A Decade of Emma’s Smiles
November 28, 2005
The sweetest girl I know turned 10 this past week.
Back when Emma was four years old, a friend of ours recruited her to be in a small video production called Little Voices, which was sort of an LDS version of Kids Say the Darnedest Things. If I could only show you one thing to introduce you to my not-so-little-anymore girl, this clip would be it. (Emma’s on the left…)
Over the years, I have been the blessed recipient of a million of those smiles (I’ve gotten my share of those furrowed eyebrows, too.) And every day I give thanks for having those smiles (and eyebrows) in my life.
I can’t tell you how much I love that girl.
Comments
Kate
I’d forgotten all about Little Voices. Thank you for sharing it again. (Thank you, EMMA, for being YOU!) It’s like the proverbial potato chip of film clips - I have to watch it more than once (poor analogy, but I think you know what I mean).
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, EMMA!!!
Kate
Okay, now I’m wondering about that other little girl and her somewhat violent impulse control issues. I hope she’s not in juvie right now…
Kate
That other girl is a COPY CAT, too. AND I’m fairly certain that was NOT a sincere apology. Note that she looks at the CAMERA when she says that she’s sorry; she does not look at Emma.
Am I over-analyzing this?
kylie
oh my! that made me giggle. she’s a cutie. happy b-day emma (who i met briefly once).
Alex
Yes, Grettir, the CHILDREN. The CHILDREN.
Kate, that little girl is the DAUGHTER of the NEIGHBOR who spontaneously brought you BROWNIES from time to time whom you never quite knew how to thank or make BROWNIES in return and the little girl is now half grown up and will become an astonishing ACTRESS (what else is the COPYCAT skill for?) who will make you weep with her perfect depiction of utterly humane treatment of LAMBS (for which she PREPARED in this video) but her entire career will be RUINED when the INSINCERE CHILDHOOD ARM JABBING scandal you have planted BREAKS.
Grettir
Kate, I showed Emma the clip again last night, and as soon as she saw it she pointed to the other girl and said, “I remember her! She was so nice!”
Kate
BROWNIES??? I just don’t know HOW I could possibly forget Brownies? If this was in the past year and a half (since I have relied upon the beneficense of my Parents to house me at this somewhat embarrassingly advanced age (ANYONE WHO HAS TO PAY ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT - DON’T EVEN THINK YOU SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED TO BE IN A VAGUELY SIMILAR CIRUMSTANCE)) because of stupid life circumstances we shan’t go into that and mostly because I am CRAZY (mostly in a nice way) I would not remember much because I’m TRYING to forget this and that. And before 2004(?) I’d lived in various Salt Lake City locations for about fifteen years. So if it was prior to that time, I claim early senility.
Besides, I was being FACETIOUS (somewhat) and haven’t a leg to stand on because everyone knows that I had full-blown tantrum as a child once because my Mom asked me if I wanted a cookie. They always said I was “dramatic.” And I did have a time when I was considered a decent, fair to middlin’ actress (sometimes better). So BLESS that little girl (who is not so little any more), best wishes to her in all her endeavors, and if she happens to read blogs (I REALLY hope she doesn’t figure out how to get to my “bleu” blog) then she should rest in the satisfaction that I am old and bitter.
And bless EMMA for the optimistic and perhaps selective memory of a child.
Alex
I hope the girl would laugh if she read this - I have, anyway (I was being facetious, too - and the neighbor and brownies are entirely fictional).
Kate
Alex, don’t DO that to me! People DO bring things to the house and look at me like I’m supposed to know who the hell they are (and I probably should) and I DO NOT! Besides, years ago WE used to be neighbors (a few blocks far afield, but still)…
But thank you, THANK YOU for the song. Clever pastiche AND Gaelic - my favourites. I’m going to sing YOUR song for New Year’s (which no one shall mind since I shall probably be hiding in the basement and cursing at the spiders).
Kate
P.S. Grettir - do I have to use my TypeKey sign-in to get an avatar (or a half of one)?
Grettir
No, Kate, you don’t need to use your TypeKey account if you don’t want to. You just need a Gravatar…
jenny
Oooh, I’m tempted to get an avatar. But I kinda like the fact that you’re the only one who has one. I mean, it separates the wheat from the chaff, if you will…
Grettir
Exactly. When you see my gravatar on a comment, you know instantly that you can skip it because you know nothing of value will be contained therein.
Alex
You’re welcome for the Gaelic pastiche (that sounds like a strange food), and thank you for liking it.