It’s a story that lives on in Flowers family lore.
Molly was little—still young enough to sleep in a crib and take afternoon naps.
Our sweet girl usually woke up from her siestas quietly. She’s always been resourceful and imaginative, so there’s really no telling what all she did when we thought she was sleeping. Knowing her like we do now, it’s safe to assume she spent a significant amount of time playing around in her bed before she ever let us know she wanted to get up.
It was bound to happen sooner or later. My string of sickness-free years had to come to a close eventually. But who knew it would end with three different bugs in the space of a single month? Not me, that’s for sure.
A few months ago, Molly asked Randy to make some color copies she needed for a language arts project. My girl doesn’t talk much about her schoolwork, and this was the first we had heard about the assignment. It turns out that she and her classmates were researching social issues, …
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