giant storybook

Dennis tried his hardest to keep my attention on him today. It mostly was, but I also had a big project to work on. It's that time of year when I like to put my Christmas playlist on my iPhone, and due to problems with a computer virus, I hadn't synced the thing in six months. I also thought I might as well update the operating system while I was at it, and this turned into a 24 hour ordeal (and is still going). Ugh! While I was continuously restarting my iTunes every time it stopped responding, Dennis was running in and out, telling me things, doing tricks, asking for food, you name it! He tried doing somersaults in the hallway in front of my doorway, and said "I can't do that anymore--this floor is kind of hard!". I offered his KinderMat, resting neglected in my bedroom since we discontinued afternoon care at the preschool. He delightedly spread it out and rolled across it many times. Then he folded it, accordion-style, and carried it around. He brought it in and told me "this is my giant storybook--it has over 60,000 stories in it! Would you like me to read you some?". I agreed, and I heard "this is story 61,008: it's about a silly robot that disobeys." It was a short story. He danced back out of here after telling it to work on cleaning his room. I'm feeling the pressure of the upcoming holiday just a bit. I've got some big housecleaning to do this weekend, so I'm pleased that Dennis has started on his own stuff. We are spending the daylight hours working on the outside of the house, and the inside is looking REALLY neglected, but I'll be able to pull it together.

In other big news, Dennis got mad at David during lunch, and he disappeared to his bedroom. After 20 minutes of intense quiet, David checked in on him when he was on his way back to work. He'd put himself down for his nap. Very surprising. He's had a two hour nap almost every day this month! I guess he's been needing his rest.