About a minute or so later a small SUV came barreling through the intersection completely ignoring the stop sign. My brother and I stood stationary in disbelief.
After a bit the vehicle came back around to the intersection. The driver's window was open so I walked up and said, "You just scared us, we were walking across that intersection with a small child and you went through that stop sign without even slowing down."
"I did? I'm so sorry," she said to me (cell phone in hand).
It didn't really dawn on me until later how close we were to being in the middle of that intersection when that vehicle came through, how much I assume a vehicle will stop at a stop sign, how lucky my niece wasn't alone chasing moths...
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I never knew people gave 4 year olds make-up - but someone gave some to my niece for her birthday and she loves it. After applying four lipsticks and eye shadow to me, she asked her mom for face paint. I actually really enjoy it because she is so quiet and completely absorbed in the task as she works.
It was a beautiful day to bike the 17 or so miles to their place, something I hadn't done yet this year. Then I biked a few more to my friend's to spend time with her and the kids. When the kids found out I was sleeping over the youngest said, "I love when you spend the night!" The oldest agreed. The children and I built a fort out of a new construction toy then put a sheet on top. Later I curled into bed with the youngest at my shoulder and the oldest right beside for bedtime stories.
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These photos are from a couple weeks ago, while I was in North Carolina - something beautiful opened.
I think that's an extra gratitude for you there: how lucky you are to live in a country where you can assume (most of the time) that people will actually stop at a stop-signe;
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