Monday, August 19, 2013

These Are Mine

She sits in the middle of the living room floor, chipped pink polish on her little toes and matching band-aids on each knee.  On the carpet before her is spread a motley collection of pencils, markers, sticky notes, colored pencils and a box of Kleenex.  A folder with an image on the cover of a kitty cat in a tiara sits propped on her lap.  Permanent marker in hand, she scrunches her forehead, tongue peeking out between the gap left by two lost teeth, and adds her brand to the top right corner.

Pointy "A".
Lightening-bolt "S".
Haphazard "H".
Crooked "L".
Lopsided "E".
And a "Y" masquerading as a "T".

She sits back and admires her work.  As she reaches for her new pencil bag, a grin dances across her face and the freckles on her nose sparkle.  It's the Eve of the First Day of School!

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Linking up with Trifecta - inspired by the word:  Brand 




20 comments:

  1. who needs a photo when your words are so perfectly descriptive!

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    1. Thank you ... I'm sure you could see her in your mind's eye. Down to every last freckle!

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  2. Ahhh, the first day of school. We are fast approaching that as well. Unfortunately my kiddos leave all the labeling to me.

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    1. They are a bunch of label-junkies ... they get it from their mother!

      Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. Thank you ... she is and hope I did her justice!

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  4. I remember those days (looong time ago :)) Funny...my sons don't care. They won't write their names on anything whether it be folders or notebooks- or homework assignments!

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    1. I remember vividly the excitement of all those new supplies ... I still get excited when I see the shelves start filling up with pencils and paper! Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Brand smmes to make us go for dystopia. Wonderful how you make it sweet.

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    1. Thank you! While I enjoy the dark twists of some of the other posts, I don't have a dark bone in my body!

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  6. Oh, what a charming interpretation! I was one of those kids who looked forward to school! :)

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    1. Me, too! Mainly for the new supplies and organizing my backpack with all the essentials. Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. Brings back awesome memories of school for me. I love it.

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    1. Thank you ... glad I could take you back down memory lane for a bit.

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  8. This is so adorable. Sparkling freckles, blocky letters, princess cats...Very sweet. Thank you for linking up!

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    1. Thank you...I didn't have to look too much further than my own living room floor for inspiration for this one! :)

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  9. Cute! Totally reminded me of those days of getting ready for school and the excitement of readying the supplies. :)

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    1. Thank you ... there is magic in the school supply aisles at the store! Instant transportation back to childhood!

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  10. This is precious! I especially love the description of her letters. :)

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    1. Thank you ... it was right there in front of me, I only need to figure out how you could "see" it, too!

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