Boy, did I carpe that diem this morning. Five a.m., baby, and don’t you forget it. There is NOTHING cooler than watching Baby Signing Time in the dark. Auntie thought so too, but mostly I was impressed that she was able to watch the whole show with her eyes closed. That must be some kind of skill you develop as you get older.
Eo and I went back to Barbara’s House again today, and it was another day full of fun. Barbara told Auntie all about how I played with the toys and napped. She also noted my great pleasure in food. Man, she’s some kind of a good cook. I love her cafeteria a lot.
After school, Uncle and Auntie took Eo and me to the library. Now THAT’s a hotspot – everything a boy could wish for. First, Eo and I played with the trains. Then we did some puzzles and inspected the stuffed animals on the shelves. They had a lot of doggies, and I was sure to name each one for Auntie, because I don’t think that she knew what they were. I also reminded her of the sound that each one made. Auntie is very nice, but I wonder if she’s a bit dim. She opened her eyes wide and used her high squeaky voice and sounded all surprised each time I identified one of them as a dog. She also got her knickers all in a twist when I politely pointed out that the stuffed cat was wearing a hat. All I said was “cat” and “hat” and she just about jumped out of her skin. For goodness sakes, hasn’t she ever seen a cat in a hat before? That poor woman could use a little more excitement in her life.
After our taxonomy lesson, I walked around and looked at all the books. There were a lot of them, I tell you, and I could tell that no one had really counted them in a while, so I volunteered to walk around and touch every single one, just to make sure they were still there. You’ll be relieved to know that they were.
I did make one shocking discovery, however. Imagine my surprise when, on inspecting the shelves, I discovered a copy of Sandra Boynton’s literary classic Moo, Baa, La La La. Now, I had believed that I was the owner of a unique copy of this timeless tale. I simply couldn’t believe that there was another one that was EXACTLY THE SAME. So I sat down, right then and there, and demanded to be shown every single page. Unbelievable. It wouldn’t surprise me if there were a third copy out there somewhere, too.
Dinner this evening was delicious – more turkey and cheese and strawberries – but the best part was dessert, which consisted of some pieces of Auntie’s Portobello mushroom ravioli and some bread balls that I made all by myself. I ate most of the bread balls, but I also used some extra saliva to construct a handy little bolus that I left on Auntie’s refrigerator. I think she’ll really like it – she can use it kind of like a magnet, for holding up lists and notices and the like.
Both Eo and I were pretty sleepy tonight, so we crashed out by about 7:30. They say it’s going to be a nice New England fall day tomorrow, and I’m very excited about the prospect of cooler weather. Maybe I’ll wear some slacks.
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