Monday, August 09, 2004

McDonalds, Lotion, and Dog Drool

And it began today. Priya picked up a tube of lotion and wacked her little sister over the head with it. You should have heard Anjali cry. Luckily, it scared her more than anything else. So I didn't punish Priya (she really didn't understand what she did) and I took her to the store with me while the nanny watched Anjali. After the store excursion we went to McDonalds where she meticulously picked up every french fry and dipped it into the ketchup. That took a while since I had torn the fries into fourths. Ketchup dipping is a new trick for her. I just hope she doesn't associate hitting her sister with a trip to McDonalds.

Yesterday she was given the treat of getting to pet the neighbor's dog. She is obsessed with this dog. Literally. She says "dawg" 467 times a day and points to their driveway (where he sits basking int he sun) whenever she can. So I saw the neighbor in his yard and went over and asked if Priya could pet his rather large dog. He said "Sure!" and Priya proceeded to lean over to give the dog a loving kiss. His large head whipped around and in one eighth of a second he had licked the entire right side of her face. My heart stopped because I thought he was about to bite her. That would have been a big chunk out of her face. I couldn't sleep last night thinking about it. Of course, she didn't mind the slobber all over her cheek and hair at all. She just cried when we walked back home. I guess we should consider getting a dog. . .

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