Dash came home and told us that he needed to make a Valentine’s box to collect his Valentines in. It was due tomorrow, and he could do anything. (But it needed to be about the size of a shoe box.) Scout immediately started telling Dash his vision…it involved taking apart his El Torro Loco remote control car, nails, track, sawing and gluing. Two hours after it started, I went out to see the scene:
The truck had been dismantled…and there was no box in sight. Partly because their ideas were grand. Partly because I kept stifling them by repeating the teacher’s rules, and they were getting annoyed. When Scout was so bugged about the box having to be smaller than he wanted, he threw his arms up in the air. Dash saw this, and was in tears. This was all a bit of a disaster!
Meanwhile….
Navy had been in the kitchen cutting, painting, taping and creating. She created the cutest Valentine box. I didn’t remember her needing one, but when we all saw it, we were so impressed with it (especially the jagged teeth when you opened it to deliver your valentine).
As Dash and I walked in…we were trying to figure out what to do, when we looked over to see Navy’s finishing touch — a sign that said, “Me Want Candie”. I told her that everyone was going to love her box, when she said, “Oh, I don’t get to bring a box. I made this for Dash.”
Problem solved!
Not only did Dash have a darling box…but I just saw one of my favorite Hero Stories unfold before my eyes!
Navy….you are just a dream!
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