The Letter F

Fearless Friends, where would we be without the letter F? We certainly wouldn't be Footloose and Fancy-Free!

First and Foremost, there'd be no Floss, Fairies, Fin whales, Fire trucks, Flowers, Flying squirrels, Furniture, Food pyramids, Fruit bats, Frying pans, Fossils, Finland, Fiddler crabs, Fallings stars, Forests, Frank Sinatra or Fjords. A world without Fjords would be unspeakable: they'd be called jords. That just isn't Fair.

Frequently this week, and certainly all day Friday, her Folks have been Fervently emphasizing this Friendly letter with Madison. Father would say, "Just put your Front teeth on your lower lip, and blow." She can say "Ffffff," which is a start. The hard part is putting it into a word, like "Foot" or "Fish."

Fairly humorous and Funky is her attempt at this word Foot. It is more like those two silhouetted people on that old children's show, "The Electric Company." One would say "Ffff." The other would say "oot." They'd get together and say their word together, and suddenly you had a "Foot."

Funny, but we don't have a Foot yet. We don't even have a leg to stand on. In Fact, with Madison, it would be an egg. And you can't stand on eggs. It's Fascinating: you see, she Favors dropping the First part of most words. For example, if she wanted you to move your Foot that way, she'd say, "Go, oot, at ay."

Fortunately, we understand this Facet just Fine. But obviously we're aspiring to Fix this, but we won't be Frustrated or Fretful, even when Fumbling. We Feel in time we can get her to speak Fluently and with Fine-tuned precision, and the Flight of Fancy will be Fun For the whole Family (like the FISH!).

It will be Fantastic, but Finally it is time For a Finale: This Fabulous, Flashy and nearly Famous blog entry is Finished.