What a great Dennis day! When I woke him up this morning, I whispered his name and he said, eyes closed, "What?" very matter-of-fact. Then his eyes opened, his face lit up, his arms shot up in the air and he yelled "SCHOOL!". I wonder how many years that will last. Later, when he was about to nap, I went in to check on him. He wasn't sleeping but was lying there quietly, idly drumming his fingers on the quilt. I asked what was on his mind, and he replied "I'm just laying here, waiting for the snow." I hated telling him that no snow is in the forecast right now. He again expressed his extreme desire to go tobogganing!
Tonight, we headed to the lake to celebrate the purchase of Gigi's lake house, right next to Uncle Denny's place and right across from our parents' places. Dennis is one lucky little guy to be growing up with a little family compound at the lake, grandparents and godparents right across from each other! We started some celebratory demolition at Gigi's tonight. Dennis pried off the old paneling with a crowbar and also pried up the old floor tiles. He worked hard, and he was THRILLED! He's breaking a shelf loose with a hammer in the picture. He loved having a job to do with real tools, and he was so serious about everything. He called for a dinner break after he'd been at it awhile, and we all headed to Gran's and Pop's lake place to share a meal. Tonight he's spending the night at their place (in town) and he just called to tell me they were having a pajama party and playing Cootie and were about to make a chocolate cake. He's had a stellar day. Apparently they made snow in his science class this morning, and in his computer class, they did an activity about firefighting. So, a day of snow, firefighting, demolition with real tools, and chocolate: just another perfect day in the life of Dennis!
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