August 22, 2010

  • Chewlee And Sharing


    Johnnycakes dropped off Chewlee this morning because he said the Princess was running late.  She was wide awake, which was good because she can be really whiny if she's been woke up before she's ready.  He said she had eaten two whole bananas because that's what she wanted for breakfast.  I guess since the Princess bought a lot of fruit, she's been eating it like crazy.  Especially bananas....with the skin on (as she says).  And if you remove them, THEN she has a hissy fit!  She wants to peel it herself as she goes along.

    The first thing she did was claim *her* TV in the living room.  I turned on NIK for her and gave her some juice.  She sat and watched it quietly while watching the Beast work on one of the finish sandings of the stock of his rifle kit.  Yeah, he's a real piece of work to do that in the house but he really couldn't do that out in the garage.  Too hot and humid.  The mantle on the fireplace has been where the stock was put to dry after the varnishing.  He IS careful about putting something down underneath it at least.

    He let Chewlee feel the smoothness of the finish because she has gotten up and stood next to him, watching.  She finally asked him why he was doing that and he explained and let her touch a part he hadn't sanded yet and then the part he had.  He's good with her that way.  When he put a final coat of varnish over it and had it drying, he got on his computer.  She can watch him from *her* recliner so, when she saw him digging into a bag on his desk, she had to go see what he was doing.  He was eating peanut M&M's so she asked him for some.  When she does that, it's so cute how she says, *Papa, can I have some?*  It's also the look on her face that she gets.  It is almost like it is saying *how could you deny this face?* 

    He gave her one since he knows I don't like her eating too much chocolate and he's never sure just what is too much.  She told him she needed one for me, too.  He gave her another one and she actually DID bring it in to me.  When she gave it to me, she told me that she had a present for me before she put it in my hand.  Then I heard her go back to Papa and tell him she needed more because *I* wanted some.  Then, of course, I never saw her.  A few minutes later, I went out to her and asked her how come she asked Papa for more for *me* but I didn't get any.  She said, very seriously, *You only get ONE, Gramma.  That's enough.  I don't share!* 

    Later on, when Johnnycakes came to pick her up around 5, she was actually ready to go home.  I think it was partly because she was tired and also because she still loves it when her *daddy* comes to get her.  She sat down and put on her shoes and actually had me put a prettier top on her since I had made her put on some jean shorts.  She had been wearing her pj's all day.  The top looks like a regular t-shirt but, of course, it was *dirty*.  She also told me she was going to go home and take a bath before she went out the door.

    I'll get her tomorrow for the day since Johnnycakes is taking the Princess on a canoe trip around the lake here.  It's a huge lake and he claims it will take them 8 hours round trip for wherever it is he wants to take her.  He actually wanted to take Chewlee with but I know darn well she would not do well in a canoe for that long.

    We got our rain later this afternoon but after Chewlee had left for home.  Not that it cooled it down much because it didn't rain long enough for that.  But it wasn't brutally hot, thankfully.  I hope you had a great Saturday and an even better Sunday.  Love you all.