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mom: hi honey! what did you eat? . . . oh, we had potatoes with rosemary, yes, and asparagus I grilled tonight, and kitty bought a cheesecake from copenhagen bakery.
** six year old cousin burps**
. . . Kailieigh? Was that YOU? Michael is having a burping contest with Kailiegh. heres your brother [he's 18]
brother: WHADAP.
me: i hear Kailieigh's winning the burping contest.
brother: no, im totally dominating.
me: she might beat you one day.
brother: maybe . . . only with training. KYLE your ugly cousin wants to talk to you.
kyle [who's 11]: hi ugly cousin.
me: hi kyle, how's it going?
kyle: do you know what a first chair is?
me: yes i do.
kyle: im the first chair for the viola, that mean's i'm the best in the orchestra! . . . . *lots of little kid rambling* . . . my poem is entered in a contest, the winner gets five hundred dollars! etc . . . . . . . . Ok! Here's Kailiegh!
Kailiegh [6]: HI!!
me: how are you?
Kailigh: I'm good
me [searching]: how is school?
Kailiegh: good . . . mumble . . . Nicole, I want to tell you something!
me: what?
Kailiegh: I have a goldfish! He's as big as my middle finger! . . .
Dad [hiding from sister in law's family by sleeping]: Hi Nicole
me: hi dad
Dad: meeh. im sleepy. what are you doing? are you watching tv?
me: no
Dad: are you drinking?
me: no
Dad: are you smoking?
me: no
Dad: HAH! What, nothing?!
me: I'm reading a book.
Dad: *amused grumbling* . . . I'm selling the dumptruck. I'm feeling nostalgic.
me: that's as old as I am.
Dad: yeah, exactly, like . . . *insert jumbled story about "some asshole" who wants to buy my dad's blue dump truck for 1/4 of what it's worth* . . . fuckin, it's dying. like me right now. im tired. gnite!
meg made dinner tonight and it was delicious. happy chocolate bunny day, everyone.