Little Guy's Virtual Menagerie

The turtles, fishes, frog, and spider (on the right side) are what we get when Little Guy can't sleep. Since we vetoed the prospect of having any turtle in the flat, this was the next best thing. Besides, there was some entertainment value in choosing their colours. I admit, I was a tad disappointed that Little Guy deemed my choice of pink for one turtle and red for ikku pikku as way "too girly." Never mind. Next on the agenda, to look for a virtual pet snake.

Fish

Let's "Manitate!"

We talk about all kinds of things during bathtime. This evening, Little Guy

told me his classmate and tennis/ wall climbing buddy S. "manitates." "What's that?" I asked.

Between dunking his head in the bathwater, Little Guy explains, "S. says he closes his eyes and he can see the future." I finally get it! "I think you mean 'meditate.' (carefully pronouncing each syllable) So what did the future look like?" (Now I am just curious). "S. says it's boring. You know, just a whole lot of dinosaurs." As he goes under again, an image of very (really very) mature people comes to mind. I tell myself, I am sure S. wasn't thinking of old people but rather, the real thing. Little Guy pops his head up from under the water again and says,"Can we start manitating too?"

Bart. Jack. You say 'tow-may-toe' I say 'toh-mah-tow'

It was bedtime when Big Brother came in. Sebi was in bed, arranging the stuffies when Big B recognized one of his old one's.

Big B picks up the old faded basset hound stuffie.

Sebi: "That's Jack."

Big B: "No, it's not! This is Bart. You just can't re-invent him. He was mine!"

When Big B leaves the room...

Sebi: "Good night Jack."