Friday, September 16, 2011

Marilyn's Abacus

This delightfully silly little girl:


Is quite a handful.
And she loves the abacus.

The other day she sat on the floor just inside the kitchen with the abacus and tested me on my numbers. She would move a bead and ask, "What number this mommy?" And I would look up from my dishes that I was washing and answer accordingly, to which she would reply, "Yeeeaaaahhhh!!" Indicating not that she was happy to be learning but that she obviously already knew the answer and she was proud of me for knowing.

And once I found her on my bed. The thing is, the door had been locked. I keep it locked during the day and use the little metal key to unlock it if I need to get in there. Marilyn likes to get in to my room and get into things, or get into my bathroom and use my mascara as lipstick. One day I used a little green screwdriver as I had misplaced the metal key. I did not notice that a certain little girl was watching closely. Near her on the bed this day, was the little green screwdriver.


Oh boy, do I like her.
She sure does keep me on my toes.

3 comments:

Candice Parisi said...

Can you make another for me to keep? Pocket size preferably. :)

Charlotte in ID said...

lol. Those kids are quick to learn aren't they?

City Girl Stuck on the Coast said...

That's great!! It's wonderful never knowing what is going to happen next!!