She’s Five

My little buddy, Mary Michael Patterson, turned five today.  She summed it up nicely.  “It uses up a whole hand, Nana!”  She flashed the five fingers at me and grinned.  I knew exactly what she meant.

Life for Mary Michael is pretty simple.  A great book at night, riding her bike, playing in water-- it’s good.  She’s a strawberry-eating little girl.  Mary Michael’s kind, thoughtful, and she wants to please.  She watches others carefully and frankly, that little girl doesn’t miss a beat.  I bet she’ll learn to read upside down like her Nana did so she can keep track of what’s going on in the world of adults.

To my sweet girl as you begin your second hand:

Mary Michael, school starts this fall and you’re going to be meeting lots of new folks.  You’ll see the world through other’s eyes and I promise you, it’s a big adventure.  Honey, go places, do things, and help others.  By helping others, you’ll be helping yourself the most.  Use those values your parents have instilled in you.  Laugh with others!  Celebrate the good!

Remember, you want to leave the world a better place than how you have found it.  Do your homework.  Put your name on the top of your paper.  Color outside the lines occasionally.  AND don’t believe everything that people tell you.

(Nana will tell you about the Flim Flam Man when you’re a little older.)

You’re the apple of your Nana’s eye.

Love you,  miss you, Nana