Sunday, October 13, 2013

Late night comedy


Scene:  Jude & Ada are here for a sleepover.

Ada decides that she can't sleep unless Jude is in the room. 

Jude gets out of bed, drags his little blankets down the hall to Ada's room.

Ada changes her mind and decides she wants to sleep in Jude's bed.

Ada drags her little blankets down the hall to Jude's room.

Ada cries because she misses Jude.

Jude drags his blankies back and agrees to sleep in his sleeping bag so Ada won't be lonely.

Ada doesn't like Jude's bed. 

(Jude and I are just starting to get exasperated.) 

Finally, they are both settled back in Ada's room but Ada has now turned into a motormouth.

Jude (infinite patience) tries to quiet her and it lasts for one whole minute. 

I leave the room and sit on the steps to listen to them and this is the conversation:

Jude, what are stars made of?

(Heavy sigh) Ada, I'm trying to sleep but I will explain it to you.  Scientists can't agree on what stars are made of but they do know that the moon is made of glowing green cheese.  Aliens live on the moon, Ada, and aliens stay up all night.  You are not an alien.  They are nocturnal.  You are DAYturnal.  If you stay awake all night you will have to sleep all day tomorrow and you won't get to have breakfast with Nini.

BUT I WANT TO HAVE BREAKFAST WITH NINI!!!  cry.......

Ok, then, all you have to do is GO TO SLEEP. 

Ok.

Jude then drifts off to sleep, Ada starts singing, and all I can do is sit there and think that I am
One.  Lucky.  Grandma. 





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