Beth's Busy Calendar

Yesterday (Sunday) was a packed day for Beth. After Sunday School, she held hands with her friend Olive all the way into the sanctuary, played with Terre after service, and slept right through lunch!

She woke up in the cab as we were reaching Aunty Rani's place, and before long, she and 5 y.o. Logan were hard at work building stuff in his room. Before we left, Logan gave her a magic ink drawing he'd done - a happy picture with a huge rainbow (all the colours in their proper ROYGBIV places)/sun/cloud/2 smiley faces (for him and her!).

Enroute to Chantal's party, she fell asleep again. We were almost 2 hours late, yet amazingly, we arrived just as they were singing Happy Birthday and cutting the castle cake. There were little girls dressed like princesses (as per theme) and boys with swords and slings/arrows. Beth was agog at all the fun and tried in vain to find peers she could hang out with, but the boys were too busy shooting at or stabbing each other. Felt quite bad for her but left her to fend for herself; I mean, she has to learn to manage on her own right?

Hubby and I declared ourselves too old for the din inside the function room and took our plates to the poolside for some fresh air. Did wonder briefly if the others thought we were being standoffish or anti-social but decided I didn't care enough to make the rounds; it's uncomfortable enough having a big belly, an indifferent appetite and feeling worn out from a day of activity. To have to endure all that screaming and shouting in a confined space would be too much.

When we asked Beth to give the b'day girl a hug, we noticed that she stood with her arms by her side and allowed Chantal to hug her instead. My aunty E has made the same observation before; Beth doesn't hug you, but she might (if she likes you) allow you to hug her! Wonder why that is?

Our last stop for the evening was VOP, where we stopped in to say goodbye to the members and to be prayed over by Rev Ho. Beth calls the Chairman "Kong Kong" (Grandpa), and he proudly tells everyone she's his granddaughter. He plies her with snacks, tidbits, animated stories...As the only kid who makes a regular appearance at practices, she adds a measure of liveliness to Sunday night practices. Hopefully, she is getting some early exposure to John Rutter's music as well!