"When I grow up, I want to be a vetrinarian," Rachel told Drew the other night. "So I can take care of Bun Bun, and if you guys have a pet and it gets sick, then I could make it better."
(Bun Bun is the official bunny rabbit of St. James).
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At the aforementioned party at St. James, we got lots of compliments about Rachel. Teacher Liz, who had her when she was in Toddler 1s, reminded us how smart she always thought Rachel was. "You guys read to her a lot, don't you?" she said. "She has a really big vocabulary. No wonder she and Tessa are friends; they both say words that are really amazing. She's going to be a scholar someday!"
(Rachel the classics professor???)
Another teacher, noticing Rachel playing with Devin, said, "Rachel is so sweet and soft-spoken, and Devin is Miss Snap! So it's good they're friends; they're so different."
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The other day when I took Rachel to Sunnyside Park (Drew was in Seattle), she noticed a little girl with a purple purse and a pink strap. Yesterday morning she asked if Drew and I could buy her a similar purse -- with a zipper and a strap -- and she'd give away a little pink purse she has to Tessa. YES, Rachel, we said, astonished as always at her thoughtfulness.
"When are you going to buy me the purse?" she asked immediately.
Drew and I passed it off into the indefinite future. Maybe a certain little girl will get one on her birthday.
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