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The child has fashioned a working kick drum, which you see down by his foot.  He pushes it with his foot to keep the beat while his arms work the rest of the invisible kit.

In other news, GRITS has been saying:

-"I don't like that book.  It's ridiculous."
-"I have the pepper," as he jogs around the living room like Heathcliff Huxtable.
-"I think that Mita's belly hurts," as he longingly looks at her half-eaten scone.
-"MamA, quieres jugar con nosotros... Porque nos amas?"
-"I have a good idea!  Let's go play drums in the basement!"  And then upon PapA's hesitation, with his most (in)sincere smile, "But, MamA needs five minutes' peace!"
-"BubU, you need to hold your fork properly."
-"CuAntos bebEs tiene Guacamole (It's supposed to be Wongamo, Korean for "aunt," but it just sounds too much like guacamole to the ever-wanting-to-eat G.) Nina en su barriga?  Cinco?"  Whoa, no, sOlo (!) dos.

Yarn extensions: stages 2, 3, and 4

Here she is with the rest of the yarned twists.

Here, I've trimmed and knotted them.  I had a serious problem with getting the hair to be all the same length.

Finally, I put in the beads... which have all stayed in place so far, thankfully.

Yarn extensions: stage 1

Here she is, after about 45 minutes of hair time.  The front sections went rather quickly, so I'm encouraged to continue with the back this afternoon.  We'll see.  Thankfully, although her face doesn't seem to agree in this photo, she is very entertained by this episode of the Cosby Show.  Maybe she'll learn some sweet '80s dance moves as a bonus!

So, Elenita, I decided to go with a multi-colored yarn instead of just green.  As I was leaving for the store to buy it, she said, "Green!  Purple!  Green!"  She had no idea what she wanted.  So I have given her all of the colors of the rainbow.  Wait till you see the beads!

Our mechanic

Inspired by a recently-borrowed library book, G has been playing "mechanic."  Meanwhile, BubU and Mita are driving around town in their constructed-of-random-toys car, clearly in need of a tune-up, looking for our talented mechanic.

Life!

Yes, I am that excited over those little green spikes!  Onions and leeks!  Praise God!

Kale under duress

"I'm only eating this giant pile of kale to get a piece of bread, MamA!"

Pin-punching activity

This was a huge success.  More shapes to come...