Hi Bean-sprout!
Because of your brother Will’s baptism, it has been a very
busy past 2 weeks!
Your amazing
and wonderful great-grandparents came for the blessed event! Grandmom Bubbles time of stay was the
whole week before while Gigi’s and Pop’s was the whole week after!
And each made sure to give you equal
attention time with Will. Honestly
El, I think they really prefer to just sit and watch you in action because your
creative originality is just that… unique! This week my blog idea came when Miss Trixie McAllister the
waitress (aka- you), your Mommy, Gram Bubbles, Will, Violet the doll, and I
played restaurant. Gram Bubbles,
who couldn’t stop laughing, made a comment afterwards that our playtime should
be on a video. Ellie, she stated
quite accurately that your imagination is definitely way outside of the
box!
So here is my life lesson
learned for this week:
Life Lessoned Learned
#36: Playing the “If You
Let” game with you my dear granddaughter, one must have patience and also an
open-mind!
You have so lovingly entertained me with
our game. Here are some examples
Ellie!
1.) If you let
your granddaughter have free reign to whatever is on the church pew during the
Mass before Will’s christening, be prepared that she will pick up his knitted
baby christening cap and wear it on her own head… backwards… and casually go on
about her business as though all is normal!
2.) If you let
your granddaughter play in your jewelry box, be prepared that not only will she
take the grandest and yes the gaudiest pieces to possibly play with, but she
will leave the rest in massive knots (the last time you did this El; I had a
thought… It was that I should just
send the whole jewelry mess to the game company that creates Challenging Puzzles for the Brain …
because my brain has great difficulty getting past the untangling of the first
knot!).
3.) If you let
your granddaughter do your dishes (a more accurate statement would be … playing
in a sink full of sudsy soap water) then be prepared for a tidal wave, or two,
or three to occur and a man-made lake to replace your tile floor!
4.) If you let
your granddaughter wear multiple velour clothes, be prepared that she will
transform into a cat and you had better pet her!
5.) If you let
your granddaughter create her own ice-cream cup at Sweet Frog, be prepared that
she will choose at least a dozen (ex: gummy bears, pretzel bits, tropical
poppers, fresh cherries, chopped snickers, banana slices, and M&M’s to name
a few) of the 4 dozen toppings available and fill her cup with them! And proudly eat every last spoonful (Oh,
did I forget to mention that there is probably only a teaspoon of ice-cream
underneath all that sugar substance?)!
6.) If you let
your granddaughter play with your green, copper and shimmering gold eye-shadow,
be prepared that a major uni-brow will take over her forehead. And you had
better be prepared to follow up with acknowledging to her that she is a very
talented make-up artist!
7.) If you let
your granddaughter choose any board games to play, be prepared and fully
understand that she controls the rules of how the game is actually played. One example: The Sock Monkey Game: cast
aside all the clue cards and play
only with the half dozen that say “Go Look For It”!
8.) If you let
your granddaughter apply her own lotion after a bath, be prepared in advance by
purchasing stock in the lotion company, as she may make you quite wealthy but
the amount she slathers all over herself and the number of bottles you will go
through in her lifetime!
9.) If you let
your granddaughter apply Elmer’s glue to the crafts you create, again be
prepared in advance by purchasing stock in the glue factory!
10.) If you let
your granddaughter snuggle on your lap while chatting with her Mommy or Poppy,
be prepared that your tea will disappear as fast as she can gulp it down with
that irresistible twinkle in her eye always upon you!
11.) If you let
your granddaughter choose “1” toy
item to take to Sunday mass, be prepared to have octopus arms that are capable
of carrying multiple oversized “items” along with one arm free to carry her as
well!
Ellie, I really could go on and on as I am having so much
fun with this list! I just wish I
had more time! Even though
the “If You Let” game isn’t really a game, I love watching you play it because
I find that it allows you that little bit of extra freedom you seem to seek
out...possibly strengthening the right-side
of your brain. After all, that
is the side which controls one’s creativity. And no one can deny that you have been creating originality
since birth! So I guess my lesson
learned this week El, along with your mom and dad, is to continue allowing you
the freedom to explore not just the parameters, but the whole area in an around
your ‘Box.’ All ready at the age
of 3, you are learning how to redefine yourself daily. My guess is that by the time you are
age 99, your mirror will have seen many, many faces and your closets will have
held an infinite number of hats!
Don’t ever change sweetheart, yet continue to change, shape and mold the
inner you! You are truly entertaining Ellie and a joy to be around.
Love you Miss Trixie McAllister!
Mimi
