"Can I Peek?"
I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as a mentor for this little sixth grader. Today was our last meeting before the holidays so I got to give her her Christmas gift. It has been a while since I have shopped for a girl this age. I enjoyed the chance to again peruse the children's section of the bookstore looking for just the right book for her. I finally settled on "I've Lost My Hippopotamus" by Jack Pruletsky. I also made her a hot pink and purple hat, colors that I never knit with for my own girls.
She wasn't sure whether she got to open her gifts today or if she had to wait until Christmas. After a little hesitancy, she asked if she could open it and was thrilled that the answer was "yes". We had a good time reading silly poems together and talking about how our families celebrate Christmas.
