Isobel stayed at Grandma and Grandpa's house for a "sleepover" during the Easter period. This was the first time she had stayed all by herself.
While there, they took her to the Pentecostal church for the Easter morning worship service. Unknown to them, at the close of the service, Isobel had gone to the back of the church and struck up a conversation with the minister's wife.
The minister later told my Mother that Elaine had been wearing a necklace with a red stone in the setting. Isobel observed this and told her "That's the biggest red gem I have ever seen!" Both he and Elaine were amused by her comment and her use of the word "gem."
... When I heard about this (via the grapevine) I couldn't resist and had to record this "gem" for posterity -- when Isobel will be grown-up and these dear childhood "gems" forgotten.
About Me
- Denise
- I am a "midlife" mother of two children - an 11 year old boy with dyspraxia and a 5 year old girl. I was married for 13 years to a partner who was diagnosed with bipolar mood disorder. Due to unpredictable and sometimes violent behaviour, we separated in December 2006. I remarried in January 2009 to a semi-driver who hauls crude oil to various locations to be refined. We also have a dog named Skippy. Blending two families isn't always an easy process -- but it seems that there aren't too many dull moments! My son, Alisdair, is in Grade 6 and is being homeschooled (for the first time this year), while his sister, Isobel, is attending the local school for Kindergarten. Have a peek into our interesting lives here at "Porter's Ponderings."
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