Ever since Lauren was a baby, she exhibited a level of focus and concentration way beyond her years. She always had her nose buried in books. No surprise that she knew both lower and uppercase letters before she turned two. Numbers, colors, shapes by 1.5 years. As a preschooler, her teachers have always shared that she takes great care in her assignments, completes her tasks, etc.
About a year ago, she fell in love with these little toys called Squinkies. They are little squishy characters that come in a plastic egg-like holder. By now, Lauren has about 100 Squinkies. She loves to open each one, put them in various containers (Tupperware, Ziploc bags, glass jars), put them back in their shell, and put them in another container or bag. She sits, focuses, and simply loves doing this seemingly meaningless activity.
This past Friday, September 14, 2012, we took the girls to one of my favorite stores, Lakeshore Learning Center, to get a little gift for both E and L for having such an amazing first full week of school. Remember, Lauren came home on a school bus for the first time this week. E picked these bouncy balls she calls "Spotchy balls" and Lauren picked up a bag of jewels (used in arts and crafts projects). As soon as she brought the jewels home, she immediately put them in a Ziploc bag. Over the past 24 hours, she has taken this bag of jewels almost everywhere. She also put them into various containers like her jewelry box. Before lunch, she decided to place jewels around the entire circumference of our dining table - almost 200 jewels. Every jewel had to be aligned, precise, and satisfactory according to her standards. I obviously have no idea what kind of profession she will choose as an adult, but I wanted to capture this moment to see if this will all have meaning one day. This is one of the many things I love about Lauren!
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