It's The Anniversary Of The Birth Of Dr. Seuss!!!!

Violet and I decided to celebrate by reading a few Dr. Seuss books. Our favorite (for tonight) happens to be 50 year old The Cat In The Hat.

I am amazed that I am reading a book to my daughter that my mother could have enjoyed as a child. If I close my eyes I can almost see my grandmother sitting on the edge of her twins' bed reading, "And this mess is so big and so deep and so tall".

Did she feel, as I feel, that she wasn't merely reading but describing her house after a day of "The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, cold, wet day". Did she think about going after her net to "get those Things yet"? Did she long for a day when she could just "sit! sit! sit! sit!" I wish I could ask her all of these questions and a whole lot more.

My mom says that grandma was an amazing mother. I'm sure she would have agreed with The Cat in the Hat when he said, "I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny. But we can have lots of good fun that is funny!"