I Give Myself a "G!"

We gave thanks today with a lovely meal at the Historic Iron Horse Inn in Glendale. Mommy thought it was the best thanksgiving meal ever (perhaps because there were choices beyond turkey). Genevieve was served her first Shirley Temple (a gesture by the waiter – who “kept them coming”). Genevieve’s behavior was not good. Tired? Perhaps. Three? Definitely. She enjoyed the bathroom with “bowl sinks” and an elevator ride to get there.

After dinner, we headed to the cinema for a matinee – Genevieve’s first trip to a real movie theatre. On the ride to the theater, Daddy announced that Grammy got an A- for her behavior. Mommy said that Daddy got a B+, and she gave herself a C-. Then Genevieve piped up, “and I give myself a G!” Daddy and Grammy laughed and concurred. Mommy thought maybe it was a G-.

At the theatre, Gigi was impressed by the player piano on display in the lobby. How could it do that? Mommy suggested that there was a computer inside. Genevieve corrected, “No Mommy, it’s not a COMPUTER, it’s a PI- AAANNN-OOO.” Sigh. She did not want to go watch the movie, she wanted to stay and watch the piano. She was lured with popcorn, but complained the whole way. The movie we chose was “Madagascar 2.” Gigi wanted the old Madagascar with the same story. Contrary was definitely the theme of the day. The movie was too loud. After the first two minutes, she was hooked. About three quarters of the way through the movie, interest waned. She noticed the letter on the end of her chair and –gasp—it was NOT a G! She called it to my attention and explained she needed to move. She moved to row G. There were three families in the entire theatre. One happened to be in row G, so she sat with them. At the end of the movie, she was very seriously dancing to the closing credits. She cried because the movie (that she did not want to see in the first place) was over.

We took Grammy home, and colored briefly there. Then it was on to pre Black Friday door-busting at Michaels. Gigi loves the craft store. There were many treasures to see. She picked items for Lily. She selected faux fruit to “decorate my bedroom.” She finally settled on a sparkly foam snowflake and a headband with rosebuds – for which she is very thankful.