We didn’t have air conditioning in our split level house in Pennside, but it was too oppressive to be outside. I wandered around from room to room, fanning myself and eliciting a sigh now and then just to be dramatic. Mom was in the kitchen cooking and wouldn’t pay attention to me. I searched out the coolest room in the house — the laundry room — and lay down on the cool linoleum floor. I pondered the meaning of life as droplets of perspiration trickled down my neck. Suddenly, inspiration hit. I found a piece of paper and a green crayon and got to work.
“Mom!” I yelled. “How do you spell ‘books’?”
“B-O-O-K-S” she called down to me as the hum of the Kitchen-aid mixer muffled her words.
“How do you spell ‘is’?”
She spelled it out for me.
“And how do you spell ‘wonderful’?”
“W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L”
Done with my work, I bounded up the steps to share it with her. In her proud mom way, she praised me and told me how much she loved it. I like to think that she couldn’t wait to show Dad my masterpiece. And she really must have loved it: she sent it to a company that laminated it on this wooden box, which sits in my home today.
Love it! I feel the same way! P.S.: And what a thoughtful mother you have.
Thanks, Mindy! And yes, she is. :)
I found you on the Facebook group The Writer’s Post. This post of yours grabbed me. At four you obviously knew the way to go! I’m going to follow your blog.
Thank you so much! I’d like to follow you as well.
I’m on Twitter @TermiteWriter. I don’t see a Twitter link on here for you. My blogs are http://termitewriter.blogspot.com and http://termitespeaker.blogspot.com.
Great! Happy to follow you.
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