Until such time as meara checks back in with the results of her dancer-bonking experiment, a brief Emmett update: Thanks to a surprise call from my dad, we spent most of this afternoon at the Oakland Zoo, marveling at the lemurs and baboons and fruit bats and cotton-top tamarins.
Between the lemurs and the baboons, we stopped at a food cart so Emmett and Matilda could get a watermelon Icee, and Emmett started cuddling and horsing around with Matilda as is his wont. And my dad and I both spotted an extremely cute 14-year-old girl watching him be all sweet on his little sister and audibly swooning. I sort of assumed Emmett saw her and was playing it cool (also unable to do anything what with all the family members hovering nearby), but on subsequent questioning it turns out that the poor kid had absolutely no idea.
But, heh. I've been guessing for ages that eventually this would happen when he got old enough and the girls got old enough -- one of them would see him loving Matilda to bits and her brain would break, in a good way.
Oh, Deena. That makes me so sad. Can we raise a little money to send her some flowers and tell her we’re thinking of her? I’d be glad to make arrangements if someone can email me her snail mail addy.
couunt me in on the cheer up Deena arrangement
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Oh that's a lovely idea, Pix.
I have a mailing address for Deena somewhere in my files, but it's several years old. I'll see if I can find it.
I'm in.
Spent a ton of money today at Target. Worked on Halloween costume tonight. It's coming along. Just need a blue collar for my little Scooby.
Count me in on Deena love, too.
Could we maybe collect enough for Deena to be more useful than flowers? I don't know--a gift card, maybe? Has anyone kept in touch with her enough to know what she might want or need? I know the flowers idea is thoughtful, but I'd like to give her something useful, as well if we could.
I second Beverly's idea. From the sound of things, something that can be used to help make part of her day easier might be more meaningful.
