Afterwards He Went and Watched Veronica Mars
Tonight Eli and I were playing in his room. We were lying on his couch, pulling his blankets over our heads. His blankets have rockets and planets and stars and aliens on them, and they glowed softly as the overhead light filtered through them.
After a while Eli sat up. “Daddy, turn offa light. Turn offa light.” Since I always do what Eli tells me to do, I followed his directions. “It’s daaark. Now lie down. Lie down, Daddy, lie down.” Once I was on the couch again, he pointed at the blankets. “Pulla blankets over head. Over head.”
I could see his shadow when he bent over me. He gently kissed the blanket in the vicinity of my forehead. “Night, Daddy. See you inna A.M.” He left his bedroom, shutting the door softly.
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Comment by Geof F. Morris
I don’t understand why you got up. I would’ve taken the opportunity to crash early!
Posted on May 4, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Comment by Asai
so cute! sounded like you had a nice break from being daddy for a bit there…
Posted on May 4, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Comment by Rachel
Not only did he watch Veronica Mars, but he geeked it up in tech-savvy goodness with Elmo.
Posted on May 5, 2006 at 11:03 am