Madilyn, our ranch manager's 6 year old daughter, came over at 9 a.m. today, to spend the day.
We started a sewing project right away. Madilyn had never used a sewing machine and needed considerable assistance, but we made three lined drawstring bags with one of the fabrics in her favorite color, yellow. She was imagining all the ways she will use her bags and
she learned to use a tape measure along the way.
I got our doll house out and Madilyn played for at least two hours, while I cooked. We chatted
and I chimed in as she named all the dolls and played make believe "house." I prepared pasta bolognese, hummingbird muffins, and chocolate chess pie for Madilyn to take home at the
end of the day. She took a break from playing house and helped by spooning all the
muffin dough into the muffin pans. I also prepared Madilyn's favorites for lunch, salmon,
pasta with butter and parmesan, and fruit salad of mangoes and kiwi.
After lunch, we went on a walk and collected rocks. We cleaned the rocks with soapy water and toothbrushes, let them dry, then stacked and glued them 4-5 rocks high as "rock people."
We went on another walk to collect flowers and grasses for a bouquet. By 4 p.m., we were
starting to wind down, so we colored pictures for a summer party that Madilyn was planning.
She is a party planner extraordinaire! Both Madilyn and I enjoyed the day.
