August 13, 2011
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A Learning Experience You Never Think About
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARMToday Chewlee had a bunch of questions for me regarding relationships. What she was trying to do was figure out just how aunts, uncles, cousins, husbands and wives all work. She was surprised when she found out that Grandpa was my husband and I was his wife. We were Grandma and Grandpa to her and she had never thought beyond that. I told her that the Princess, her mother, was our granddaughter but we had adopted her so she became our daughter. She was really puzzled about that one so I told her it didn’t matter. We were all *family*.
We looked at pictures and she is finally accepting that her mother was once little like she is but is big now. She thought her girl cousins were her *sisters* because they were all girls. But she didn’t call the boys her brothers because I don’t think she wanted any.
She thought about all the things I told her. I DID try not to confuse her and stuck mainly to cousins, aunts and uncles. She found it funny that her uncles were my kids and had been young once, too. She didn’t understand how Aunt Bratfink could be my sister and her aunt, too. I told her she was her great-aunt and her comment was that Auntie Bratfink was *wonderful* and *amazing*, not great. ROFLMAO! She’s a bit prejudiced because Auntie Bratfink sent her DVD’s, markers and a paper notebook. Of course she thinks she’s wonderful. She asked me why she would do that since Auntie Bratfink didn’t know her. That was when we talked about why we send pictures to family and friends and talk about all the people they don’t get to see so they feel like they know them. Just like SHE feels she knows some of her relatives she hasn’t gotten to meet yet. Barring any big changes in their features, I think she would recognize many just from the pictures we have looked at over and over. She never gets tired of that.
Today we had almost a knock-down, dragged out fight over her nap. That seldom happens but today she was being a real stinker. She needed a nap and had been yawning for over a half hour. Believe it or not, she wrapped her arms around her Dora chair so I couldn’t make her stand up so I dragged her into the bedroom then picked her up, put her in the bed and covered her. I told her *Do NOT move* while she cried and I shut the door. It lasted just a few minutes after that and, when I checked a little later, she was sound asleep. When she woke up at one point to go to the bathroom (the Beast told me this), she checked on me (I was asleep) and he heard her come into the master bedroom where Baron and the Beast were taking naps. He then heard his recliner make some noises and then quiet. He got up after a few minutes just to check on what she might be doing but she was sound asleep in his recliner with her tee-tee over her. When she woke up later (I was up before she was), I had my normal, adorable Chewlee back.
We watched Avatar on TV today and Chewlee can’t make up her mind if the natives are monsters or just weird. She didn’t like the looks of some of them but she sure liked a lot of the animals and the floating mountains. In other words, the movie confused and delighted her at the same time.
We made chicken pot pies for dinner and Chewlee decided she didn’t like them. She liked the veggies and the chicken but not the crust around it. She told me next time to not make her a crust. LOL. Like I made them. Next time I will just give her some chicken and nuke up some mixed veggies for her. That will make her happy. She DOES love vegetables. Some more than others but she prefers them to meat. She is also still on her salami and toast kicks. I won’t let her eat any when it’s close to lunch or dinner but I don’t object if it’s a snack. I know her and I know this kick of hers will pass and it will be something else. She will also *not like* salami or toast when that happens. If you have kids, you know what I mean. If you ARE a kid, stop driving your mother nuts!
Our weather is taking a downward spin as far as temperatures go. Nothing in the 90′s now and suddenly the Beast says he can take the 80′s
Oh realy? Wow..big change. I remember when the 80′s had him complaining BIG TIME. Was that only last summer???Hope your weather is better these days also. Love you all and have a great Sunday.
