Right before Christmas, Emily started carrying around this "notebook" she made with a manilla folder and loose leaf paper (she stapled the paper to the inside...see the staples on the spine?).
Inside the notebook she had a Christmas list--a list she only compiled several days before Christmas. She put her top "wants" on the right, and then just other stuff on the left.
When Ray and I were going shopping last Friday while Jo Ann had the girls, I grabbed her notebook to take with me for some suggestions (even though I told her there was no way Santa could fulfill this list last minute). When I opened it up, I saw that she had created herself a to-do list on the first page.
I smiled to myself that #2 "win volleyball game" was marked off with a red X. She was really mad at her team for losing in the pre-season tournament. But when I got to #7, I busted out laughing:
Not only did she feel inclined to add this to her to-so list, but she also checked it off...like she is popular now. LOL!! And looking at it today, with #12 checked off the list shows that she has updated this notebook since Christmas.
I enjoy stumbling upon these little artifacts of their childhood they leave behind. I feel like I'm getting a private little sneak peek into their lives...an insight into the little people they are.
I also enjoy seeing Emily be so creative. She came up with the idea of the notebook, made it, and then used it. I really {heart} this kid!!!
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