Josie Turns Nine, Grenda's Demise
Josie turned 9 years old on Thursday! It was an exciting day for her. I whipped up some chocolate chip pancakes with sprinkles for breakfast in bed. She was very excited to eat pancakes in bed with her bleary eyes and yawns. The next item on her birthday checklist was to open one gift before school, her new cowboy hat was quickly opened to complete her birthday outfit. Her class had a fun field trip planned to the Discovery Center in Boise. I was able to attend as a chaperone AND ride the bus. We snuggled and sang the 4 four songs I know how to play on a ukulele I borrowed from Mr McGrath. Amelia picked up 2 dozen doughnuts during her lunch break for Josie’s birthday “cake.” Josie’s next request was to stay home from MCO and open 2 more gifts. I had her open some little blind bag things called Oodles of Poodles and a Harry Potter Miniverse ball. We had a lovely time discovering which poodles Josie got. She was generous and shared one of her gifts with Evelyn! Let’s consult the checklis...
