There's just something about a good stick. Owen's Grandpa Fawcett (my Dad) tells a story about how when he was little, his grandmother (Owen's Great Great Grandma Melissa Fawcett) amazed at all the toys available to her young grandson, told him that when she was a little girl they didn't have all of these toys. Shocked at how deprived his grandmother's youth must have been, Dad asked her the most pressing question on his mind, "Did you have sticks?" When his grandmother said that yes they did have sticks, Dad lost his concern thinking that as long as she had sticks, everything must have been just fine.
I think Owen is in a similar boat now. He has lots of toys, but his favorite is his stick. He's managed to keep the same stick for over two months now. The stick is his violin, his microphone, his baton, his horn, his chimney broom, his lollipop, his birthday candle, his ice cream cone, and his constant companion in all outdoor activities. It's not allowed in the house, but every time he goes inside, he puts the stick down in its bed on the windowsill. At night he wants to go outside and give his stick a hug and a kiss to wish it good night.
Someday he'll break this stick, and while I'm sure he'll find a new one, I think we'll all be a bit unreasonably sad at the loss of such a great stick.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
A Boy and His Stick
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he did in fact break his stick -- first he lost about 5 inches after a particularly enthusiastic rendition of "step in time" on saturday august 1st. allen tried to super glue it back together, but that only lasted a few minutes until owen broke it again. then on monday august 3rd owen sat on the stick on the way home from the park breaking it in half.
the remnants are now resting comfortably on our windowsill and a replacement stick was found last night at softball. it doesn't appear quite the same, though.
I had one of Allan's EPA studies up on my computer about 3 days before I noticed who wrote it. It's the second UT related report I've read this month. The other was by Khumbakar. It got me curious as to how you and Elaine were doing. You're kiddo sure is adorable and the Elaine belly shots are cute. Congrats to you both and good luck with number two.
Lisa Blanton McGuff
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