The Gordian Knot

Not long before 9pm tonight, we heard one Birdie B. Bird crying out in distress. Julie dashed upstairs. A nightmare? Not quite, Brigade. No, Our Birdie was in distress having caught up a red string from her lacing cards in a knotty tangle around her ankle. She was trying to create a shoe like Barbie's, with ties wrapped fetchingly up her wee calf. And, Birdie noted, there was too much stuff on  her bed! And her neck was getting tired! And she didn't come downstairs because we get mad at her when she does! Well, after she'd clarified the times is appropriate to get out of bed, Julie set about untangling the Gordian knot. It took a few minutes, but we got it done. No "red scratches." We checked. Brigade, you should imagine this whole scene playing out in a heavy fog of overlapping lip smacker chap stick scents. Birdie got several for Christmas and she loves to put them on. All of them. At once. Goes well with a red lacing card string.