Sitting on the edge of the bed next to Chance (our friends' dog that we're looking after), I say:
"Chance, I want to tell you somefing." (Chance seems uninterested, but I press on)
"Don't worry, Chance. Your Mama will come back. She's in New Jersey now. Working on somefing. But, your family is going to get her. And bring her back soon." (Chance pants and turns away)
"Oh, I see you have big fangs. In your mouf." (He will not be moved by flattery).
"Chance, are you sad? I will give you a big nuggle. That will make you feel better."
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I've been making it clear to all what I am/am not...
While playing with J: "I'm not a Monster. I'm a Max!"
On the ferry: "I'm not a Passenger. I'm a Giraffe!"
In preparation for baths tonight: "Now I'm really naked."
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Some of my favorite things right now are:
doing things "togever" with Mama & Dada
playing "slug" (whereupon I am the slug - you don't need to ask if there's slime involved ;-)
hiking (especially the hunting for & eating of wild berries)
swimming in the warm pool (aka, the hot tub)
visiting the troll & telling his tales ("I'm not afraid of him at all")
riding "my" blue bike (very fast and preferably with Dada)
eating at Matt's in the Market (even if I have to wait 45 minutes for a table)
reciting nursery rhymes and making up my own versions ("Mister Foster went to Gloucester - stepped in a puddle of rain - Old Dame Dob sat on his middle - and never went back there again")
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