I am currently reading a book about a family’s eight month trip around the world. Reading about all the other countries has taught me a lot. This afternoon as I was heading up north to Portland and Vancouver, I thanked God for the roads, for my car, my bed, good food, and a cushioned seat. It’s those little things we take for granted and we don’t realize how privileged we are.
Why was I headed up north? Tomorrow my friend Deanna, her friend Jessica, and I are going hiking up a mountain in the Columbia Gorge. Since we wanted to get an early start, I drove up today to meet friends for lunch and coffee. It was fun to catch up and spend time with those I enjoy. Being in Vancouver with some time on my hands, I then surprised my sister and niece by stopping by their house. I didn’t actually expect them to be home, they always seem to be doing something, but I was so pleased they were. We decorated a sheet with Madison for her start at preschool telling a bit about herself. It turns out, her favorite food is cheese. Now who does that remind me of? When I was her age, I used to sneak into the fridge for cheese. Forget the chocolate, I wanted cheese. Oh, and she even rocked back and forth in a chair just like I did in the video posted yesterday. It’s strange to see a child who is your close relative and see a family resemblence. But special too. While we gluing little gems to the jewell shape, we counted corners of the shape to them on. Silently, I thought, “Oh, it’s an octagon!” when Madison proclaims, “It’s an octagon!” Did I mention she’s three? The vocabulary and grasp of concepts that comes out of that child’s mouth is more advanced than many I’ve seen at the elementary school level.
She showed me her playroom where we read the belly button book, “belly bo” as the book says it about three times. I got more expressive with each successive reading. I of course, tickled her feet and gave her a big bear hug before leaving. I think I will always melt when she says “I love you too.”
The evening I spent seeing a musical from the Tin Pan Alley Theatre Company. I really enjoyed this show and will be writing more on it in the next day or two. For now, here is their website. http://www.tinpanalleytheatre.org/home/ Check it out, go see the show. It’s in Portland. Oh, and on the poster, it says “Free sex”. I honestly have no idea why as that doesn’t correspond to the show. The show itself is free, they are doing it on a donation basis. I’ll explain more about that in the next post. For now, I’m heading to bed. Early morning you know!
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