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Jump in to the Pool!

I walked up to my friend's front door, handed her a few bags of hand-me-downs and returned to my car. I was gone less than 90 seconds. But this is what Katie looked like when I got back to the car


I am baffled by her behavior lately. She broke the Venetian blinds, constantly pulls every book off every book shelf, throws every toy off every shelf, hits her brother with anything handy and shrieks first then asks for help later. But today, after using her face for a coloring book, she came up with a game that really made me laugh. "What's my favorite loud?" She asked me. This means at what volume does she like to listen to music in the car. "Five." I told her. "Correct! Jump into the pool!" she yelled as she jumped off a kitchen chair. There were many more questions- what's her favorite color (pink and purple), shape of garbage can (triangle), color of flower (white), color of cat (white), and shape (circle)-just to name a few. Each answer was celebrated with "Jump into the pool!"
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Faith said…
To be fair, triangle is the strongest shape of garbage can.
May 14, 2010 at 10:07 PM
gwyn said…
I love all her favorites - 5 being the favorite loud is the best. Don't worry - she is just three. This too shall pass! :)
May 16, 2010 at 4:25 PM
gwyn said…
Also, I really liked how she paid special attention to her elbow pit with the marker.
May 16, 2010 at 4:26 PM
myrna said…
Oh Mindy, what a fun little girl you have there! Just keep good records and pictures, so you can embarrass the life out of her when she is 16!!!! Gotta luv a gal with that much creativity :) are we still smiling????
May 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM
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