Whoever could we be referring to?
More sardonic art with words can be found here.
I’m always amazed at what I pick up going to preschool with the girls — Maddie especially has learned all sorts of things like how to power a light bulb with a battery and tin foil, how to make ice cream from scratch, and right after spring break, she gets to build a space station! One of the homework “bags” that goes home with the kids is a ”Letter Bag” where you have to fill up the bag with objects that start with the letter they’re studying that week. We always seem to get the tricky ones - like “U” (what do you put in after an umbrella?), and a few weeks ago, “Y”. Maddie loves to fill the bag up to the brim, and because we didn’t have any “yo-yo’s” or “yellow yaks”, I turned in desperation to Google Images for things to print flashcards of. This little grump is too cute. Wonder what the class thought of that one!
I always thought a yeti was a little wrinkled guy in a robe. Or maybe that’s Yoda. Darn! Didn’t think of that one either!
Over the weekend, we went to see a free concert by the US Navy Band at one of the local high schools. We all thoroughly enjoyed it, including the ladies, who deemed it “fabulous”. Maddie almost fell asleep halfway through,a dangerous act because the performance was in the gymnasium instead of the auditorium, and bleachers are much less forgiving than cushioned seats. Luckily, she ended up rallying after intermission and a short catnap in my lap (much safer!).
Sophie, on the other hand, was at full attention the whole 90 minutes. It happened to be her turn to bring her preschool “class pet” home, which she in turn brought to the concert. Curious George got an earful, even though Soph didn’t let him out of his special bag much. She claimed he had an entire band in there with him already!
When asked, “What would you play in a band?”, here’s what the girls answered:
Maddie: “Drums! No, maybe a flute. Or a clarinet!” (cousin Sarah plays clarinet)
Sophie: “Cymbals!!!!!”
She’s one step closer to starting that garage band where she’s the drummer and lead singer. Can’t you see it? Little “Sophie and the Banshees”?