Three short stories
January 27, 2009Loading up, since it’s been a while
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Recently reminded of a story from a few weeks ago I didn’t blog. Nonni and Zayde took Besh to a toy store and were picking out some toys to get him. At one point he had two toys in his hands and Nonni explained they were getting them both for him. Besh looked at them, then handed one back to Nonni.
Besh: “No thank you, Nonni. I don’t need this one.”
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Besh insisted on calling me at work when he woke up.
Me: “Hello?”
Sara: “Hold on–Besh, what did you want to tell Daddy?”
Besh: “Daddy?”
Me: “Hi Besh. Are you having a good morning?”
“You put the wrong pajama pants on.”
“I did?”
“Yes. This is penguin pants. You put on the wrong pajama pants.”
Sara explained that he was wearing the penguin pants but a different top. And that Besh would not let it go until he could tell me. Apparently you can mix prints, but not pajamas, in toddler fashion.
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Besh has recently discovered the joy of Green Eggs and Ham, or the Sam-I-Am Book as he likes to call it. So it’s a frequent request. But tonight had a new spin.
Besh: “Daddy, you read Sam-I-Am Book?”
Me: “Okay.”
“You read it super, super fast, okay? That’s funnier.”
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