but, after all, it really is so fitting.
some of you know that our 2 year old granddaughter, mikayla, has
been visiting for a while. she's been an endless source of enjoyment
and a salve to my spirit during this difficult time of the year,
as we remember my son, jordin's birth and death dates.
it turns out, that our little lady has an almost endless fascination with
poop, of all things! people poo, dog poop, cat poop, chicken poop, goose
poop.....it's all the same to her.
poop. a substance to be studied and tirelessly admired thru most of her waking
hours.
she waves bye bye to poop as she flushes the toilet, when caitlyn's puppy has
an accident in the house, she screams with glee as she points it out. the cat's
use of the litter box just about makes her day and if a chicken happens to poop
on the porch, look out! she thinks chicken poop is just about the best thing ever!
Lord help me, we even have a poo poo song i made up as a help for potty training!
but this morning....oh this morning! mikayla hit the mother lode! someone
brought up a little schmear of goose poop on the bottom of their boot. she zoomed
in on it with a scientists eye.....looking at it from this angle and that, observing
it as she might observe a new species in the lab. if she could wax poetic, i'm sure
she would.
yes, matthew, she is indeed your niece. another child to throw our hands up over.
i'm going to close for now and see if i can find our copy of the children's book, "everyone
poops" and if i'm lucky, i'll also find, "the gas we pass". it will make her day!
