On Tuesday June 5th I went back to the ceramics shop to retrieve Crystal's unicorn and my sugar bowl, which were fired and ready to go home. They were beautiful! Crystal's unicorn was shiny and purple with a brown mane and golden horn. My sugar bowl was done in southwest shades of turquoise and orange.
I brought them home and called Crystal to tell her they were at my house. Later that day she and her family came over for a barbecue, along with other family members. I showed Crystal her unicorn and we put it up on a shelf to keep it safe. On Wednesday, June 6th, when Crystal came home from school, I asked her what she wanted to do with the unicorn. "I don't know," she answered.
"Would you like to give it to your teacher, Mrs. H.?"
"Yes!" she said immediately. We found a pretty gift bag to place it in, then Crystal set about making a card. She drew a picture of Mrs. H. on the cover, then told me what she wanted the card to say on the inside:
"Dear Mrs. H.
I hope you like the unicorn that I made for you. You are the best teacher in the whole world."
She signed the card "Love, Crystal" all by herself.
This morning (Thursday) Crystal's mother, Jackie, and Crystal went to school a little early to give the gift to Mrs. H. before the other children got to class. As soon as she saw it, Mrs. H. knew that it was the unicorn Crystal had made the day of the beach field trip, because she had read the story on this very blog! She was very touched and very pleased to receive such a heart-felt gift. It will be a fitting memento of her year as Crystal's Kindergarten teacher. Crystal has learned so much in her class, even though being in a classroom with lots of other children has been very difficult for this home loving, shy-in-groups child.
I am glad she chose to give this gift to her teacher. I think I will Mrs. H. as much as Crystal! And I wish she could see Crystal as I do: this wild, loud, funny, happy-go-lucky child, this shining light, full of beauty and wonder.
Read more of Saralee Sky's articles on parenting in her online newsletter, Nutsense, on her web site: www.babynut.com.
Once named Womb To Grow, Saralee's Blog was dedicated to natural pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. It used to be associated with www.babynut.com. Babynut has gone out of business as of March 31, 2010. Now this Blog contains all of the parenting articles that used to reside on Babynut plus some cool quotes of wisdom and humor. I am not sure what this Blog will become. Perhaps a diary of running our B&B. Stay tuned!
Saralee with her sons, Gabriel and Joseph, in 1981
About Me
- Babynut House
- I have 35 years of experience with children: as a mother, grandmother, therapist for abused children, and executive director of three nonprofit agencies serving children, including chapters of Big Brother Big Sisters and Camp Fire USA. I currently run a B&B in my home.