Shovel?

The other day when Nonie and Dame were running out of the house to shovel at the school, Nonie said she didn't want to go because she didn't have a shovel. (By the way, Mom: is our little red shovel at your house?).

I said, nonsense, you have a shovel!
I opened the kitchen closet, pulled out a fly swatter and handed it to her.

Delighted, Nonie has been using it to shovel with ever since.
In fact, she's out in the driveway right now - all dressed in pink and just swatting away at the ice with the boys.....

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