With Dave being in school this summer, sometimes he ends up going to bed before (or around the same time as) Bridget. One particular night… it was about 8:45 p.m. … Dave asked Bridget if she’d like to tuck him in. “Sure dad,” she replied. She pulled back his blankets and covered him up when he got in. She had to climb over him a couple of times so she could tuck him in. Then she gave him a kiss and asked if he wanted a bedtime story.

We figured she’d do her best to retell a story from one of the books she likes. But instead she just started rambling on and on about EVERYTHING. Some of it made no sense at all, other parts were perfectly clear. She went on like this for more than 15 minutes.

I managed to videotape about 8 minutes of it. It was dark, so the video quality isn’t the best, but at least you can hear the story.
The inflection in her voice when she talks for the characters in her story is priceless. I love it!

I did the best I could to (quickly) transcribe the parts of her story I could comprehend. The text is a bit scattered, and there are some gaps – but here it is.

And then, they sweep up the floor with dog poo.
And then they put it in the garbage.
Then they play outside.
And then the ___ says put me in the sink right now Joseph
Then ___ Joseph turn off the light
And then he goes right up to the sky
And they he says _______
And then he goes ____ And then he goes _____
___ he underwear broked
His underwear broked in tiny tiny pieces.
Just a tiny
Pick up ’em
Then in the kitchen, Marissa broked and I broked, and daddy broked. and mommy broked. And Jared broked on the kitchen. He got dead.
And people guys zip him up at the bag. And it was not be ___ woody.
And then woody said, “I’m a cowboy, I have a snake in my shoe”
And then – A snake in my boot.
And then Joseph has green shoe on his toe.
This little piggy went to market. This little piggy market, and this little went to market. And this one go all the way home. And this one go way home, and this one go way home.
And this one goes waddling back to ____ and kiss and make it better. (kissing sounds) Good night Joseph.
Says, Joseph can you tuck me in bed. And then he says “turn off the light” and he says “I’m a cowboy” And he says ____ and he says _____ and he says, “Joseph can you tuck me in bed some more”
Says cried. Now cry boy says “No have some water in my cup. ___ my cup ___ drank it all ___ ” says cry kid. Says ___, says _________
*pause*
And says “I don’t know”
Smile.
I love you mom.

I love you too, are you done with your story?

No, not yet.
And joseph said ____ says up. I’m so excited. Joseph says I’m so excited to get wet cried Joseph.
And ____ and ___ and then you _____
And he said, and then he braked
And ___ said ____
Two L’s – two L’s and diamond says ____
And he fell ___ down here and he said ____ and he said ____
And he said ___
And then he picked off his owie.
And then he pick off my owie.

Don’t do it, it will bleed. Finish your story.

And then we suffer the children ____ We ___ soft ____ squish the blankets, and they broked. So the daddy can’t get in. And he walks, walks in Bridget’s room and he says “Good night Bridget”
And he said goodnight. And he gives me a kiss. And I say “yuck.”
And he said ___ and he said ____ and he said, and he said. Said…
This so I can see ___

Ok, finish your story.

And he said, “Good night Bridget”
And I felled asleep. And I fell and fell and when my toy brakes and my bed brakes.
And Marissa won’t be able to get on. On the bed.
And he said ____ sing a song, sing a song…
Said, “Right now Joseph” he says sing a song Halle.
He says sing a song mom.
And he won’t have the M&M’s story ____
And he says good bye M&M. And the M&M turn off the light for her.
The baby M&M. The mom tucks the baby in. ___
The little little tiny tiny baby. Tiny little baby says “Goodnight mom”
He walks to mom and says “good night mom” really fast. Again says…
I have some pretty in my hair. I’ll finish the story when I get back from my pretties, because they are in.

We have a crazy, crazy child. But boy does she have an imagination!

On another note, Dave starts the last week of his summer school today. It is also the busiest/most hectic week of school he’s had. Wish him luck! He has a monster of a week ahead of him and could use the luck! I can’t believe that the craziness of the summer is beginning to draw to a close. We’ve nearly made it (or maybe “survived it” would be a better expression).