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The Boys meet Alice

On Saturday I took the boys to visit Mom and Alice. I suppose it was required, but I’m not sure how much anyone got out of it. Charles spent the whole time

• trying to find every surface on which it was possible to drive a toy truck (particuarly on the under surfaces of the powered beds, giving Dad constant nightmares of the bed activating and chopping off some little fingers)
• chasing Corwin around the room.

Corwin spent his time

• asking if he could turn on the TV
• running away from Charles
• playing with the bed controls
• eating

Corwin did actually touch his sister a couple of times, although neither boy was much interested in the new addition. Corwin told us that he remembered going to visit Charles when he was born, because he got to have chocolate pudding. Corwin pointedly reminded us that he remembered the chocolate pudding until Mom broke down and ordered lunch with chocolate pudding. Corwin ripped through his lunch like a ravenous wolf boy. I’m not sure if he was actually hungry or he realized he wouldn’t be allowed to eat the chocolate pudding until he’d finished lunch. He tried to eat Mom’s pudding as well, but I managed to intercept him. Corwin then told us to tell the staff that the food was “very good”. At least Corwin was able to do something that he’ll remember when he first met his sister.