Butiful Things
I don't know how we managed to get this one thing right, but Alexis is crazy good at entertaining herself. Like, CRAZY GOOD. That means that on days like today when school is cancelled and everybody has to work, one of us can work from home and actually get things done.
No. Really. It's totally possible.
As I sat perched on the couch editing a document, Alexis sat on the living room floor, completely enthralled with her Rainbow Loom. When that grew old, she moved on to knitting for a while, then her Monster High dolls, and then she read for a while.
Not a peep to me. The WHOLE time.
Hour-after-hour she entertained herself, never once uttering that she was bored or anything. Mind you, she won't say she's bored ... EVER. The one and only time she has told me that, she was handed a toilet brush and taught how to scrub a toilet. Like magic she thought of some things she could do and she hasn't said those words to me since.
Still, the kid deserves some credit for being awesome. So, when the day started to grow long and it seemed like a good time to break, we ran to the store and I treated Alexis to a new book of scrapbooking paper. It's a favorite of hers because she can use it to make all sorts of sparkly things.
Including books.
Like this one that she made when I picked up the laptop and went back to work after our return.
She's not perfect, but this kid. MAN.
When she has a good day,
she has a REALLY good day.
It definitely makes up for the days when she's a butthead.
And then some.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Reader Comments (3)
Dang. That kid. She's a good egg.
my heart is close to bursting with joy at all the good in that child! this post made my week.
alexis, you give me hope for the future. love you!
Man, she's just an amazing kid. I adore her.