Boo and Violet
I am not much one for resolutions. New Year’s or otherwise. (I know myself pretty well after 44 years.) So I won’t waste the very first post of the shiny new year on my weight-loss and organisational aspirations for 2012.
Instead I will bask in the glow of my daughter’s current crush.
Violet learned to water ski this week – thanks to a couple of on-river lessons (along with Dash and a little city friend) from my uncle and his eldest daughter. These two are pretty well versed in the science of teaching young ‘uns to water ski.
The former has managed to get dozens of knobbly-kneed youngsters up on the boards for that first fleeting fabulous feeling of skimming on water.
And the latter… well, she’s a teacher by trade and just an all-round-great-chick.
Plus, she knows what she is talking about…
The girl can SKI!!!
Smokin’, Miss Boo!
Our daughter, is just a TAD infatuated with her beautiful big second-cousin.
I cannot blame her.
As you can clearly see from the photos above, she and Violet share smiles and gritty determination as major personality traits. While Miss Boo lives many hours drive from here and (despite it being many years since we lived as neighbours) I do miss her energetic, sunshiny presence each and every time she leaves.
Innocent first crushes are the sweetest things – I think one of mine was on Miss Boo’s mama. I wanted to be JUST like her when I grew up. I’m not, but after following her around like a puppy for a few years, I do think some of her attributes did rub off a little on me. I see that same gaze of wonder in my daughter’s eyes, and thank goodness she chose someone like Miss Boo to focus her adoration on.
I think my daughter has chosen well…
Did you have a childhood crush?
Did it influence you into adulthood?
Over and out from Granite Glen…
🙂
BB
8 Comments
Fleur McDonald
Yes! My over-the-road neighbour who is also basically family (and my kindy/library teacher) Mrs Mackay! I still wear massive ear rings thanks to her!
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Kelly
My early years were spent looking up to my sister, fourteen years my senior. I thought she hung the moon!
Miss Violet looks mighty good up on those skis!! Tell her congratulations on a job well done!
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Scotty
Yes, my high school Phys Ed teacher in Year 11 – all the boys thought she was hot! We were all in tears when she copped a wayward javelin in the shoulder during a sports carnival; she wasn’t seriously injured, thank goodness.
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Mummaducka
Yes I had one too, my year 4 teacher, Mrs Chappel, long, straight, dark hair, and a beautiful grace about her. I’m a teacher now too, with long curly hair, but not so much grace! I too tried water skiing once, but had waaay too much trouble getting up, so gave it away as a bad joke for me.
Leenie
Go Violet! How cool that she has such a wonderful teacher.
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jeanie
I don’t recall any crushes, but I sure did love me some Lillian with the big hoop ear-ri-rings and chocolate milk with real straws!!!
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Bush Babe
Oh yes. Lil’s golden hoops and dazzling white smile, her naughty chocolate cake and her fabulous cackle… *sigh*
JENNY TALIA
Dolly Parton. Not that you’d ever notice *ahem*
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