Eva and I went to Amy H.'s house today to play. We were both excited -- me, because Amy offered to help me with a book project; Eva, because I told her she could play with Kaitlin and Alex.
This shot accurately portrays the shyness and reticence they actually showed one another. After about an hour, they did start playing together, but they didn't always see eye to eye, and there were several crying/screaming incidents.
Amy, holding her head in frustration over cute little Alex (in the background), who has a shrill little shriek which seems specially designed to galvanize its hearers into action. Very effective!So, conditions were not ideal. We were reminded of the bookbinding class Amy held for us, when the dads were taking care of all the children -- it was very different from today. But you know what? I still had fun! We did have some quiet time without requests for drinks, snacks, movies, etc. and we had some good conversation. Plus, we made some good progress on my book! Thanks, Amy, for giving up a good portion of your day to help me, and for allowing a little extra chaos into your world today.
