I had picked up a fare today, an ould lass going into town
to get some last minute Christmas shopping. She was excitedly telling me that
she was going to get presents for her little ones, as it was their very first
Christmas. Now as she looked to be in her seventies I presumed that she must
have been talking about her grandchildren.
I’m going to get them an activity centre, a climbing frame,
a little tent to hide in, lots of cuddly toys and some chewy treats she said
breathlessly.
Don’t you think that’s a bit too much and far to early, for
that age they will be more interested in playing with the wrapping paper and
boxes at that age I suggested helpfully.
She laughed and said, “Yes they will love that won’t they,
oh and I must get a CD of Christmas carols for them to listen to whilst they
have Christmas dinner”
Now I was getting confused and beginning to consider calling
social services to rescue these two mistreated mites, so I asked if that since
it was their first Christmas are they twins perhaps. Oh yes she said laughing
crazily “ones brown and the others black”
All sorts went through my mind until it finally sunk into my
poor confused head that she was talking about her newly acquired kittens!
Dohhh!
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