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smallestopener) wrote2007-05-27 05:18 pm
smallestopener) wrote2007-05-27 05:18 pm
Slumber Birthday Party
The tea party room in the House of Arch has been re-arranged. The chests of dress-up clothes are still there, but the large table is gone. In its place are comfy, overstuffed chairs, a long sofa, and several cushions and bean bags scattered about. There is a small table loaded with snacks like crisps, dips, cupcakes, candy, and soda. There's also a veggie tray and cheese and crackers for all of those over age eight.
An old model TV hooked up to VCR is set up with several video cassettes of movies such as The Aristocats, Sleeping Beauty, Shirley Temple classics, and other fun viewing choices.
Tom and Door have been busy escorting guests into the House, if they didn't already have access on their own, and the birthday girl greets them with squeeful happiness. Megwyn is already there, standing by a basket of fresh hay and apples. Even Companions need treats.
She is wearing pajamas with unicorns on them with a fluffy yellow robe on over. She is very excited and feeling very grown up. She's going to stay up all night.
An old model TV hooked up to VCR is set up with several video cassettes of movies such as The Aristocats, Sleeping Beauty, Shirley Temple classics, and other fun viewing choices.
Tom and Door have been busy escorting guests into the House, if they didn't already have access on their own, and the birthday girl greets them with squeeful happiness. Megwyn is already there, standing by a basket of fresh hay and apples. Even Companions need treats.
She is wearing pajamas with unicorns on them with a fluffy yellow robe on over. She is very excited and feeling very grown up. She's going to stay up all night.
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"Hullo, Amy. How do you fare?"
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"Very well, Alanna. How are you?"
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"I'm well," she says. "Busy, but thankfully I thrive on activity. Adam requires more sleep than I do."
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"Do you know, I don't think we've spoken since my brother's wedding. There seem to have been a great many arrivals since then."
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She looks surprised at the realization, but only briefly; the months have started to blend together in her memory.
"All three arrived safe and sound, though it was touch and go with Jamie for a while. He was smaller than Thom and Grace. They are a handful, but we love them dearly. Adam has only threatened to trade them for dogs once."
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Amy looks over at Susan with a smile.
"And the second one's on the way now, too."
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She waves her hand in a distracted gesture.
"It's probably good I had them all at once. The more shocked I am, the more likely I am to come out swinging. Or changing diapers, as the case may be."
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"And I hadn't thought of it like that, but it makes a good deal of sense.
"How old are they now?"
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She beams at Alanna.
"Isn't she?" says Amy. "I think Perry's still sorry she didn't get the freckles and the turned up nose, just a bit.
"Susan was a year in March, and it's early May at home now. So, a year and two months, give or take. She chatters all the time now."
There's a sudden grin. "That, at least, she inherited from her mother."
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"Adam was pleased that Grace is a redhead, but I think he's starting to feel concerned over the stubbornness and recklessness that tends to go with it, in my family." She pauses. "I cannot wait for them to start talking. I hope mine chatter as well."
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"There is absolutely nothing like the first time they say your name."
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Alanna is self-aware enough to know that she does much better with older children. She's torn between wanting to keep them small forever and the desire to have a conversation with them.
"How are things in your kingdom?"