Today during Clarissa’s nap Lydia announced she was going to sew Mary a stuffed animal. I was busy reading My Cousin Rachel and absentmindedly gave her the go ahead. An hour later I was shocked when Lydia came back with a stuffed cat head she had sewn for Mary.
I was really proud.
And then the girls had a puppet show with a ton of paper bag puppets they made. It’s amazing what happens when I completely check out for the day. Apparently the girls are completely capable of creating their own wholesome entertainment. I am used to toddlers who get into mischief the second they are separated from a screen. It’s so great to have older kids!
Ammon, on the other hand, did spend a lot of his day in front of the television while I read my book. That felt like a parenting fail.
But both girls had great musical practices, which I managed to supervise in spite of my addicting book. And Clarissa is alive, which is really about as much as I can hope for for her. I’m not exactly expecting her to sew or practice an instrument anytime soon!