Flowers, Acorns, And Marleewood Children

The next day when Grandma Lu drove into the parking lot she saw Grandma B's car. She grinned to herself. "Yes, old girl, you do love this old building. It is full of memories you have made here. Well, another day for day dreaming. Let's see if Marlee has found that book for me to read to her. I haven't read that story for years and years. It may be a little too old for her. I'll have to see what I can do with it. As she walked towards the door she looked down and smiled. The flowers that the children had planted for her at her Wish Party were blooming. There were even some acorns that had fallen on the ground from the big old oak trees. "Hmm, I think I will have Marlee come out and help me pick some of these flowers and acorns. We will have a little story book party."

Of course, Marlee was all for going outside with Grandma Lu. She loved flowers and had to take a sniff or two.  She said that she would carry in some flowers and flower petals and some acorns. It was like looking for treasure and she had lots of fun. Grandma B came outside too and watched the two smelling and enjoying the flowers. She heard Grandma Lu tell Marlee that one of the flowers was still what you call a bud. It hadn't spread out so you could see the whole flower. But if you spread the pretty pink flower petals apart ever so gently you could see different parts of the flower. "Did you know that a lot of flowers can make new flowers all by themselves? See this tiny tiny part? It is called a stamen. Well this is part of our story today. Let's pick a flower and I'll show you just where a little girl named Tiny was born."

By the time the two got their flowers, petals, and acorns brought in, other children had arrived. They had heard that Grandma Lu was back and was going to tell a story. They wanted to smell and look at the flowers too. They also started picking up flower petals and acorns. They were having such fun. Soon they all went into the Community Room to get started with today's story.