Saturday, February 11, 2006
Decisions, decisions...
Two of Max's classmates are celebrating their birthdays this weekend, and today Max and I had to choose gifts. From the stockpile in the closet, I deemed three suitable for either child: (1) Hullabaloo, Max's favorite floor game; (2) a large bouncing ball with handle, similar to the one Max uses to emulate a kangaroo, and (3) a nifty new game that involves excavating dinosaur bones with a pair of tweezers. (Remember the game "Operation" from our youth? Just substitute the skeleton of a T-Rex and you've got the picture.) Here's how Max sized up the options:
Max: Let's give Andrew Hullabaloo.
Me: The only problem, Max, is that we gave him Hullabaloo last year.
Max: Oh. Then let's give Hullabaloo to Will.
Me: Great.
Max: And we can give Andrew the bouncy, bouncy ball.
Me: Remember how much Andrew loves dinosaurs? He's even having his birthday party at the Dinosaur Museum (a/k/a The Museum of Natural Science). What about giving him the dinosaur game?
Max: You know, you have to try out a present before you can give it to someone else. That's the rule.
Me: Is that so?
Max: Yes, so I need to try out the dinosaur game. Can we open it now?
I could see that one coming a mile away.
Max: Let's give Andrew Hullabaloo.
Me: The only problem, Max, is that we gave him Hullabaloo last year.
Max: Oh. Then let's give Hullabaloo to Will.
Me: Great.
Max: And we can give Andrew the bouncy, bouncy ball.
Me: Remember how much Andrew loves dinosaurs? He's even having his birthday party at the Dinosaur Museum (a/k/a The Museum of Natural Science). What about giving him the dinosaur game?
Max: You know, you have to try out a present before you can give it to someone else. That's the rule.
Me: Is that so?
Max: Yes, so I need to try out the dinosaur game. Can we open it now?
I could see that one coming a mile away.
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