Even though we have Nana and Gramps here for a Christmas visit, the girls have not strayed from their usual activities. Madeleine has been in full-on creation mode, even starting a brand new novel, called "Changes in the Wind." She read this aloud to Ethan, Nana, Gramps and I before bedtime. So far, the book is written in something of an epistolary form; each section is a journal entry narrated by a different character.
Here's an excerpt from Tennessee's journal (for some background, Tennessee is "one of the most popular girls in the school"):
The added bonus for those of us listening live was the background noise wafting up from the play room: that of Julia's heaving breaths as she lunged her body into full-body Gallop Time. She simply can't get herself ready to bed without some good old-fashioned galloping, visitors be damned.
Yup, folks. This is my household.
From reading the Periodic Table to novels. Madeleine is the "town crier" of your family. She's got to keep you all informed. Julia has to get out her excess energy and finish her own creative expression. Sounds about right!
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