Madeleine's Spells

Madeleine decided to become a magician this morning, creating spells and reciting them while holding her plastic wand.  It appears that in order for a spell to be successful, it must consist of a rhyming couplet.  According to Madeleine, as long as you recite this couplet while holding the plastic wand, the spell will work!

Madeleine's first spell magically transformed our surroundings from Massachusetts to Utah.  Surprisingly, Utah looks EXACTLY LIKE our backyard in Massachusetts.  I would have had no idea that our location had switched states if Madeleine hadn't told me!

Here's the magic spell she used:

Hate the date? 

Change the state!

And voila!  We were no longer in Massachusetts.  

Madeleine took some magical steps to change our political landscape as well.

It isn't Lent

But please change the President!

Madeleine informs me that Donald Trump is no longer president.  I can't believe it was that easy to replace him! We should have done this a year ago!

Furthermore, Democrats have a HUGE leg up in the next election:

I'll make you a note

if you make Republicans not vote!

Madeleine also asked around to find out what sorts of wishes we in the Rowe household had, so that she could come up with appropriate spells.

MADELEINE: Okay, Mommy, Julia, what do you wish for?

ME: Uh...no more poverty.

JULIA: No more clowns!

I got my wish with this spell:

There will be open doors

if you help the poor!

And for Julia, Madeleine recited:

There's no need to frown
If you banish clowns!

Phew!  I am SO glad there are no more clowns.  Now Julia no longer has a reason to come into our bedroom a million times at night to tell us she's scared aboya clowns!