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June 16, 2005
An Evening with the Girls (2)
The wifely unit has been out on a multi-day business trip. This means that the girls have to participate in Daddy Boot Camp. This camp runs on a tight schedule, sadly lacking mommy's flexibility.
Last night after a fine, formerly-frozen feast, the girls and I went out onto the back porch to enjoy the evening. I was armed with a cigar and a Fat Tire Ale. Sophia decided that the three of us should all sit together on the same bench, an idea that Francesca only complied for a few minutes.
While Francesca ran through the yard screaming (which she does, happy or sad), Sophia asked lots of questions about my cigar. She asked for the paper ring, which I usually offer to her, and declared that she would wear it to bed.
The girls then moved to the play structure that Grandma and Grandpa gave them for their birthdays and had a jumping/scare-daddy-half-to-death contest.
As my cigar dwindled, Sophia and I started finding cloud shapes in the evening sky. I found a doughnut, a teapot, and a reindeer. Sophia did a great job of finding an elephant, a unicorn, and a crab. Unlike previous searches of cloud shapes, what she found was actually up in the sky. The crab started as a clam with pinchers, but after a brief lesson in clam anatomy, she decided it made a better crab.
It was nice to spend some relaxing alone-time with the girls.
Posted by Rich at June 16, 2005 11:21 AM
Comments
I think that you should have offered Sophia a puff. And maybe a sip. You were hording the good stuff to yourself.
Posted by: J.D. at June 16, 2005 7:46 PM
If I had given her a puff, she would have lost all curiosity about cigars (I can hear the coughing).
Everytime I took a puff myself, Sophia would watch intently and then ask me to do it again...
Posted by: Rich at June 17, 2005 12:51 PM
