Glo-E Bear
I think it was the Christmas after she
had turned three when Tony gave Jenna a Glo-E teddy bear for Christmas. It came with a wand and a story book.
Jenna kept the name Glo-E and was fascinated that the bear was able to change color. Glo-e was only a fad, however. Hi-Five had always had a special place in her heart and has always been her number one.
The above is not the best picture we have of Hi-Five – the way he looks at present. You can read more about Hi-Five in this post.
On December 3, 2008 the preschool had
sent home notes that they were having a teddy bear party in honor of the letter
B. Bear starts with B. But so no child would feel left out about not
having his or her own teddy bear the note said that another stuffed animal was
welcome in its place.
Jenna was torn. She really wanted to take Glo-E to show him
off but she didn’t want to leave out Hi-Five who wasn’t a bear, but she loved
him so much (still does) and ended up taking both.
I
happened to be there that day and remembered Jenna sitting with her teacher as
she answered questions about the toys and filled out the form with both
names. I did not hear the entire
conversation but have this as a momento
Constellations
I was never into astrology but I do
remember watching the star shows at Hansen Planetarium. For the most part I was puzzled as how they
were able to get certain images out of a set of stars. Some I could see, but others required a lot
of imagination. For the most part I have
not been able to see the constellations for real in the sky except for the swan
(whose proper name I don’t even recall) and the Big Dipper.
As I have mentioned in some other posts, I don’t normally have an awesome view of the night sky nor have I seen stars all that many times usually because the skies have been overcast or on occasion full of smoke. Thus I appreciated the times that I am able to view the stars – which has lately been in the form of the Big Dipper.
I tried taking a picture
of my view but it was just too dark.
Even this illustration isn’t accurate to what I see. The sky is a dark blue and if I move my head back
and forth, the stars appear to be twinkling. It is really the blinds that block
the light while the opening through the slats allow the light to shine through.
Jenna and I were visiting on the
front porch when a UPS truck pulled up.
I hadn’t ordered anything but my birthday is coming up. I thought possibly something that Roland had
ordered for me. No, it was a Mother’s
Day gift from my eldest son, his wife (who I’m certain was the one who sent)
and daughter. What a surprise. So unexpected. Wind chimes that Jenna decided needed to be
hung up right then. We had each taken
several pics as we had hung them, before the wind blew them down. She took a couple of pictures at dusk, but I did
not get any pictures of the glow.
