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Can You See Like She Does?
Crazy rainbows are all around us
Grace Anne hung her picture high on the fridge so Joey couldn’t get it.
Willow, today’s sitter, glanced up from her phone. “Gracie! So pretty! Mommy and Daddy will be so proud!”
Grace Anne stepped back. This was her best painting yet.
She slid the picture up higher toward the freezer.
Now it would be safe.
Mommy always made up excuses for why her little brother ruined all her art.
“He’s only three!”
“He puts everything in his mouth because he’s learning how the world works.”
Joey knew exactly what he was doing.
If Grace Anne made it, he had to destroy it. Her teddy bears were flat without stuffing. Most of the pages were torn out of her books. No one knew where he’d hidden her sparkle painted t-shirt.
Joey charged into the room, chasing Milo. The dog slammed into the back door. Grace Anne opened the door and watched the dog race for the hedges.
“So, Gracie, what do you want for lunch? We have….” Willow read Mommy’s Friday bulletin.
“Peanut butter and jelly! Yum!” Willow acted happy as she dropped frozen sandwiches into the microwave. She…
