November 25, 2007

Nursery gossip

Sage thrives on the local nursery gossip. Before we arrived home after church, I had already been well informed about Sage’s classmates.

“Banner got a little boo boo.”

“Lindsey had a cold, and Sister Weeks had a cold.”

Taylor was wearing a green sweater.”

“Izzy was gone.”

"Abigail had gum in this side of her cheek and she chewed, chewed, chewed at church. It was from her dad."

Now I don’t claim to have been any different than Sage is when I was three. [I can tell you I was at least that gossipy in my journal from 5th grade on through all of high school]. But I hoped Sage would remember as much about the nursery lesson as she did about everyone’s ailments. So I gave her a little prompt in the spiritual direction.

“What was your lesson about, Sage?”

“I don’t know.”

“Was it about…” [as I read directly off the paper she brought home] “…things to taste or smell?”

“I don’t know.”

Interesting. It looks like someone’s got a selective memory. Then again, how could the body’s sense of smell stand a chance against juicy information about Banner’s boo boo? I’m sure Sage will keep us posted.

2 comments:

Linda said...

Maybe it's a sign . . . a future ahead in the medical field. --Mom

Kimberly said...

She reminds me of another relative that loved gossip, one who liked to announce to the world that her younger sister was sneaking a smooch on the swingset!