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Putting the “Din” in Dinner

January 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

A partial list of the girls’ activities at dinner tonight:

  • Praising the entree, sweet-potato chili
  • Saying “please” and “thank you” (both did this, but it’s new for Vivi)
  • Singing “Silent Night” and parts of “Most Wonderful Time” and “Frosty the Snowman”
  • Debating whether it would be okay for Vivi to have “tree raisins” for dessert (it was not)
  • Pretending that Jesus was with us for dinner
  • Accidentally burping, and genuinely exclaiming, “Koos ME!” (Vivi only)
  • Discussing breakfast options
  • Counting the number of days (2) until the next day at nursery school
  • Making barnyard-animal sounds, including alpaca and llama
  • Analyzing the fact that it’s already “niddime” outside when we eat, and wondering when it will again be light at dinnertime
  • Pretending to go to sleep (Vivi only)
  • Struggling to hold up the right number of fingers (Vivi) for various numbers being called out by her sister
  • Entertaining their father, and to a lesser degree, their mother

Tags: diversions · girls

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 admin // Jan 6, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    This is actually admin’s spouse. This blog will not let me log admin out and leave a comment under my own name! Argh!

    What I was going to say was, by the time dinnertime rolls around, the girls’ shenanigans are like a comedy routine I’ve seen repeatedly for the past 10 hours–hence, not quite as hysterical as they otherwise might seem. Having said all that, I should note that some of your readers are going to wonder what “tree raisins” are. Raisins that grow on trees?

  • 2 Nonna // Jan 6, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    I am wondering whether Jesus got tree raisins for dessert.

  • 3 Brendon Etter // Jan 7, 2009 at 10:41 am

    Jesus gets NOTHING! He’s been a naughty boy…

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