Catching up with Kalib,* Part 2: He teases his grandma - who will eat the chocolate chip?
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 4:04AM
Wasilla, Alaska, by 300 in Kalib, Margie, Wasilla, family

During the time of her convalescence, this end of the couch is reserved for Margie, whenever she wants to sit down. There are some good reasons for this, but I will not take the time to explain. Kalib has figured this out, and so has come to see this end of the couch as the most special seat in the house. He also recognizes the fact that all present see him as the most special person in the house - a viewpoint with which he tends to agree.

So, he sometimes seems to think, the most special person in the house should be able to claim the most special seat in the house at will. Therefore, when he sees his grandma moving slowly toward this most special seat, he will often dash ahead of her, jump into his grandma's spot and claim it for himself. 

"Can Grandma sit there, please?" Margie asks in her most pleasant voice. "Grandma needs to sit there. Will you let me sit there?"

Kalib vacates the seat. Grandma makes herself as comfy as she can. Soon, Kalib shows up with a few chocolate chips in a cup. He offers one to his grandma. "A chocolate chip for Grandma? Oh, thank you!" Margie says, as she reaches out for it.

But swift as an eagle snatching a salmon, Kalib withdraws the offer and plops the chocolate chip into his own mouth.

At another moment on a different day, as Grandma changes his diaper, Kalib suddenly dives off the couch.

 

*Although I have scheduled this to appear Monday, November 9, I actually made this post on Thursday, November 5. There are two reasons for this: 1: whatever bug it is that has got me down has left me unable to concentrate to the degree that I must to do my work. 2: The project that I have been working on is very nearly done, but I have never brought such a project to a close without going full-bore, night and day, on it at the end, distracted by no other tasks, including this blog.

So, before I go to bed, I am going to put up several days worth of posts from photos that I have recently taken but have not used. Then, for the next several days, I will not blog, I will stay away from the internet as much as possible and just bear down on getting this job done - but my posts will keep coming.

I think Kalib with get three of those posts, two at the very least.

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