Thursday, June 9, 2016

Love and Rockets

THE GIFT OF ART:  As I've posted here multiple times before, we're active in a neighborhood "Buy Nothing" group, swapping goods and services with our neighbors all with no money involved.

Yesterday a woman in the group posted that she'd found out a great friend of hers had been abandoned by her husband right after moving cross-country to Alabama. The friend was down, of course, and our neighbor wanted to help bring a few smiles. Our neighbor said she and her friend periodically joke that some day they'll be old ladies traveling the country in a car full of cats, and asked if anyone in the group would draw a picture depicting that adventure.

Annabelle was up to the challenge and produced the above artwork, in full color on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. The woman was THRILLED. I hope it makes her friend feel a bit better.

We are always encouraging Annabelle to share her art. Last night, we were at a restaurant and Annabelle and another woman happened to be wearing the same hoody - one that says "Team Unicorn" on it. They complimented each other on their great taste in clothing. :) Then Annabelle and I started talking about what sports a team of unicorns might play. We laughed about what could, and couldn't work in soccer, and Annabelle produced this drawing.
She signed it and then went and found the woman in the unicorn hoody and gave it to her. Boy, was that woman thrilled. She said 'thank you' to Annabelle repeatedly, and even offered to buy her ice cream.

Later, the woman reciprocated, giving this drawing to Annabelle.
Pretty sweet!

ELEMENTAL: Yesterday, we learned there are four new elements on the periodic table. Previously, they were known as elements 113, 115, 117 and 118. Today, we learned their provisional names by watching a video from The Scientist. https://youtu.be/3CVy_fRJE_w


ROCKET SHOP: We continue working on refurbishing a rocket play structure. Yesterday the kids and I gave it its second coat of paint. Today, we applied a few stickers.
Everything's better with NASA!
Next stop, Mars!


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