Vicki Lane's Blog, page 56

A Grandmotherly Brag

 On Wednesday, her birthday, I picked up Josie as usual. We made a stop at her house so she could grab her new Super Ladybug outfit.

At our house, there was a pile of presents from Meema and Grumpy. The first one was a Make-Your-Own Puppet kit. And there were some Garden Fairy figurines. So far, so good.
Then there were books--5 or 6 of them, individually wrapped.
Oh no, she already had this one! And this one. And this one. . .
And so it went. Due to miscommunication, Claui and I had both ordered from the same list. All the books were duplicates, every one of them. 

But here's the brag. She was not upset or disappointed and did her very best to tell me that it was okay. I was completely impressed and as John said later, it was almost worth the mix-up to see how well she handled it. 

Then she attacked the puppet-making kit, and I had another surprise. She asked for scissors to cut into the cellophane packets the various pieces were in and, lo and behold, she was holding her scissors properly, instead of dagger-like and upside down.  

As god is my witness, I have tried off and on since she was four to get her to hold scissors in the normal way and she has stubbornly resisted my suggestions.
Is this right? she asked, with a smug little smile.
Yes, it is, I said. When did you start holding scissors that way?
My daddy showed me, she said, and proceeded to assemble the puppets.?

 

Fuchsia and Azalea

 

Today I Am Seven!

But I got to open some presents early. Sandy who is my fairy godmother sent me a whole box of stuff and Monday after school, Meema let me open it.

I think Sandy knows I like pink.

There were some folding things, like a kaleidoscope, with bight colors. I also love bright colors.

What's this?



It is a beautiful giraffe made by some ladies in Africa. He will be a nice friend for Blue Elephant.


OMG! This is a book I have been wanting! It is how to catch things like unicorns and dragons and yetis. I LOVE this book and I can read it.


And a book about octopuses.

 I will have to read it to Octalia.

And a book about our planet Earth. I like learning about planets.
Today Meema will pick me up from school and when we get home, there are more presents waiting.  And on Saturday I will have a birthday party.
Birthdays are AMAZING!
                                                                                 

A Picture in Search of a Caption

                                                                     

An Excellent Day

Bright and clear and in the seventies--my favorite sort of day. And since it was Mother's Day, I gave myself permission to idle about: a little painting, some reading, a visit to the flowers and a quiet spell by the fish pool. (Who am I kidding? I give myself permission for this sort of day a lot.)
But I didn't even have to think about dinner as Justin and Claui and Josie were coming up to make shrimp and grits.

The Siberian Iris are blooming like mad.

                                                            
Bailey checked out the pond. 

A pale blue dragonfly watched. 


And there were many tadpoles.





 

Looking East ... But Not North

                                                                              

Evidently the Northern Lights were visible here Friday night. Alas, our view to the North is pretty much blocked by trees and mountainside. 
But, oh, the morning light!

Flying Free

                                                                            

Mushroom Weather

Thunder and lightning and heavy rain all Wednesday night. And the branches (creeks) were roaring so loudly it was hard to sleep. We did miss the hail some nearby areas had. And while our road was somewhat washed, and a lot of gravel swept away, it could have been worse. John and his tractor have made repairs.
Just now it's as if we were living in a rain forest--everything is growing, Growing, GROWING!  Pity the poor guys (John and Justin) who try to keep up with the mowing and weed-eating. But it's better than drought, for sure.

 

A Few of My Favorite Things

 

Almost Seven

There was a package for me Josie, and Meema let me open it even though it's not my birthday yet. (I am almost seven.)

It was unicorns! My favorite!

They were all different colors.

And there was an activity book. I started on it right away.



There was also a pretty picture of fairies. Meema said we will find a frame for it and I can hang it in my room.

The unicorns had names like Dreamsicle and Razzamatazz but I didn't think they sounded like unicorns. So I have given them better names, The blue and green one is Rainstorm Emerald; the orange and yellow one is Sunrise; the mostly purple one is Nightfall; and the pink and yellow one is Sunrise.  I think these names sound like unicorns.