I posted a new earliest memory over at Yeti Loves Seamonster tonight. It is from Jessica of Spider Camp and all I can say is wow. Go read it, then come back and finish this. Yeah, go ahead, I'll be here.

Isn't it just wow? It reminds me of how grandparents can be so magical. And how our memories are so amazing and how being alive is rad.

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Rachi has these shoes. The butterfly shoes. They are brown suede Mary Janes and they close on the side with butterflies. I say that Rachi has them, but really we have 3 pair. They are a size 5, even though we wear a size 6, she can still wear them and no matter what other shoes I put on her, she says, "No. Butterfly shoes." She wore them tonight to meet her Grandpa in the lobby of our building. She wore them without socks because they don't fit any other way. In them, her feet look just like my Grandma's. The way she stands kinda sideways in them, kinda leany to one side, makes her look just like a tiny version of my Margie. And then she springs to life, racing down the hall, singing and acting like a tiny fox. There is nothing better than living with a 2 year old version of your grandma.