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Azure Jane Lunatic (Azz) 🌺 ([personal profile] azurelunatic) wrote2002-09-10 07:41 am

Some of the last of the cute 5-year-old things

Today's the last day for cute five-year-old things from Nephew. Last night he came up with quite a few of them.

[livejournal.com profile] votania got Shamash a rattly, fur-covered mousie-toy, and 'Mash has been having a blast with it, tossing it up into the air and catching it, and running around all over with it.

Last night, I overheard Nephew talking with Shamash, holding his hand on the toy, which was lying on the floor. "See, you hold it, and you point, and this is how you click," he said, demonstrating. I wonder if Nephew's even seen a real live mouse; he may only have ever used a computer one.

Later, he decided it was time for me to go to bed. He pulled blankets over me (we have random large chunks of polarfleece lying around the living room) and announced, "Go to sleep, you young lady!"

Votania and I cracked up.

This was the situation that led to my having the pillows piled on top of me. I like it when Nephew and I get to have fun together. It reminds me of times when I had fun with my father. He wasn't around enough (neither am I), but I do have good memories with him, as well as the bad ones that made me terrified of myself during my teens.

We'll probably gang up on the dishes this evening, which should be entertaining. Votania gets off work fairly late, so I will probably be in charge of dinner. I'll go with earlier successes and serve the vegetable course first, to make sure it will be eaten...