oh, my...

Blogging slipped through my mind, and my fingers yesterday. Should I admit that? Eh, why not?

Still, I have a suggestion of something to put on my to-do list. What is it? Well, this evening we ate at my cousin's house so that she and her husband and her parents could visit a little with my niece while she is in town. The children visited by playing outside, as children will do. At one point the elder cousin (who can keep all the cousin designations straight? They are ALL cousins...) asked the two young girls, "would you like me to take you to the bridge to see the troll that lives underneath?" The girls were ever so happy to be taken to see the troll, trip trap, trip trap. We had just read the story of the "Billy Goats Gruff" last night! Off they all went down the irrigation ditch to find the troll.

They came back a little while later and reported that since there was water in the ditch, and under the the troll's bridge, he wasn't there tonight. They had tried calling him, and had thrown rocks into the water to try to get him to come out, but with no success. Still, the trip was fun, and they will be willing to go look for that troll some time in the future (like the next time either of them is there).

So, what does that have to do with the to-do list? Making a family adventure and story is a great way to make memories. My cousin has taken her children and grandchildren to that little bridge to look for the troll. She talks to them about the story, and about the troll, and engages each child in an adventure! How cool is that?!? Now there are some new children to take to the bridge, and soon, her great-grandchildren will be ready. Now THAT is something to do.