Sarah's soul rejoining her body

I read once in a Pearl Buck novel that the ancient Chinese believe that your soul leaves your body at night when you're sleeping and floats around the ceiling. If you're awakened too abruptly in the morning, your soul is frightened away and can't rejoin with your body. So you'll be out of sorts and "not yourself" all day. Then that night when you sleep your soul comes back and floats around the ceiling, and if you're awakened gently in the morning, your soul can rejoin with your body.

Here she is at Anna's house after waking up (she often sleeps late) and she crawled up on her Dad's lap. Probably the only time of the day that she is not talking!

Sunday morning, June 15.

Sarah reading

I love this photo of everyone late Saturday evening, all spread out in their own "place" and reading a book. Calvin and Hobbes comic books were very popular this weekend.

Sarah preparing photo present for Jan's birthday

Ok, Ok....it is NOT just Sarah's fault, but her Aunt Bev who somehow collaborated with my niece to make this scarey birthday present photo. I was resting on Bev's couch, minding my own business when I suddenly hear giggling behind me and when I look up I see Sarah's little hand hanging above me. Nothing in it. Just hanging there. Now I know why.

I really hate spiders.

May the Force be With You

This kid is pretty amazing at what she can do.

She can curl her tongue.
She can do the Star Trek hand greeting.
She can suck her nostrils together so they're closed.

A multi-facted, talented kid!

It's not fair!!

Well, I just wanted everyone to know that I think it is NOT fair. Not at all! Not even a little bit. See.... Sarah said I could not put any more of her letters on her blog unless I asked her. So I sent her an email asking.

She didn't respond.

So I called her tonight on the phone and asked. She said "No."

This is NOT fair. I asked her and she still said NO.

Sarah on field trip

Hi,

I went to Dogfish creek today. I learned that clean water is good for the macro invertebraes. I learned that there are parts in the water that are fast moving and parts that are slow.

Here I am testing the pH of the water. In order for the macro invertebraes to stay healthy, the water has to be between 7-8 pH. Ours was between 7 and 8.

I barely got muddy this time...good thing I had boots on!

love, Sarah

Sarah keeping a secret

Sarah at Grandma's house was about to tell me a secret. She wasn't supposed to tell me, and I was trying to wiggle it out of her. And someone said "Sarah!! You can't tell Anna that secret." And so she is trying to keep the secret inside her.