Today marks a real milestone for me (and my awesome Grandma as Jimmy Buffett sings). Tizu was allowed to leave the the house without her parents in tow. Her Grandma and I, after "forcing" our way into their lives this weekend, were allowed to take her to Appleton to the children's museum and out for lunch at our choice. She was her usual well-behaved, intelligent, cute self! She elicited many comments from strangers and impressed everyone within earshot. She has an amazing vocabulary and enunciation for a two-year-old, especially for one who has been in the U.S. for only six months.
We also had her fascination, appreciation and affection for trucks confirmed. On a side trip to "Toys 'R' Us", she came upon a large plastic yellow dump truck with a backhoe attachment on the front and large "Legos" in the back. She pushed this toy around the entire store, even after stopping to check out what we adults assumed to be "cooler" are "better" toys. On the way to the museum and back to Oshkosh, the truck rolled around in the back of the car and with each roll, she felt it necessary to comment "truck" and ask me to make it happen again. She is truly a joy!
In our escapades these past weeks, we could not help but notice the lack of confidence Wisconsinites have in our President's constant berating of the economy as the parking lots of Wal-Marts, restaurants and stores in general are not lacking empty spaces. Maybe, like everything else, this trend is slow to arrive in Wisconsin. We'll see.
1 comment:
I can just see you two forcing your way into their lives and insisting you be allowed to take your granddaughter for the day without her parents..... Glad you had a wonderful day.
And I'm sure her parents knew that she was in good hands or you would have had one heck of a fight.
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