July 5, 2013

Barbara took care of me for a few hours in the afternoon.  It was a big day at their home because both the kitchen and the bathroom workers were finishing up.  There is just a little more work to be done in the kitchen. The bathroom still needs painted (in next week or two), and new tile floor (job starts Aug 7th) and the glass shower need to be put in.  But both rooms are ready to be cleaned and can be used.  So were busy starting to move the mess hall back downstairs and clean the bathroom and the floors and put the living room back in order.  It will be a big job and will require a few days but we did get started. 

I had two sparklers left over from last night and I could not wait for dark to show them to Barbara. 

I used Barbara's phone to take a picture of myself.

Today something unusual happened:  I have cried because I was hurt or because I was angry, but Barbara thinks today was the first time I have cried because I was scared.  I was playing a new app on Barbara's iPad called Sprinkle.  It required putting out fires.  I mastered the first two levels, putting out the fire, and won trophies.  The third level was harder and I did not get the fire put out. 

This screen came up showing a burnt house.  I asked what that was.  Barbara told me we didn't get the fire put out in time and the house got burnt.  Well, talk about upset.  I cried and whined for the next fifteen minutes.  I wanted the iPad turned off.  I wanted that app deleted.  I really wanted my mommy and I wanted to go home and didn't want to ever come back here.  Barbara tried to console me and told me it was just pretend and it takes practice to win the game.  But I would not listen.  I was so upset it made me sleepy and it was not long before I fell asleep. 

When I woke up, Barbara did not mention that app.  She hoped I forget about it and it is never an issue.  When Daddy heard this story he said it sounds like him.  Mimz explained that when Daddy was a bit older than I am now they watched a film on home fire safety and it really upset him and scared him.  It took Daddy a very long time to forget that film and feel safe at home.  He was afraid the house was going to burn now.  I guess little kids just get things in their heads and it up sets us. 

Barbara woke me up when ProLawn arrived to mow our yard.  I jumped up and was so ready to watch their every move.  All three workers waved to me.

Daddy came to get me when he got off work.