Opal not only bounced non-stop during story time at the library today, but she clapped along! That was the first time I'd seen her clap. And this evening when Dave said, "Okay, it's time to put the trains away!" she crawled right over to the box and started dropping tracks in, one by one. Very impressive. Later I told her, "Opal, put the horse down," (a command she's known how to obey for a couple weeks now) and she whacked me in the face with it. She's already a selective little genius.
After supper when we announced that we were doing baths tonight, Rolland affirmed, "I could use a bath!" And during the bath, when his duck had to take a timeout in the sink for splashing water out of the tub, he declared, "The sink is no place for a duck!"
As for Dave, he is presently grading papers while listening to the opening night of Founder's Week. He could use your prayers as he tackles the final project for his masters program. He tries to find quiet places to work on Saturday mornings, and it's kind of a challenge. Last week he was distracted by all the scanning and beeping at the library, and this weekend he went to a coffee shop which was fine, except for (I am not making this up) the ukelele jam session around lunch time.
I found out recently that one of our new neighbors is originally from South Africa, and her husband is half Chinese and half Indian. So, I'm pretty much forcing my friendship on her. I didn't realize I was so desperate for some international interaction. And she makes and sells decorated cookies. Could it get any better?!?
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