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OT - Story: Time Flies
On the way home from one of my many doctor's appointments last week,
Bob and I stopped at the pharmacy to get me a new toothbrush. We heard a "Hey, Bobby and Kathy!" and turned to see the mother of one of our high school friends. She's a very sweet lady, and we stopped to chat for a few minutes. "So, where's the baby?" she asked. Bob and I are used to hearing Amanda referred to as "the baby" (her Grandpa calls her nothing else), so we weren't too surprised. Bob commented that she was in school. "Oh, that's wonderful!" the lady gushed. "It gives you guys a little more time together, and I'll bet the house stays cleaner. It's so hard when they're small." Bob and I looked at each other sideways. What WAS she talking about? "So, is she in Kindergarten or still in preschool?" This was especially funny because in our section of Boston, Kindergarten is pronounced "kindee-gahten," and this lady's accent is particularly strong. I was dumbstruck, but Bob answered for both of us. "Um. Manda's in high school. She's a freshman." Several heartbeats pass in total silence. Then the lady replies, "Wow. Time flies. Last time I saw her, she was the blondest little girl I'd ever seen. Guess she's not that little any more, huh?" I answered, "Not little at all. She's several inches taller than I am. Still pretty blonde, though." We left the lady still shaking her head. "Gee, I thought for sure she was in kindee-gahten." (Only if she was held back about ten times) Kathy N-V |
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We left the lady still shaking her head. "Gee, I thought for sure she was in kindee-gahten." (Only if she was held back about ten times) SNORT!!! And did you tell Manda this lovely story..... how hard did she laugh... though .. I can relate - I had lunch with a retired former co-worker last week. I asked how his daughter was..... and he replied she was working in VA.... and 28..... "28?!?!? "I exclaimed... "can't be....." I can remember babysitting her when she was bout 5 -- she'd never seen a tropical fish tank - and tried to reach in and catch a fish.... LOL they do grow up fast... sigh Cheryl |
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In article .com,
" writes: I can remember babysitting her when she was bout 5 -- Sigh... I remember my Chinese "nieces" crawling on my lap, and feeding them their dinners while my girlfriend cleaned up their messes.... The "little China dolls" are all grown up now-- one is doing a residency in opthamology, the other is a concert violinist... and their baby sister is a high-school jr planning on going to Yale.... They still giggle when "auntie" speaks Chinese to them, but at least they no longer look to their mother to check if I really said what they thought I said.... I remind them, that no matter how "big" they get, they won't be "grown up" as long as they have aunties who remember them wearing diapers.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on www.eclecticbeadery.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simplexities/ |
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