Because I might as well be a queen of something.
This summer, I went to my grandma’s house. Her name is MaGa. She is very nice. I like to visit the kitty cats. One’s name is Panda and one’s name is Rocky. They are very nice. Baby C like them. I like going there because it is so fun. Sometimes we go where my grandpa works. It is called Cahokia Mounds. They have fun stuff there and I like to press buttons. I love museums because they are so fun to visit and you get to learn new things.
We went to the Butterfly House. I saw butterflies of every color. I even saw some silly ones that looked like a man wearing a bow tie around here! They are so fun that I love ’em. Their colors are exciting and beautiful like rainbows, unicorns and dolphins. I love dolphins they are so fun. It is so fun to look at lots of colors. I kinda imagine that I am a part of a butterfly. One day I might study butterflies so I might be a butterfly discovery. That would be so fun. It is fine if I don’t make the job but that would be fun.
Thank you, please come again to Queen of the Snot Princesses. Love, Mommy, Daddy, Baby C and Miss M. I love you all! You are the best! Thank you all! XOXO
[Dictated to AEK by Miss M]
[Dictated to AEK by Miss M – age 5 1/2]
My sister is cool. She cries all day like in the morning and the afternoon. I love my sister as cute as a tune! She is the best girl I know. What she does every day is just play, play, play the things that she loves. All she loves is just doing fun things. She is a wonderful baby. That is because she is my best, best, best sister!
I love my school. I go everyday. I am in the morning kindergarten. My teacher’s name is Mrs. Sombeck. Sometimes we get moved to yellow or red but we want to stay on green! I have always been on green. I am five. I have gym class with Mrs. Shoey. We like to do things that are kinda silly. Some days we go to art class. My teacher is Mr. Bolognio. I also have library. At library, we go in a castle. We don’t get to check out books but I am sure later we will! I have a very best friend. Her name is Hettie. We like to play all day long. Sometimes we do stations, which I love. I like drawing, library and kitchen stations. I also do sometimes just my work and sometimes we go out to the playground. And that is all.
[Dictated to AEK by Miss M]
Yesterday, Miss M brought up the concept of bad brain. She told me that she has a bad brain that resides in the middle of her forehead area. She said that this bad brain gives her thoughts like “this is dumb” or “I don’t like you.” She then went on to say that she has a good brain as well, which makes up the rest of her head. This brain (the good one) makes sure she doesn’t actually say what the bad brain wants her to. It stops her mouth from saying those “bad” things and instead replaces it with good things.
I thought this was an interesting take on the idea of good conscience and bad conscience. We discussed this with Daddy last night at dinner and he told Miss M that his grandmother, the awesome Mumie, would always tell him as a little boy that he had a “bad man” on his back when he was misbehaving. I told her as well that you could also look at her “bad brain” idea as being the devil and the “good brain” is God. She didn’t totally agree with our added comments. She simply said “It is just your brain, Mom!”
