Tales From The Toybox


Olivia Shapes Up
April 27, 2008, 9:09 am
Filed under: Daily Journal

I spend a lot of time making fun of my youngest daughter’s lack of interest in the bathroom, so today I’d like to share a quick story that will show off how intelligent she truly is for her age. Remember, she’s only 2.5!

 

Last Wednesday Jacqui was over. She is trying out for a leader position in her marching band. She REALLY wants to be a Drill Leader and I think she’d be great at it! So she asked us if she could practice her speech on us and, of course, we agreed. We all gathered around in the living room and Jacqui began her speech. Those of you who know Jacqui know she is very animated, but still, her topic was not one a two year-old is much interested in. About five minutes into her speech Jacqui begins discussing the topic of marching formations and how the freshman always struggle when they first learn the formations. Mind you Olivia has been sitting there quietly (none of us even dreaming that she’s listening) for about 5 minutes. So the speech from there went something like this:

 

 

 

I promise to spend extra time assisting the freshman during formation practice. I will be available before and after school to help anyone who would like some extra practice. I know the formations can be difficult so I will be very specific when I am helping them. If we are working on circles, I will say, “Susie. Today it is a C I R C L E. We will be going AROUND.” Or, “Jimmy, this will be a S Q U A R E…”

 

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