Ponderings

DD picked a book out of the library book bag this morning, thumbed through the pages and remarked, "I'll bet I could read you this book." I cheerily replied that of course she could, but was inwardly dreading the 20 minutes of frustration that would probably ensue upon encountering unfamiliar words. The title of the book was Hug. It contained three words throughout: Hug, Bobo and Mommy. EXCELLENT!!! She could, of course, read that book. Whew.

We visited a nursing home today. I'm looking for volunteer opportunities that she and I can do together. I envisioned a happy, cheerful place full of active seniors - sort of Fried Green Tomatoes. The reality was somewhat different. I had an idea that DD and I would breeze in and hang out, visit with lots of different people. Now I think we'll try to pair up with just one resident. I think that will be easiest on DD. As we were playing this afternoon, she told me that one of her slides was for people with wheelchairs. Yikes!