--Rachel became a TV star! Here's the account from Drew, as well as a link:
So,
Rachel did make it into the KATU story -- just a few snippets, but she
still comes across as adorable and articulate. See for yourself!
What
happened? Well, I’d heard on OPB that a tree had fallen on a woman at
that intersection, so I knew I'd have to take a different way to school
to pick up Rachel. (The radio didn't mention that the tree had fallen
*onto* the church; otherwise I might have been more concerned.) I parked
around the corner and walked into the front entrance to pick up Rachel,
who was waiting there with Erin, Bree and a couple other kids. As I was
talking with Erin and Rachel about what happened, I noticed there were a
couple of camera crews (from KATO and, I think, KGW) inside the church
filming the damage. One of the camera guys came up and said they were
looking for people to talk to. I said "You mean her?", meaning Rachel.
He said "If it'd be OK." I bent down and asked Rachel if she wanted to
talk to the TV man about the tree falling, and she said "uh-huh". So he
pointed the camera at her, and I stood behind him (facing Rachel) and
told her he was just going to ask her some questions and she should tell
him what happened just like she'd been telling me. And she wa great!
Very clear, well-spoken and to the point (no Rachelesque rambling, thank
goodness). One bit I wish they'd used: The camera guy asked her if she
was scared, and she said "No, we were just surprised." He asked me how
to spell her name, I told him, and then we went downstairs to read Dora
books before going to the Central Library.
See, we get to have some excitement here too, even though we're not at a fancy-pants conference! :)
--She can now WRITE HER NAME! (she's a little wobbly on the L and E, but still...) she wrote a very nice thank-you to Aunt Barbara for the lovely jewelry (dictated in full to Drew) and signed her name. Plus she included a drawing of grass, which she said was flowers. Anyway, I was very impressed.
--Her "Purple Class" made their homemade volcano explode ("I didn't get to do any of that stuff until I was in 6th grade!!" Drew exclaimed in envy) and they planted seeds in cups for the summer. The school just got a community garden plot and all the kids are very excited about being able to grow their own food!
--Cute sayings from Rachel this week:
1. The morning after I got back, Rachel said Daddy was going to make baked chicken and shells. "But that's MY dish!" I exclaimed. "Whose version do you think you'll like better?" (Moms are so unfair!)
"I think Daddy's will be gooder," Rachel said with a mischievous smile.
2. While I was getting ready in the bathroom that same day, Rachel said (as I was blow-drying my hair), "how long will it take you to do your hair?"
Me: "About two minutes."
Rachel: "Two shakes of a lamb's tail, you mean!"
A friend of mine thanked me for posting that on Facebook. "I needed a Rachel fix this a.m.!" she said.
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