From this:

To this:

I have no idea when she drew this. I was going through one of my writing/notetaking books the other day (the same one Keira has claimed as her own) and I was flicking through the pages when this little dancer popped up before my eyes. It could be months old.

I love these little treasures, these little surprises, that happen in, and of, and from, books.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity