Imagine (Five Minute Friday)

It's two-for-one Five Minute Friday. Last week the prompt was Imagine. And I read this great post about a mom who has kids who want to participate, too. I mentioned to my girls and they wanted to write WITH me. But it's end of school now (we finished yesterday) and dance recital and teachers retiring and visits to the orthodontist (LOTS of visits to the orthodontist) and so this week, life happened. And writing didn't.  I was just going to skip, and start this week with the new word. But I mentioned that to the girls, and they said "mama, we want to write both.You need to, too"  So, I will write both of mine today. And then when the girls get back from daddy's on Sunday, they'll write both and I will post.

Enough of that - I'd better just write or it will already be next week. HA!

IMAGINE

"Mama, I don't want to go to kindergarten teacher day. They might make me DRAW A WALRUS!"

"Mama, can we have a First Ladies dinner tonight? It's your turn to be Betty because you are in green. But remember I'm Rosalyn even though I am not in blue."

"Mama, we played with the babysitter and walked to the fountain and we pretended we were Egyptian princesses. And we went to the well. And I might be Nephertiti". 

"Mama, do you see our imaginary Nationals friends we are pushing on the swings? Now Ryan Zimmerman is going to play tag and I will catch Ian Desmond." "Not me, mama, I play with Gio instead".

All out of the mouths of my girls - their imaginations run wild. Hither and yon, through all kinds of fascinating adventures. I love how having these precious girls keep my imagination fresh. I love First Ladies' tea parties, and dinner parties. It's delightfully fun to imagine what it would be like to have been at a dinner - all dressed to the nines - meeting with bigwigs and representing America and small talking with a princess.

When we do it in my house, it's just as much fun - or MORE - because when we spill spaghetti sauce on a ball gown  (or a T-shirt we're pretending is a ball gown) it's easy to toss it into the washer and there is no embarrassment. Only giggles and grins. "Mama, you KNOW a first lady doesn't slurp and spill her spaghetti.!" But here we do.

Stop.

our "First Ladies dinner table".

 

Yes we use the good china. That's what it's here for.

"Barbara" (left) & "Rosalyn"

"Grace" and "Barbara"

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Posting as a part of Five Minute Friday, courtesy of Lisa-Jo Baker.  Where we write, post, and love on the person who posted prior to you. For 5 minutes, edit free, critique free.  .