I got a text message from my sister yesterday. \u00a0This started to load as a picture message and since my sister is very pregnant, my first thought was that she had gone into labor and had the baby before she had a chance to contact me to say it was happening. \u00a0 The picture wouldn’t load, so I excitedly read the text. \u00a0She said that my 2.5 year old niece “had gone poopy on the potty” and was very happy about that. \u00a0I was then less looking forward to an image and glad that nothing loaded. \u00a0I called my sister and got the scoop. \u00a0Nope, she hadn’t gone into labor and no, there wasn’t a photo of poop – though my niece was very proud of herself. \u00a0 My sister and I had a good laugh and I’m looking forward to the “gone into labor” call or text soon.<\/p>\n
I got asked to help baby-sit a three year last evening. \u00a0My friend and I ganged up the little dude and managed to keep this very hyper kid entertained\/ occupied while his parents were out to dinner.<\/p>\n
We had pizza shortly after his folks left and we all helped clear the table. \u00a0Next up, building a lego fire truck that I had brought for him. \u00a0At one point the directions called for flipping the lego pieces over and I joked that maybe he should be the one to be flipped over. \u00a0He laughed out loud at my silly suggestion and protested, “No, I’m not a fire truck, I’m a boy!”<\/p>\n
After the fire truck was put together we worked on a lego helicopter that he had – and he called a hopper-copter – then there were a series of helicopter, fire truck and robot related adventures in the living room.<\/p>\n
For the record, the blue robot got named after him. \u00a0The pinkish-purple girl robot in a skirt got named after me. \u00a0My friend, who provided the robots to begin with, escaped any robot naming shame.<\/p>\n
Next up was a trip to my friend’s house to hang out with his dogs. \u00a0There was a lot of jumping and running around, but everyone escaped unharmed. \u00a0Back to the kids house so he could change into his pajamas and then he and I played lego Star Wars for a bit before it was time for stories and bed. \u00a0His parents came home just before he went to sleep and we de-briefed them before we left. \u00a0 Lots of fun, but wow, I was exhausted when we were done.<\/p>\n
As always, I remain impressed and respectful of the great job my sister and brother-in-law are doing with my niece. \u00a0I watched this one kid – with help -for three hours and was ready to drop. \u00a0I dunno how they do, but I’m impressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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