Saturday, November 08, 2014

Time to do some shopping

This morning, I said to Kimberley, "I'm going to make you breakfast, okay." She replied, "Okay." And I went down to the kitchen to prepare her some milk and mixed cereal (some branflakes, some cornflakes).  While downstairs, I heard her voice call out, "Can I apple?"
I look at the steel-ribboned fruitbowl.  "No, there are no apples left."
"Can I pear?"
"No, all the pears are gone."
"Can I nana?"
"Sorry, we don't have any bananas."
In truth, the fruitbowl was empty.  There was a persimmon lying in its packaging but that would just spoil her appetite.  I just loved it though how she went through a list of fruit that in her mind she would like to have, in order of preference.  Moreover, she didn't give up after the first rejection.  It's wonderful how not just her vocabulary but her phrasing and reasoning are developing.  She got her cereal and milk.  It's Saturday - time to do shopping for the week.

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