Jacinta Moments

Kudos to my guest writer, Elena, who kindly took the time to record these memorable moments for me. Isn't it just every Catholic home educating mother's dream to have their daughter portrayed in a photo like this? I think Santa may have made a mistake with the Nerf guns. My apologies if the music is too loud---it just fits.

JM #1:
A few mornings ago Jacinta took her sweet old time getting dressed and downstairs for morning devotions. When she finally did get down, she arrived on the scene dressed in ripped jeans, a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, and a Notre Dame hat on backwards. She jumped the last stair and landed, pointing her cross-bow at us, giving what sounded like a battle cry.


JM #2:
Then, later, we were trying to shoot Nerf guns at a bullseye on the whiteboard. She held her own and got 41 points.

JM#3
Even later, she came panting in from outside and said, "It's freezin' hot out there!"

JM#4
That night (the 7th) Jacinta was sitting downstairs with us. I was desperately trying to finish the science worksheet for my online class (due by 12am), but Jacinta talked me into playing Tic Tac Toe. I won the first game, and she drew out another set of lines. She looked at me seriously and said, "This time, try not to win."

So, I obediently left open the space for her to get 3 in a row. She chose instead to block me. It was a cat's game. My mom said, "Choo choo, you could have won that game!"

Jacinta: I know that.

JM#5
Yesterday morning we were sitting down to a breakfast of pancakes and Jacinta sighed despairingly and said, "It would be fun if I could sleep at night without the dog howling."
(We have never heard our dog howl.)