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rob took mimi to see the washington wizards bball game tonight while i went back to work teaching cake decorating. mimi apparently had a good time. these days, no matter how zonked out she is when she comes home from these outings with rob, she wants so badly to tell me about her experience that she wakes fully and excitedly recounts her trip. i guess i should have rob put her to bed so she doesnt have the need to wake up and give me full court press.

so i took her still sleeping form up to bed and quietly removed her clothing to get her comfortable. usually she continues to sleep through all this, but now a days, she wakes up to talk to me. she calls out to me in the dark of her bedroom, 'who's there?'. "it's mommy" i tell her. "oh, can i get up and give you a hug?" she says. "of course" i tell her and wrap my arms tight around her when she crawls into my lap. i am gently swaying hoping to help her ease back into sleep, but she perks up and says, "mommy, do you know why i certainly had fun tonight?" no why did you 'certainly' have fun tonight? "because i saw a game and i danced with some other kids."

i do enjoy listening to her talk...she just has a way of talking that tickles me. the other day, she had to use the bathroom. i came in to assist her in wiping and i asked if she was finished and she says, "no, i'm quite not done yet."

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