Yesterday we had a dust storm, not too bad, but my first one. I noticed the sky getting darker as the wind picked up, so I thought it would rain. Instead we had dust flying. Visibility was still good here at the house, though I could tell something was blotting out things in the distance. I actually went out back just to see if I could feel dust in the air, but I couldn't. Afterwards a thin layer of reddish dust covered the patio and a lot of leaves had been blown into the pool. When she heard me mention dust, e went to the door of the laundry room, indicating she needed help. I opened the door and she pointed to the broom, wanting to sweep up dust. Her mind is always working, making connections.
Later I pulled out a couple of jigsaw puzzles for e to work. A piece was missing from one, so I got down on my hands and knees to look under the couch. I saw a couple of golf balls and mentioned them to e. She smiled and went to retrieve the bit of broomstick used to block the sliding door, then lay down and swept it under the couch. Clever girl! I guess she had seen one of her parents do that. So we got the balls out but no puzzle piece.
We've read a Dr. Seuss book many times about feet of various kinds, including "up feet, down feet." So I made a wall with steps out of e's large blocks and then helped Peppa Pig (a 10-12 inch stuffed toy) climb up and down while saying "up feet, down feet." What fun e had with that! She tried other animals as well and wanted to put her feet on the steps but, of course, they were way too big. Since the blocks are designed for toddlers they don't latch together too tightly, and as we played the wall fell frequently. But it was easily redone and play continued.
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