The Girl Who Learned To Kneel

Speaking of February triumphs, my friend Kristy got married in February, and this is a picture of Elsie and Grandma celebrating. Apparently Elsie gets all serious at celebrations! In fact, she has a very serious side. For a couple of weeks people would smile and say hello to Elsie, at which point she would emphatically and very seriously reply, “No!” Actually kind of an awkward thing—when your child adamantly rejects all the nice old ladies that want to give her head a little cuddle. ‘Cause as I’ve mentioned before, not everyone has a sense of humour about a toddler’s moods.

Anyway, at the wedding Grandma was one of the people to whom Elsie said “Yes!”