A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream

Is it still July or is it August? This summer has really flown by! We had so many things go on this summer. Mommy and Daddy have had a trying time (medically speaking), but we hope to be on the tail end of that (yes, pun). Lucye, on the other hand has been the picture of excellent health. God is good. He knows we couldn’t have handled her having any troubles!
Did I say she didn’t have troubles? Let’s clarify that statement. She had no “medical” troubles with the exception of one vomiting incident that was over fairly quickly, but confirmed an allergy to Red Dye #40 we think (it was the Jello, it was the Jello – Trading Places). So out with all the junk food (and most cakes and cookies as well).
Some really exciting positive events that took place this mid-summer:
*She named, by herself, a stuffed animal. She named the white dog Popcorn.
*She was fed an entire meal by cousin Sarah at Great Aunt Joanna’s family gathering.
*She is as tall as a yardstick at barely 2 years old. Wonder what her percentiles will be next time?
*She has an amazing vocabulary. She and I discuss the “stated purpose” of a toothbrush as she uses hers to clean the grout in the tub (a no-no).
*She played with the Kisselburg triplets at a park in Marietta, if only for a brief time. (Melissa, bless her heart, is an incredibly strong woman.)
*She has become great friends with our neighbor to the right, Mr. Bill, and often says she worries about his house falling down (don’t ask—we have no idea).
*She LOVES Petco. Lulu loves to visit the fishes and the birds and the mice, etc.
*She was down right friendly to the Comcast (cable) and Coolray (A/C) men. I think the former stranger anxiety is about done.
*When I said to her on the porch “She sells seashells by the seashore.” Her response was: “Well, that’s what Grandma says.” Then she puts a shell up to her ear and says: “I hear ocean.” That child never forgets a thing.
*My out-of-town lifetime friends Lynn and Jan stayed overnight and she had sooooo much fun playing with the girls on the big bed! Those ladies had such fun toys! Makeup bags, clothes, cell phones, etc. make the best toys. She screamed bloody murder at bedtime when I had to take her away from the big girl fun. I’m not sure if Lynn and Jan have recovered yet ;-)
*Finally, she has memorized many of her books, and she now reads to us at night instead of vice versa. We see an end to the crib soon. Can’t wait for the toddler bed era (insert heavy sarcasm).
Did I mention she's ready for college? We said, "Well, maybe JUNIOR college..."