Child Prodigy
We both enjoy the goofy, the gooey, and the giddy. Meet my nephew, Patrick, also known as “My Little Prodigy.” Every one in our family says that, apart from our hair coloring being different, he looks just like me when I was his age. This past December when I was home for my father’s funeral, I came across a picture of me as a young girl that looked especially like Patrick. Excited, I showed it to him. “Check this out, Patrick. See how much we look alike,” I said to him.
He’d rather die. He looked at me as though he couldn’t decide whether he was insulted or just didn’t get the joke. I guess the fact that the girl in the photo had an Easter bonnet on didn’t help.
This Just in: The results of the Share the Love Blog Awards have determined the 5 finalists in each award category. Loose Leaf is still in the running in the “Best Writing” and “Most Thought Provoking” categories! Voting for the finalists will be up later today. The lists are more manageable and Heather, host of the awards, suggests: Please look over our finalists so that you can make an informed decision. She also says: This blog competition is designed to encourage the widening of our reading world, and the fostering of community among women bloggers…. The competition is about sharing the love, and honoring excellence. I, for one, am really excited about a lot of the new reads I’m finding! Vote here.
Thanks to everyone for voting. Maybe Patrick and I should pull our tongues in now.
February 21st, 2006 8:46 am
Thanks for playing along with blog scrabble!
Glad you are enjoying your tea as well!
I just posted another recipe and it turned out pretty good, actually.
Still trying when it comes to cooking but I’m learning…that’s what counts, I guess.
Now…if I could only bake!?
LOL
February 21st, 2006 10:17 am
Congrat’s Auntie! I voted for you – of course~
February 21st, 2006 10:38 am
I so love the picture of your tongues out. 🙂
Good luck with the awards. 🙂
Fey
February 21st, 2006 11:00 am
My goodness.. you guys could be twins 🙂
I am on my way over to vote for your site.
February 21st, 2006 3:48 pm
I have always said this to Trish…….and I cracked up again over him feeling insulted….he probably would prefer to look a HEMAN or a boy anyway…he is such a jokester too. xo
PS I am not telling you my vote???????
February 21st, 2006 3:54 pm
I’m sure that Easter bonnet would get to any little boy. My brother never would keep his hats on. One picture with a sailor hat is all we have in our collection.
Congratulations on still being in the running!
February 21st, 2006 4:21 pm
I just noticed my comments have 3 “R’S” in my name???
Who is this girl/woman….
February 21st, 2006 4:24 pm
Congratulations, Colleen! And…what a wonderful aunt you are.
February 21st, 2006 4:27 pm
I love silliness. It’s not used enough anymore!!!!
February 21st, 2006 4:59 pm
And since I seem to have clicked the wrong link for comments, I’ll put this here to swap it too. The card is really sweet. It does look like something I’d hesitate to tear to open too.
February 22nd, 2006 4:44 am
I can remember years ago when I was a scout leader and a volunteer for field trips at my kids schools, I actually had a sense of humor and was always pulling the kids legs about stuff. Whaaa happened? Must get back into that silliness. My life has gotten too serious. (Oh, congrats, you writer you.)
February 22nd, 2006 8:37 am
Hi Coll, I keep thinking of the day Patrick surprised you with that weird rubber type thingy that you put on your head and it makes you look like you’re wearing a bathing cap with spikes! He saved that for you. He knew you’d love it and you DID!! My son sure is a character.
February 22nd, 2006 8:58 am
If you hit the words “My Little Prodigy” the picture of us in the caps comes up!
February 23rd, 2006 2:56 pm
Wow Colleen…best writing and most thought provoking…congratulations!
Still hoping for scrabble on Sunday…yay.