She's a Published Author

Before Christmas break, Zoe came home from school with a library "book" written by her very distant cousin really good friend, Maeve.  Apparently, Maeve wrote a story with pictures and brought it into the librarian media center specialist.  Zoe thought it was VERY cool.  And, since Zoe has a love of making books (hence her love of staplers), she decided she needed to write a book, herself.

Sure enough, Mrs. Van (who's name isn't really Mrs. Van, it's Mrs. Van-something-too-long-for-the-kids-to-pronounce) took Zoe's book (The Rose Grows) and slapped a barcode on it.  You'll never guess who was the first to check out this lovely story (about a seed that's planted, watered and eventually grows into a rose...)

I'm just glad Zoe decided to write a NEW book, and not bring in one that she'd already written.  The last time I read one of her books, it was while I was waiting to see her teacher for Parent/Teacher Conferences.  The kids had all written stories and they were hanging on the wall in the hallway.  After reading Zoe's, I really, really, really, really wanted to add an appendix that read, "My mom is not a psych patient that was in a little room with padded white walls after being carted off by men in cute little white coats."

 

 

When I asked Zoe about this fictional interesting story, she clarified that she was writing about when I gave birth to the triplets.  So technically, I was in the hospital for five nights, but that's not the "sticky point" for me.  She doesn't write anything about the babies!  Where's the cute picture of three little babies in cribs?  I guess in Zoe's eyes, the babies weren't part of my hospital stay.  Afterall, she and Ty didn't see Cole, Eli &/or Ava until long after I was home.  I'd never really considered what Zoe & Ty must've thought (or even still think) about the fact that they didn't actually SEE babies when I came home. It wasn't until 10, 20 & 25 days later that they saw Cole, Eli & Ava for the first times.  I wonder what affect that'll have on their view of childbirth as they get older.

* Interesting little side note...Do you notice that The Rose Grows is stapled on the wrong side?  Oh, the challenges of being left-handed.