Although we had our fair share of toys and dolls to play with, one of my favorite pasttimes was making mudpies, usually with Kathy. Of course, first we would have to make a large mudpuddle---now what little kid wouldn't like that. (Did I mention that I was more of a tomboy than a prissy girlie girl.) Then we would start patting these globs of mud into different shapes---most popular though was pies. Then we would have to bake them. We did this by putting them in the sun and letting them dry.
Kathy and I would sit and do this for quite some time because we thought it to be very entertaining. I loved playing with Kathy. She not only was my big sister, I regarded her as a best friend and protector. She always watched out for me so I would be safe and not get hurt.
HOWEVER---You knew there would be a big however coming right? Occasionally she would tire of me and want to play alone. Imagine that! She would go into a space between a bush and the side of the house as if it were a fort. She could get a bit hostile (not physically though) if I invaded her sanctuary or pest-free zone. Ornery as I was, I would go on in there anyway and she would just pout. Kathy was a great pouter! During these times I really wasn't trying to pester her, I just couldn't understand her not wanting to play with me anymore.
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Well, I simply cannot imagine an older sister wanting to ditch you! It is funny to me that we get our kids tons of toys, and very often, the things they like to play with and what keeps them entertained for hours are things that are free, like mud.
ReplyDeleteKathy just reminded me of something I had forgot. The only way she would let me into her
ReplyDelete"sanctuary" was she made me eat some mudpie. She said it worked real good for her until she made me eat one that wasn't completely "baked". How in the world could do you forget someone making you eat mud?!!!
Kathy kind of reminds me of Taylor. Taylor gets tired of things easily and was my buddy when she was little.Taylor means she needs alone time when she says she does.She does not like me to disrupt her
ReplyDeletesome kids are like that, need to be alone some of the time.
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