Yesterday Bumpa donned his wellington boots to go mow the lawn because he has a grass allergy and I promise you don’t want to see his itchy shins if he forgets to wear them. Then again you may also not want to see a grown man wearing shorts and wellingtons but in that case I suggest you avoid our front yard every other weekend at mowing time.
Maya knows these boots by a different name - barn boots. Everyone wears them to go over to the barn at her Grandma and Grandpa’s house. There it is less about any allergy to grass and more about avoiding that special cow feces between the toes feeling when working with the girls (they are almost all girls - they make milk, remember?).
Maya looked at Bumpa yesterday darning his barn boots to go into our Hawaiian front yard - she asked him if he was going outside to milk the geckos.
He told her they would have to herd them first and it would be hard. His sense of humor has me rolling in laughter now, a day later, and I’m sure I’ll be giggling at both of them a week from now thinking of that little conversation.
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in my opinion of course.
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It’s interesting how children make associations. Tomas used to think that the only place airplanes went to was Los Angeles, to see their abuelitos.
I am happy that you are doing well.
Take care.
How cute! I love how their little minds work!