Batteries

[thisnewday]

Little J came running downstairs while I was working in the kitchen. I knew it was him because he's the only one who can fly down stairs at that speed without killing himself. He'd been in his dad's room, playing the Wii, and this was clearly an emergency.

"Poppa, Daddy says to ask if we have four double A batteries," he managed to gasp.

Pretending indifference, I replied casually, "Wel-l-l, we have them but [pause] I can't give them to you."

Hardly believing what he was hearing, he said, "Why not?"

"Why, because I'm saving them for my favorite person in the whole world," I said.

"Well, that's me," he responded confidently.

"Oh, that's right," I said, as if surprised at having to be reminded of something so obvious.

Then I handed him the batteries and laughed to myself as he happily ran off.

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Kids!

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My 6 yo g'daughter visited over the holidays - her thing is writing notes, especially when she has to attend a committee meeting with me ... I'm saving one that reads " I love my grandma bekuz she loves me so so so so so so much she loves me HYWGE (huge)!!!!!!"

I was spraying the sleeve of her white turtle neck shirt - it was pink with what looked like marker ... she shrieked "What are you doing to my shirt?" "I'm spraying stain remover on it."

Thinking I might criticize her mother for falling down in the laundry department (I guess) she moaned, "But it's my favorite stain!" However she didn't complain when she wore the shirt the next day.

She can't seem to get enough of grandma telling her she loves her... which I do several times a day when I have her. We share a "secret sign" - I point to my eye, hug myself, point to her, then spread my arms wide ( I love you huge). Then we have a contest to define huge - like past outer space, around the galaxy and then home again. Recently she added "to infinity!" as if that were the ultimate...

She didn't want to go back home to her mommy, and I said, "If I don't take you home, how can I come get you for Easter?" While she was pondering that, I reminded her that her mom had taken time off from work to spend a couple days with her before she had to go back to school.

I'm only sad to think her parents don't appreciate her enough. Her father is having severe economic problems and her mother has two step boys older than Alexis and a daughter younger than Alexis.... one of the crowd.