A Wrinkled but Heartfelt Valentine for Ms. X

posted May 18, 2009 at 1:25pm

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I’m terrible with surprises. I finished this late last night (thanks to “Worst Cooks in America” — I have a lot to say about that show, but this is not a food blog…) and couldn’t wait to share it.

Ever since I did Annabelle’s drawing of Abbie, Sophie’s been asking me to ‘broider something of hers. So I did. Here is Sophie’s drawing of herself with Ms. X, her kindergarten teacher — and, from the looks of it, our teacher (and friend!) for life.

And, as usual, here’s the back. As you can see, I’m not getting any better. (And yeah, wrinkles are still an issue.)

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3 Responses to “A Wrinkled but Heartfelt Valentine for Ms. X”

  1. What a darling idea!! You go girl.

  2. How adorable….I love how you keep showing the backstory. ;)

  3. [...] since I started embroidering (or ‘broidering, as Sophie calls it) — and showing off my not-so-handiwork — I’ve heard the same [...]

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Amy Silverman
Amy Silverman has two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Sophie. Sophie has Down syndrome. These days, Amy divides the world into two groups: the people who adore Sophie, and those who don’t look twice. Amy has to remind herself that once upon a time -- when it came to people who are "different" -- she fell in the latter category. And therein lies the blog... Read more
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