Lucy and Bosco

We have all really enjoyed adding a parakeet to the family, our "DLB" (Dear Little Bird), Bosco. Lucy has to be very, very still when I let her hold him--something she is very motivated to do! It's good training for her.

I'm sure mom won't notice

Today, tired of drinking her daily portion of prune juice, Lucy decided to pour the remainder into the flower arrangement on the dining room table. Unfortunately for her, the flowers are in a clear glass vase (complete with acrylic "water") so the inch or so of dark juice above the "water" bore mute testimony of the deed. Initially I did assume (naively) it had to have been an accident, but when sister Anne asked, "Did you pour the juice in on purpose?" Lucy nodded with a giggle.

I think it will require extra postage...

The other day I was teasing and tickling Lucy and said, "I'm just going to wrap you up and put you in the mail" perhaps to visit her siblings Tom or Mary? I don't remember why I said it! "Now where am I going to put the stamp?" Instantly Lucy pointed to the back of her left hand~where she gets stamped every week after ballet class~"Right there!" she answered in triumph!

cinderella had a farm, ei,ei,O!

Fashionista?

I don't know if Lucy has a nose for fashion, but she decided to try wearing a doll's dress in a new way.

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

I ask the Dear Blessed Mother to bless all our little ones with disabilities. Today's Gospel reading ("whatsoever you did to the least of my brethren, you did to Me") shows how precious these individuals are to God.