That Special Thing

We were upstairs snoozing a few days ago when I sensed something new and different was going on with mom. I knew she was downstairs but I kept sensing something was different. I told Googie "Something's going on down there, I'm gonna go see". The vibe was definitely different. Of course Googie followed along, so we headed down the steps.

We stopped near the last step both of us. I had to stand there from my perched point of view to see what was mom doing?? I stretched my neck and stood still. Curiosity was killing me!

She was fumbling with some box on top of where I like to go jump on [kitchen counter]. I finally saw her hold something big in her hands, like a blanket... the thing I go on the "beddie-bye". It was a different color though, this thing was big and long... and had designs on it. Hmm... something was different here, I could tell. She kept looking at it and all and then reached for the "phone" thingy and started talking.

A day later, she put that big blanket thing over where we go near when she says she's "gonna go bye-bye" [the railing to downstairs]. A-hah! This is where I go check it out up-close now. Nose-to-blanket... hmmm... What a ..thing. Huh. (Stepped away to look at it from afar.) Googie followed suit right after me; why that silly boy actually crawled behind it he looked so silly! I knew better.

[Princess watched me open my sister's gift, a decorative throw blanket with a sisterly inscription across it.]

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