happy Birthday Mama on the cake, however the pens don’t work on chocolate cake, so they will just have to make another cake and this time leave it white. I’ll add pics as soon as […]
Would you hold my tornado for a moment?
The fairies have come, lived, explored, and well…. she didn’t find any live ones. We will go to the midwest this summer at some point and find some fireflies. She takes it personally that fairyfolk don’t trust her and her benevolent intentions sufficiently to show themselves. My heart hurts.
So Overwhelmed
I have not had my mind in a position of late to focus on the things that really matter. I have had to split me into so many directions lately that I’m missing crucial stuff with Lily, and it’s making me nuts. She and the neighborhood kids set up a theatre in here last […]
Anti-Gravity Serum
Yesterday Lily and the neighborhood setup our family room for play; they turned it into a theatre, complete with snack bar and ticket counter. Lily was taking a turn as the associate behind the counter, so I ordered some anti-gravity serum. She turned around, picked up a cup, did something magical that I couldn’t see, […]