I'd like to thank the little people
I called my grandchildren in North Carolina this morning, just to hear their voices.
Dagny is around daily but I mightily miss the Tarheel Three. My Appalachian Connection, as it were.
The little pumpkins'll be coming over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house for Thanksgiving.
We'll take wagonloads of pictures for the holiday season and you know I'll make you look at them share.
But Dagny at seventeen months (next week) is ambulatory at last and although these aren't pictures of that, they're pictures I took yesterday.
She's expanding her vocabulary as well. In addition to her adorably-cooed two-syllable greeting Hey, currently there are perfectly understandable versions of all gone and hello.
Plus what every baby repeats early and often: Uh-oh.
You can't tell in these shots but upon strolling into my studio, Dagny developed an instant aversion to the sparkly backdrop.
When not wailing, refusing to even look, she was wholly ambivalent.
Audrey helped by bribing the baby with wee morsels of cheese popcorn during the shoot.
Snacking makes me momentarily forget my fears too. You?
Meanwhile it continues warm and humid in South Carolina. Yes, in November.
Rainy too. If only the mosquitoes would die, is my primary prayer. Suckers are in overdrive, even showing up inside the house. Spoiling for a snack of their own.
Unacceptable.
As for Dagny Clare taking her first steps? Well. We all know what that means: Walking today, running tomorrow. Here is hoping she always runs toward us, and not away.
That goes for the other three too, and the ones who come along later.
In other news, I am one-third finished with my Christmas shopping.
Remember when brick-and-mortar retail establishments were packed to the rafters in the weeks leading up to Christmas? They're practically empty these years.
Why? Say it with me: Free Shipping. That there is where the smart money's at, y'all. Let your fingers do the walking and your passwords do the talking.
Leaving more time for what really matters.
And that concludes our chat for now, on a rainy Friday less than three weeks from Thanksgiving.
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Happy Weekend
Reader Comments (4)
She gets more beautiful as time goes on - her. Your granddaughter~Dagny. Love seeing her; no bribes needed here.
I totally get the "free shipping". Yep.
Mosquitoes - how I loathe them, and how they love me and Jase.
xoxo
How I love the "Little People". Only problem, they don't stay little long enough! But I like the :Middle Sized" ones too and even when they get all growed up, as tall as Gramma, they are still the neatest things around. I wonder why Dagny didn't want to walk until now? She will be into everything from now on. :-)
Finally - I'm able to comment (I think). Your site has been "jumpy" for me. As for Miss Dagny, she gets cuter by the day as her personality shines. I always love seeing what outfit she'll be modeling. Sam is a sweet little guy, but boy clothes are very boring (jeans and t-shirt?). Yes, when they start mastering both motor and language skills, there is no stopping them and no keeping them quiet. The days of holding her quietly on your lap are over. As for Christmas shopping, I haven't even made a list yet. It just snowed here for 3 days - we're mosquito-free.
That child is just adorable, and she gets prettier every time I see her. :)
You got some cute shots, even though she wasn't too happy about it!