March 21, 2011

  • 3-21-11

    I had the afternoon all to myself.  The kids went to Al’s and Ellen’s for the afternoon, and Brian is going to be able to pick them up, so I’ve had a nice 5 hours or so.  I had sort of thought I’d try to finish my lego staircase thingamajig that has been sitting half-done for a long time, but I didn’t.  I did manage to organize all the random legos sitting around, since I got a bunch from the pick-a-brick and had a bunch out.  I cleaned a bunch and played some plants vs. zombies and watched Merlin and reality ghost shows.  I don’t really feel like writing, but I did want to write about Madeleine going to the royal dress-up activity night at the Children’s Museum.  You got to dress up as a prince or princess, so Madeleine wore her fairy princess costume from Halloween.  She was so excited about it.  She put on tights and fancier shoes and had wings and her floral headband that came with the costume.  She was thrilled, and told us, “I’m going to be so graceful!”  I was surprised by the use of the word “graceful”, because it’s not really a word I use much with her.  At the Children’s Museum there were older girls from the Children’s Theater dressed up in really great princess costumes.  Madeleine just loved “the blue princess and the pink princess” and said, “they were soooo graceful!”  It’s true; they were.  They had had acting classes and were playing the part of princesses quite well.  But I don’t think that Madeleine really knows what ‘graceful’ means (or does she?).  I suspect that she’s heard it used in relation to princesses at some point, and so thinks that princesses are graceful by default.  Or – maybe she knows.  She’s a smartie; she very well could. 

    I love the clouds and showers in the spring.  They’re so pretty, with the sun shining through. 

    I know I have lots more to say, but I’m not feeling super-great and I can’t think of anything else.  At least I wrote about the “graceful” comment.