LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

i have ideas

ideas

and then i have ideas

and a whole lot more.

once while shopping at walmart

i saw the most darling

compact mirror.

one adorable little mirror

  the color of SUNSHINE

with a cheery daisy attached.

i grabbed at least a dozen...

no daughters,

a few young nieces,

and one

LITTLE MISS

 SUNSHINE

if i had a product,

i would need a spokesmodel...

i knew just the girl

deemed and crowned

my LITTLE MISS

 SUNSHINE

arrangements were made for the photo shoot.

props were gathered

and as i met with

with

LITTLE MISS

 SUNSHINE

the backyard spoke loud and clear...

yard, neatly groomed

shady trees

fire pit

swing set 

slide

cement benches

garden boxes

hop scotch
statues of children
wheelbarrows and wagons

a plethora of items for staging

“this is where LITTLE 
MISS SUNSHINE grows,

this is where she is nurtured and blooms.

this is where we will start...

in her own backyard

glimpses from the photo shoot:

Little Yellow Typewriter:  
what is your idea of FUN?

Little Miss Sunshine: 
i play with my guenia pig, lenny. 

i take sewing on thursdays and i

also like calico critters.

(little miss sunshine's idea of scarecrow...
adorable, sweet, and one step shy 
of serving up biscuits
and lemonade for an afternoon tea party.)

LYT: how do you spend your spare time?

LMS:naturally, i like to play with friends and 

my pet lenny. if i watch any television at all,

it is cartoons. i also like to read.

LYT: mmm, then you must have 

a favorite book...

LMS: oh...yes, that would be

“key to rondo” by
emily rodda

LYT: i guess i better start recreational

reading and put that book at

the top of the list.

LMS: (her eyes twinkle and the sun kisses her

checks as we continue in this serene setting.)

LYT: one thing i know about people, and 
especially children...
we love a tasty treat 
every now and again. 
what would

the ideal treat be for you?

LMS: a symphony bar or sour patch 

watermelon candy

LYT: i think, “our little miss sunshine...

selected a treat of class and culture,
the symphony
 and one with

a kick...perfect...
she has diversity.”  
(i continue with the questions) 
speaking of symphony bars

reminds me of music...
do you have a favorite song?

LMS: “child’s prayer” by
janice kapp perry

LYT: oh i love that one too 

(clearly she is spiritually rooted...
i smile with pleasure
i see so many youngin’s 
with their ipods listening

to the worlds trends and teeny boppers 
and she chose "child's prayer)

LYT: in all the world, what brings you the

greatest joy?

LMS: my FAMILY !

LYT: let’s see if I have this right...
you have an older sister 
that just started high school, 

an older brother

at the junior high, 
two amazingly supportive, loving,

adoring parents 
and one pet, lenny.

LMS: (nods with a smile)

LYT: you seem to be so well rounded in your

likes and dislikes...
so at peace and grounded...

tell me what is your 
 greatest dream for the future?

LMS: to be the first GIRL PRESIDENT !

LYT: well, you would certainly have my vote.

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we gather our things
while

LITTLE MISS

 SUNSHINE

 makes a wardrobe change.
she looks stunning...
the pure,
clean,
simple
kind of beautiful
the kind 
that takes your breath away

and off to the second location

daybreak lake...

continued
on the next post