January 04, 2007
Tara-isms Part X
Driving to pre-school this morning, Tara points to airplanes in a clear sky, flying really high. I tell her they are not stopping nearby, they must be going far away. She thinks for a minute and says, "There are a lot of peoples on that plane and they are going home." Perhaps in her mind, a long plane ride faraway means going home.
Despite saying "peoples," Tara's vocabulary has really expanded in the past few months. The other day, she wanted to go play outside and I told her OK but it was kind of cold out. She said, "that's ok." So we walked to the front door and she stopped and said, "ACTUALLY, I don't want to, it's too cold outside." I had to laugh. Actually?
If you ask Tara a question, she will answer, even if she doesn't know you very well. She won't get close to strangers, but she will lean against me or look to me for assurance, and then answer to the best of her ability. Someone at a party on Monday asked her if she likes school. She glanced at me, then replied, "Yes, I do. I have a lot of friends."
Little Tara Vika turns 4 in three weeks and she just can't wait. She starts swimming lessons again this Saturday and she can't wait. She is also getting her teeth cleaned on Saturday and she can't wait. At the party on Monday, she kissed my arm, hugged her daddy's leg and jumped on her brother to kiss him on the cheek. This former orphan from Ukraine embraces life. No doubt about that.
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ACTUALLY, she is my hero!
Posted by: sally at January 5, 2007 08:53 AMAt least Tara doesn't remember much about her longest "wait", to get out of the orphanage and home to where she is loved and wanted. And where everyone was "waiting" for her. I have this gi-normous cardboard box at home; it used to house an Epson Stylus Pro printer. I dragged this thing home from work because I thought Tara would like to play in it if she comes to my house for a whole weekend. I've got paint, paper, fabric, glue, glitter, stick-on letters and markers. I think about what would Tara like to make out of it? What she will want to do? Will it be a cubhouse, a dollhouse or a spaceship? Will it be a racecar or a little cabin in the woods? I can't wait to see where her imagination will take her...and me.
Posted by: karen wiz at January 7, 2007 07:52 PMHi,
Your daughter is beautiful and you've done a great job with your blog. You have mine as a link and I was wondering if you would mind removing it. I didn't really intend for it to be linked anywhere.
Thanks,
Anne
(Chloe's mom)