Perspectives

When I was 5-ish, Aunt BSU got pnemonia and had to spend the night in the hospital. I'm sure this was a very stressful time for Oosje and Bampa. I think that they also worried that it was a very stressful time for me.

To help me through this difficult event, they took me to the Holiday Inn. I had never been inside, but I had fantasized about it my whole life. It was a giant castle-like building that sat alone on a hill between my house and town. It surely must be a place of magic and princesses. We went to the restaurant and I got a giant ice cream sundae in a pretty fluted glass just like they have on TV. All that plus a night without an annoying little sister was more fun than I thought was possible. Better than Disneyland.

Last night Boo and I went to Boot Camp. While we were working out, someone smashed out the windows of Daddy's car and took his briefcase. Altogether, it could have been a lot worse than it was. The briefcase didn't have much in it. They didn't take any electronics, or Mama's purse. Mama and Daddy are annoyed, frustrated, and inconvenienced. I think the worst part is that we were robbed by rather stupid thieves. It reminded me of when Oosje was helping Mama move to the Rainy State and someone smashed her window and took her suitcase. I'm sure they were upset that they got a bunch of clothes from a 40-year-old woman. Oosje was very upset because she lost a sweater that Mama had knit for her, along with several other useful items. But, nothing that the thieves could sell or trade for their trouble.

Mama was worried about Boo. We had to sit in the parking lot and wait for Daddy to come, and then sit some more while the bank and the police were called. It wasn't very warm, and the car was covered in broken glass. She got to sit in the "way back" under a blanket. Our Boot Camp friends stayed with us and fed her banana chips. Then Boo got to ride home in the front seat of Mama's truck, which is, in Boo's words, "Really fun." She will get to stay there for a couple of days until we can get the window fixed. This morning, she got to go through the car wash in the front seat. From Boo's perspective, a bunch of super fun things all added up in a row. Why don't we do this more often?