on her third birthday, my daughter’s grandmother rang. She lives in the North Island, and we don’t get to see her often. Grandma said, “Happy birthday, darling!” and oiss Three replied, “Why don’t you come here and say that?”
Esther, South Island
It’s a dog’s life
oy granddaughter (12) was doing her maths homework and I was impressed by her knowledge of the difficult work. I said she would have to be a maths teacher when she grows up, but she replied she wanted to be a lawyer or a politician. However, when her sister Katie (2) grows up, she said, “she’s going to be a puppy!”
KC’s Grama, Masterton
Snooze, you lose
I was on the phone speaking to my four-year-old granddaughter and she was telling me how excited she was that I was going to take her to the ballet, Sleeping Beauty. Imagine my laughter when she said, “Nana, I hope she doesn’t sleep through all of it!”
Elaine Wallace, by email
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