hi-ppo-po-tame

today at the quilt shop where i go and sew... so much fun... i worked on a project that thomas asked me to do at 12pm.  thing is, it's an easy project and only takes a few hours.

anywhoseit... i was working on making a stuffed hippopotamus.  fabulous word in the english language, even better to hear a french child say it.  try it some time, i dare you not to smile with glee.  so.  while i was cutting out the pieces, some japanese women came in to purchase some fabric.

this is where i tell you that i wish i could speak japanese just so i can eavesdrop and know what they are saying.  one of them had her son who was all of three.  when he saw one of the finished hippos, he chattered with sheer delight and pointed and smiled and squealed.  continuously.  for 30 minutes.

his mother would walk away to be with her friends and he would follow her order to come with her (it seemed like that is what she was doing).  he would then come back, peek around the corner, and just squeal when he would see the hippo.  i don't know if he knew it was a hippo.  he may have called it something else.  but i couldn't help but smile.

no wonder hello kitty was created in japan.  the squeals these kids make is totally worth it.