Gerald and Piggie

Mo Williams , I just learnt, is a basketball player. Mo Williams (a different person) is also a great children's story book writer. His books are a series of events/ stories enacted by two friends - Piggie, a wittie, determined, impulsive, bubbly little pink pig; and Gerald, the cautious, calculated, calm, quiet, well-meaning, big elephant. It's an unexpected friendship and the book series covers different events that happen between these friends; mostly as dialogues between them. 

Little Miss Haana was first introduced to the Piggie and Gerald books when she was maybe 2 years old. Daddy got some books then.

Lately we found a huge stash of them at the library last weekend, and little Gugu and I started a new game:

Now we are into role playing. Little Miss Haana is the Piggie and I am Gerald. The only catch is: she has to read her part by herself when we role play!

But, expectedly, the roles we play extend even though we run out of pages to read. While Miss Haana reminds me how Gerald is always the good guy, and I shouldn't hug her too tightly or tickle her (not something Gerald would do); I also replay (several times over) how Piggie and Gerald hug in the book! Best book ever!

:)

Fish and Rice

II don't mean to brag, but this just happened:

This Friday evening, I had just turned on the gas stove and was starting to cook. Little girl Haana came to me with a pout: "I want fish and rice!". She knew I'm not cooking fish or rice.

I looked at her and said- Gugu, I am making something even more delicious! You don't even know!

Hearing that she turned around, immediately convinced, and left!! I take it as a huge compliment that she agreed that whatever it was that I was cooking is going to be lip-smackingly delicious! The biggest compliment ever!

Dinner plans? Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce with basil.