Yesterday I took Marta to gymnastics. As we pulled out of the driveway, she noticed that it was sunny outside and there were birds chirping in the trees. Marta asks:Why are there birds outside?
Because soon the snow is going to melt and it will be
spring.
Spring! Then I can go outside and run and hop and kill bugs.
Hop huh? Like a bunny rabbit?
Yeah, like a bunny rabbit. What do bunny rabbits eat?
They eat, I don't know, carrots and grass.
But not bugs?
Only if they are really hungry.
What about frogs?
Frogs eat bugs and hop.
Maybe I'll be a frog instead of a bunny rabbit. I like bugs, especially ladybugs.
Marta looks out the window and sighs.
Boy, am I hungry. I am so hungry I could eat a giraffe!
Giraffes are pretty big, honey. You could probably only eat half a giraffe.
Or a bird. I'm so hungry I could eat a whole bird.
I bet you could.
You know, I am so hungry that if I was, uh, the same size as a ladybug I could eat a frog. That's how hungry I am.
Don't worry, Marta, when we get home we'll have dinner.
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Oh Justin this story made me smile.
I can just see her face and hear her voice.
This was much like the conversations you and I would have had in the car..
She is so your daughter in many ways..
She is so very much my grandaudie too...
I miss her very much.
* Spring is here Miss Marta, birds are chirping and our flowers are starting to bloom...and bugs are coming too!
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