I threw on my ELF ON THE SHELF Bow Tie o’ the Day and headed to Bishop Travis’ and Bishopette Collette’s abode on the way to their ward Christmas program yesterday. Let me just say this: I saw many shades of Grace Anne I had not seen before. And let me add that the wee sprite was constipated.
Until yesterday, I had never even heard Gracie cry. I heard her cry more than once yesterday, and her Sacrament Meeting cries made me hark back to the days of designated cry rooms. Church architectural designs change. But, in my opinion, the need for cry rooms in churches is for time and all eternity.
At church, Gracie wasn’t content in the lap of any of the five adults in our group. She could not settle down and just hang, as is her usual attitude. When I’ve been around her previously, she has been chill, chill, and chill again. However, yesterday, she was acting her age, both at home and at church. Constipation can do that when you’ve only been on the planet for 7 months. Or 55 years.
The absolute best photo o’ the day of Grace is the one I couldn’t snap. During one of my turns trying to mellow out Gracie at church, I noticed she was the perfect size to sit on the saddle of my Saddle Purse, which I had with me. I sat her on the saddle, and— with the bows on her shoes— it was the perfect-est scene for a post picture. I knew I wouldn’t see Gracie after church, so if I wanted to take the picture, I would have to take it then and there. She might be too bigly to sit on the Saddle Purse next time I see her.
I cannot express to you how difficult it was for me to resist taking the best. photo. ever. for TIE O’ THE DAY. But it was during Sacrament Meeting, so I figured the takin’ o’ pictures wasn’t quite right. I just lifted Gracie off my Saddle Purse and onto my lap. I sat there in the chapel, wishing for a few minutes that I wasn’t a respectful person, so I could take pix.
And then Gracie squirmed around and cried out. In fact, she screamed her cries, and Bishopette Collette had to take her out of the chapel. It was like Gracie was trying to be her own evil twin. She was still the cutest baby in the world.