Talking about favourite things to do

May 31, 2009 by Barbara.

On Victoria Day afternoon while enjoying a popsicle, Reid was asking me about what my favourite things to do were. That was an easy question to answer: my favourite thing is snuggling her and/or her daddy. I said that I also liked doing things and going on adventures with her. She asked what my other favourite things to do with Daddy are and I told her that I like to talk to him and sit with him while we read our books. Next she asked me what my favourite thing about the weekend with Grandma Joyce, Aunt Pam, Chantelle and Sulienne had been. I said that I liked the circus activities and having extra family members in our house. She said that she liked the circus, too. Reid asked me what had been my favourite thing about the day itself. I said that I liked watching the caricature artist draw Reid’s picture and then I asked what had been her favourite part of the day. “I can’t answer,” Reid said, “the day isn’t over. My favourite part might be right now.”

The next day, I asked Reid what had been her favourite part of the previous day. She said that she’d most enjoyed the tea party she had with her stuffies and doll. She made the “tea” by melting one of her popsicles into a cup. The melting process was slow and has been repeatedly subsequently. I don’t mind but I wish she wouldn’t offer to share it with me. I’m not keen on popsicles when they’re frozen and enjoy them less when they’re liquid.

I had hoped that Reid would choose our conversation about favourites as her favourite thing. If I’d known I could wait until the day was over, I definitely would have chosen that conversation.

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